Professor Sir Robert Worcester (1934-2025)

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.