Lady Gabriella Kingston facts for kids

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 the 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".

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. His father is lawyer William Martin Kingston KC, and his mother, Jill Mary Kingston née Bache, is the granddaughter of Sir William Joseph Pearman-Smith of Park Hall. 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.

The death of Thomas Kingston, aged 45, was announced by Buckingham Palace on 27 February 2024. At an inquest opening at Gloucestershire coroner's court, it was revealed that Kingston had died from a "traumatic head wound" and a gun had been found near his body in an outbuilding at his parents' home in the Cotswolds. The police believed the death was not suspicious. A private funeral took place at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace on 12 March.

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In Spanish: Gabriella Kingston para niños