Workaround: load an empty docx document in the RadRichTextEditor and use it as a template
public RadDocument ImportDocx()
{
    RadDocument document = null;
    IDocumentFormatProvider provider = new DocxFormatProvider();
    OpenFileDialog openDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
    openDialog.Filter = "Documents|*.docx";
    openDialog.Multiselect = false;
    DialogResult dialogResult = openDialog.ShowDialog();
    if (dialogResult == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
    {
        using (Stream stream = openDialog.OpenFile())
        {
            document = provider.Import(stream);
        }
    }
    return document;
}