The family tree of Queen Elizabeth II is in one word, extensive. She has relatives who appear in the news regularly, such as Meghan Markle or Kate Middleton, who everyone knows are relatives of her majesty.
Then there are the lesser known relatives who we don’t hear much about, like Lady Gabriella Windsor. Keep reading to learn how she’s related to the queen and why you should be looking forward to her royal wedding.
Who is Lady Gabriella Windsor? Lady Gabriella Windsor, who goes by Ella, is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, according to Town & Country. Her full name is Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor.
Windsor’s father doesn’t often carry out royal duties on behalf of the queen because he runs his own business, according to Harper’s Bazaar.
And her mother, the former Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz, was a divorced Catholic, so Prince Michael of Kent had to give up his right to succession to be able to marry her. Later, his right became reinstated.
Windsor’s mother has the nickname of, “Princess Pushy,” and has been accused of racism on several occasions, most notably wearing a racist brooch to meet Meghan Markle, according to People.
Her ex-boyfriend claimed she did drugs Aatish Taseer dated Windsor for three years in the early 2000s and wrote an article in Vanity Fair about what it was like to date her and be around her family.
She worked as a writer Windsor has worked with publications such as the Evening Standard, Sunday Telegraph, Country Life, The Spectator, and Hello! magazine’s Spanish sister publication. She blogged for them and had a column entitled, “Ella Meets…,” according to Hola. She currently works in branding.
Windsor went to Brown University Forgoing English universities, Windsor attended Brown University in Rhode Island. She also attended Oxford and has degrees in comparative literature and social anthropology.
How is she related to the queen? Windsor is the queen’s cousin once removed, according to Town & Country. Her father, His Royal Highness Prince Michael, is the queen’s cousin. Even though Windsor is a distant relative of Queen Elizabeth II’s, she attends royal events and is reportedly quite close with Princes William and Harry.
She’s in line for the thrown Yes, Lady Gabriella Windsor is in line to become to next leader of the British monarchy, but she’s got many people ahead of her. There are 49 people ahead of her to be exact. The birth of Prince Louis moved her even further down the list.
Her fiancé is Thomas Kingston, who used to date Pippa Middleton, according to Daily Mail royal reporter Rebecca English, as reported by Harper’s Bazaar.
The couple attended Middleton’s wedding in 2017. Just like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Windsor and Kingston are getting married at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in spring 2019.
Lady Gabriella Windsor stunned on her wedding day — just like Meghan Markle did exactly one year ago!
Gabriella, the 38-year-old daughter of one of Queen Elizabeth‘s cousins, Prince Michael of Kent, wed Thomas Kingston on Saturday in a very similar fashion to Meghan and Prince Harry on May 19, 2018. Like the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Lady Gabriella walked down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle with many members of the royal family present.
Ella, as she’s known to friends, walked down the aisle in a stunning lace wedding dress with a bespoke design by Luisa Beccaria. The blush gown, which was embroidered with flowers and embellishments, got its color from all the layers of tulle and organdy beneath the lace, which created the body of the gown. Her romantic veil was also made from layers of tulle and covered with embroidered flowers.
In a sweet nod to family tradition, she also wore a Russian Fringe style diamond tiara, which was also worn by her grandmother, HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and her mother, HRH Princess Michael of Kent, on their wedding days.
Lady Gabriella Windsor — the 38-year-old daughter of one of Queen Elizabeth‘s cousins, Prince Michael of Kent — wed Thomas Kingston on Saturday at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle – the same venue that hosted the nuptials of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, as well as Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.
Like her fellow newlyweds, Gabriella posed for a few official wedding portraits, which were shared with the public on Tuesday.
The couple took advantage of the beautiful spring weather and headed outside for photos in the gardens of Frogmore House, where Harry and Meghan posed for their official engagement pictures in Dec. 2017. In the shots taken by photographer Hugo Burnand, Lady Gabriella and Kingston smile together in front of a scenic pond – and the scene also provides the backdrop for a snap featuring their adorable bridesmaids and page boys.
For her adorable bridesmaids, Lady Gabrielle called upon Isabella Windsor, Maud Windsor, Leonora Weisman, Aurelia del Drago, Eliza Goldsmith and Emily Conolly. All of the bridesmaids wore cream-colored dresses with blush underlays and sashes, and also donned flower rings in the hair, which looked very similar to Lady Gabriella’s stunning bridal bouquet. Their outfits were designed by Luisa Beccaria.
Princes Beatrice attended Lady Gabriella's wedding at Windsor Castle on Saturday, marking her first official appearance with boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
And despite all eyes being on the royal couple, many noticed Beatrice, 30, was sporting a painful-looking bruise on her right foot as she arrived at the chapel.
Dressed in a navy lace dress from Self Portrait and white fascinator, Beatrice opted for perilously high nude heels - despite the injury.
