Earl Marshall Receives Duchess of Kent at the Abbey - The Duchess of Kent, wearing a navy blue dress with white edging and a white pill-box hat, seen with the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall, when she arrived at Westminster Abbey this afternoon with the young Duke of Kent (in background). No major rehearsals were in progress when the Duke and Duchess of Kent arrived at the Abbey. They were received by the Earl Marshal. It was understood that the young Duke of Kent had intended carrying out a brief rehearsal of his part in the Coronation service, where, following the Dukes of Edinburgh and Gloucester he pays homage to the Queen. May 27, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).