Lady Gabriella Windsor, second cousin of King Charles III of England and number 52 on the list of succession to the throne, is the involuntary protagonist of the latest tragedy that has hit the British Royal Family. Her husband,
the financier Thomas Kingstondied unexpectedly at the age of 45 last Sunday, plunging the family and, especially his now widow, into enormous sadness.
Gabriella Windsor, known colloquially as Ella, and Thomas Kingston starred
a beautiful love story which culminated with their wedding in 2019, a wedding celebrated in style, and with the presence of almost the entire Royal Family. The wedding took place in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, the same imposing place that hosted yesterday, precisely, the religious service in memory of King Constantine of Greece.
Lady Gabriella’s parents, the prince and
Princess Michael of Kent, who could be seen distressed by the hard time they are going through. But they did not want to be absent from such an important event for the Windsor family as well.
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston: this was their beautiful love story
Thomas Kingston died last Sunday at the age of 45, as announced by Buckingham Palace. King Charles III also sent his condolences to the widow’s family, to whom he is united.
a close relationship since always and to whom he wanted to show all his support and affection. Even in the difficult moments that he himself goes through after his operation and his cancer diagnosis.
Lady Lady Gabriella Windsor was born on April 23, 1981 at St. Mary’s Hospital in London – the maternity hospital where most of the royals of the British Royal Family came into the world – and is
daughter of Princes Michael and Marie Christine of Kent, and great-granddaughter through the paternal line of King George V of England and Mary Teck. She is also the second cousin of King Charles III, since the parents of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Michael of Kent, Gabriella’s father, were her siblings.
For his part, the financier and director of Devonport Capital Thomas Kingston, who died at the age of 45, was not an aristocrat but he was always associated with circles close to the Royal Family. He was said to have dated Pippa Middleton, sister of the Princess of Wales, before meeting
Gabriella Windsor. And among his friends was also another well-known name of the children of the current king of England: Natalie Hicks-Loebbecke, one of Prince William’s unofficial “girlfriends.”
Lady Gabriella y Kingston
They met in 2014 through mutual friends, and the crush was immediate. So much so that just a few months later, in 2015, the couple decided to make their relationship public by going together to the
Cheltenham Festival, one of the most important equestrian events in the United Kingdom and a regular event for the British Royal Family. A new royal couple had just been born and the Windsor family, especially Prince Michael of Kent, showed themselves
very happy with romance. A few months later the proposal came during a vacation on the curious island of Sark, located in the English Channel.
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston: a fairytale royal wedding
Almost all of the Windsors, including Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Philip of Edinburgh, as well as current monarchs Charles and Camilla, Princess Anne, Princess Beatrice of York and her mother Sarah Ferguson, attended this grand royal wedding. But there were some notable absences such as those of Meghan Markle, who had given birth to her son Archie 12 days before, Prince William – he had another sporting commitment – and Kate Middleton, who was left to care for her three children. .
The wedding of Ella Windsor and Thomas Kingston. / GTRES
Despite everything, the
wedding of Ella Windsor and Thomas Kingston, held on May 18, 2019 at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, was a true fairy tale. A glamorous event in which the bride wore a wonderful dress created exclusively by the
Italian designer Luisa Beccaria, a close friend of Prince Michael of Kent, parents of the bride. She also wore the Kent City family tiara of London, the same one worn by her mother, Princess Michael of Kent, at her wedding, and which was a gift to
Princess Marina of Greecewho became Duchess of Kent in 1934.
The banquet was held at Frogmore House, near Windsor Castle, and the next day the couple entertained their guests with a lively farewell brunch. The couple did
his first public appearance as husband and wife two weeks after their wedding, and went on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the rest of the Royal Family to celebrate Trooping the Colour. Since that moment, both have attended numerous notable events for the Windsors, representing the Royal Family on more than one occasion. A beautiful love story with a sad ending.