Jana Novotna is consoled by the Duchess of Kent after after the women's final at Wimbledon in 1993. Photo: AP PHOTO

The Duchess of Kent, wife of the late Queen's cousin the Duke of Kent, has died, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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Katharine, 92, was known for consoling losing Wimbledon finalists, notably a tearful Jana Novotna in 1993, and presented trophies at the championships for many years.

She preferred to be known as Mrs Kent and dropped her HRH style, retreating from royal life to spend more than a decade teaching music in a state primary school in Hull.

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