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Sunday, March 06, 2022

John Arthington Worsley 1928-2022

    John Arthington Worsley, who died 2 March, 2022, aged 93, was a scion of the Worsley baronets, and a brother of HRH The Duchess of Kent.

He was born 15 July, 1928, the third son of Colonel Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Baronet [1890-1973], and his wife the former Joyce Morgan Brunner [1895-1979], scion of the Brunner baronets.

His two elder brothers were Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet [1925-2012], and Oliver Worsley [1927-2010]. His only sister, Katharine [born 22 Feb, 1933], married in 1961, HRH The Duke of Kent, KG [born 9 Oct, 1935].

He married 16 January, 1954, the Hon Carolyn Mary Wynyard Hardinge [1932-2007], daughter of the 4th Viscount Hardinge [1905-79], and his wife the former Margaret Elizabeth Arnott Fleming [died 1993], by whom he had issue, three sons Harry, Jonathan and Dickon, and two daughters, Willa and Katharine.

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