Professor Sir Robert Worcester (1934-2025)

The Society is saddened by the news of the passing of Sir Robert Worcester, aged 91, a prominent figure in the county’s public life and long-time patron of the Society.

He lived at Allington Castle, near Maidstone, opening its historic doors for civic occasions and private events. Sir Robert was knighted in 2005 and became a deputy lieutenant of Kent, serving as a Kent Ambassador and supporting a range of local organisations. He held the post of chancellor at the University of Kent between 2006 and 2014, after more than a decade on its council. He was also chairman of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee and deputy chairman of the Magna Carta Trust.

An obituary will feature in the Society’s Archaeologia Cantiana journal for 2026.