Misplaced Pages

Latest revision as of 12:27, 2 January 2025

Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Kingston (née Windsor; born 23 April 1981) is a British writer and contributing editor. She is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. She is 56th in the line of succession to the British throne; at her birth she was 18th in line. As a great-grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary, she is a second cousin of King Charles III.

Early life and education

Lady Gabriella was born on 23 April 1981 at St Mary's Hospital, London. She has an elder brother, Frederick, born on 6 April 1979. She was baptised on 8 June 1981 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, London. Lady Gabriella's godparents were Constantine II of Greece; Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz; Marina Ogilvy; Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro; and Lady Elizabeth Shakerley. She was educated at Godstowe School and Downe House School in Cold Ash, Berkshire. In May 2004, Gabriella graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with a BA degree in Comparative Literature and Hispanic studies. In 2012, she earned an MPhil degree in Social Anthropology from Linacre College, Oxford.

Career

Lady Gabriella works as a writer and contributing editor. She contributes to The London Magazine amongst other publications.

She is a board director of the Playing for Change Foundation, a global music and arts education nonprofit. She worked with Latin American companies after living in the region, teaching English in Rio de Janeiro and producing music events in Buenos Aires. She undertook a research project with El Colegio del Cuerpo in Colombia. She also worked for the brand company Branding Latin America as an arts and travel director.

In 2020, as a singer-songwriter, she released two songs, "Out of Blue" and "Bam Bam", to raise money for a charity. She also sang "Put the Sea", "Half" and "This Morning".

In 2024, she helped the Princess of Wales plan the annual Together at Christmas carols concert at Westminster Abbey.

Personal life

For three years in the early 2000s, she dated journalist Aatish Taseer. The two met when she was an undergraduate at Brown University and he was a graduate of Amherst College working for Time magazine. In 2018, he wrote a controversial article about his relationship with Lady Gabriella and the royal family for Vanity Fair.

Lady Gabriella's engagement to Dean Close School alumnus and Bristol University graduate Thomas Henry Robin Kingston (22 June 1978 in Evesham – 25 February 2024 in Gloucestershire) was announced by Buckingham Palace on 19 September 2018. He was part of the diplomatic missions unit of the Foreign Office and between 2003 and 2006 was stationed in Baghdad, where he served as a project manager for the International Centre for Reconciliation. Upon his return to Britain, he pursued a career in financing, assuming different positions such as equity analyst for Schroders, managing director of Voltan Capital Management, and director of Devonport Capital. Thomas and Lady Gabriella became engaged on the Isle of Sark in August 2018. The wedding took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 18 May 2019 and was attended by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her husband died on 25 February 2024, aged 45, from a self-inflicted gunshot while under adverse effects of medication.

References

1. ^ "Marriage & Family". Prince Michael of Kent. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. Teeman, Tim (22 March 2007). "The face: A royal reporter". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
3. "The Colombian Issue: Spanish-language edition". The London Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
4. "Court and Social". The Times. London. 9 June 1981. p. 14. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
5. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. London. 6 June 1981. p. 16. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
6. Russell, Rachel (16 January 2023). "Greece's last king Constantine II buried in private funeral". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
7. Rivkin, Annabel (25 May 2007). "MY FAIR LADY". London: Evening Standard (UK). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
8. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page cxli.
9. Hechinger, Paul. "10 Lesser-Known Members of the British Royal Family". BBC America. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
10. Haque, Nadirah (5 October 2021). "Colombian Edition - Final Call for Submissions and Writer Announcement". The London Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
11. ^ Furness, Hannah (19 September 2018). "Royal wedding number 3 as Lady Gabriella Windsor announces engagement". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
12. Windsor, Ella (3 January 2018). "A love affair with Latin America". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
13. ^ Friedman, Megan (19 September 2018). "Lady Gabriella Windsor, the Latest Royal to Get Engaged, Has a Pretty Controversial Family". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
14. Meg (31 December 2017). "Alvaro Restrepo The School of the Body". People are Culture. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
15. ^ "Thomas Kingston, husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's daughter Lady Gabriella – obituary". The Telegraph. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
16. Out of Blue. Ella Windsor. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via YouTube.
17. Bam Bam. Ella Windsor. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via YouTube.
18. Put the Sea. Ella Windsor. 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via YouTube.
19. Half. Ella Windsor. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via YouTube.
20. This Morning. Ella Windsor. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via YouTube.
21. Rawnsley, Jessica (22 December 2024). "Kate planned carol service with Lady Gabriella Windsor". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
22. Taseer, Aatish (May 2018). "Race and the Royals: An Outsider's View Inside Kensington Palace". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
23. "Thomas Kingston obituary: 'exceptional' man at centre of royal tragedy". UK Times. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024. After attending Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Kingston studied economic history at Bristol University.
24. Humphries, Will (3 December 2024). "Thomas Kingston inquest: wife's warning over antidepressants". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
25. Perry, Simon (19 September 2018). "There Will Be Another Royal Wedding Next Spring – Lady Gabriella Windsor Is Getting Married!". People. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
26. Friedman, Megan (21 December 2018). "Lady Gabriella Windsor, the Latest Royal to Get Engaged, Has a Pretty Controversial Family". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
27. "Royals at Lady Gabriella Windsor wedding". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
28. Humphries, Will (3 December 2024). "Thomas Kingston inquest: wife's warning over antidepressants". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
29. "Thomas Kingston took life after "adverse reaction" to medication". BBC News. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

v t e House of Windsor
Generations are numbered by their descent from George V and Mary of Teck
1st generation	Edward VIII George VI Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Prince George, Duke of Kent Prince John
2nd generation	Elizabeth II Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy Prince William of Gloucester Prince Michael of Kent Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
3rd generation	Charles III* Anne, Princess Royal* Prince Andrew, Duke of York* George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh* Lady Helen Taylor Lord Nicholas Windsor Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster Lady Davina Windsor Lord Frederick Windsor Lady Rose Gilman Lady Gabriella Kingston
4th generation	William, Prince of Wales* Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex* Princess Beatrice* Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick Princess Eugenie* Lady Marina Windsor Lady Amelia Windsor Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor* Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden Albert Windsor James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex* Leopold Windsor Lady Cosima Windsor Maud Windsor Louis Windsor Isabella Windsor
5th generation	Prince George of Wales* Princess Charlotte of Wales* Prince Louis of Wales* Prince Archie of Sussex* Princess Lilibet of Sussex*
*Descendant of Elizabeth II and therefor a member of the house of Mountbatten-Windsor, yet officially considered members of the house of Windsor

• 1981 births
• Living people
• Alumni of Linacre College, Oxford
• Brown University alumni
• English journalists
• English women singer-songwriters
• English singer-songwriters
• English women writers
• House of Windsor
• People educated at Downe House School
• People from Paddington
• Writers from the City of Westminster
• Socialites from London