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Happy Birthday to Lady Gabriella . Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Kingston (née Windsor; born 23 April 1981) is a freelance writer & a member of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Prince & Princess Michael of Kent. She is 54th in the line of succession to the British throne. . Lady Gabriella was born at St Mary’s Hospital, London. She has an elder brother, Frederick, born on 6 April 1979. She was educated at Godstowe & 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 & Hispanic studies. In 2012, she earned an MPhil degree in Social Anthropology from Linacre College, Oxford. . Lady Gabriella works as a freelance journalist. She contributes to The London Magazine amongst other publications. . She is a Board Director of the Playing for Change Foundation, a global music & arts education nonprofit. Additionally, she has done projects in Latin America, including teaching English in Rio de Janeiro & working on music events in Buenos Aires. . Lady Gabriella’s engagement to Bristol University graduate and financier Thomas Henry Robin Kingston (b. 22 June 1978) was announced by Buckingham Palace in September 2018. Thomas’s father is Martin Kingston, QC & his mother, Jill Mary Kingston née Bache, is the granddaughter of Sir William Joseph Pearman-Smith of Park Hall. Thomas & 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. She wore a tiara that was worn by both her mother &  paternal grandmother on their wedding days. . . . #HappyBirthday #LadyGabriella #ladygabriellawindsor #Royal #royalty #royals #royalfamily #ukroyals #princemichael #princemichaelofkent #Princessmichael #London #Freelancer #journalism #journalist #Weddingday #Weddingdress #writer #British #BritishMonarchy #BritishRoyalFamily #Britishroyalty #BritishRoyals (at St Mary’s Hospital, London) https://www.instagram.com/p/COBobVRDvFo/?igshid=z8zxrifhscr2

In the spirit of the World Cup, I got make this fun drawing for Aaron's Animals latest video, starring Prince Michael.

The Queen and members of the Royal Family pictured during their visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in 2011. . . . #instaroyals #britishroyalty #britishmonarchy #Rainha #hermajestythequeen #thequeen #monarchy #godsavethequeen #hermajesty #britishroyals #queenelizabeth #queenelizabethii #royalstyle #Duchessofcornwall #thecrown #PrincessBeatrice #PrinceMichael #PrincessMichael #Princeedward #CountessofWessex #elizabethii #houseofwindsor #britishroyalfamily #queenelizabeth2 #royalfamily #royals #buckinghampalace #windsorcastle #Regina (at Royal Hospital Chelsea) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wvM-eAkF1/?igshid=1ofgrfaeuyh36

On This Day In History . 4 July 1942 . Prince Michael of Kent was born at Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire. . ◼ His father was the Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George V & Queen Mary, & was killed in a plane crash near Caithness, Scotland, on 25 August 1942, just six weeks after his third child was born. . ◼ His mother was Princess Marina of Greece & Denmark, Duchess of Kent, a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark & of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. (The Duchess of Kent's parents were second cousins to one another, being that Nicholas' mother Olga Constantinovna of Russia & Elena's father Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia were first cousins through the line of Nicholas I of Russia.) . ◼ As a grandchild of a British sovereign in the male line, he is styled as a Prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland with the prefix His Royal Highness. . ◼ Michael was christened on 4 August 1942 in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle . ◼ Among his godparents were King George VI (his paternal uncle); the Queen of the Netherlands; the King of Norway (his great-uncle); US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, & the Hereditary Princess of Greece (who was not present), the wife of Paul of Greece, his first cousin-once-removed. . ◼ He is named after Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, & a first cousin of three of Michael's grandparents. Since his mother was a cousin of Prince Philip, he is also a second cousin to Prince Charles & his siblings . . ❓ Did you know ? At the age of five, Prince Michael was a page boy at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) in 1947 . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1942 #d4jul #PrinceMichael #HisRoyalHighness #HouseofWindsor #Monarchy #BritishMonarchy #PrinceMichaelofKent #RoyalHistory #RoyalFamily #UnitedKingdom #britain #Prince #Royalty #OnThisDay #Princegeorge #Dukeofkent #Duchessofkent #Princessmarina (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzf1KCSAxPh/?igshid=1xsbp2dmp5bgx

Prince Michael of Kent . Russian links; . ◼ Prince Michael speaks fluent Russian & is a qualified interpreter of Russian. He has a strong interest in Russia, where he is a well-known figure (he is a recipient of the Order of Friendship). . ◼ Tsar Nicholas II was a first cousin of three of his grandparents: George V, Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, & Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia. . ◼ When the bodies of the Tsar & some of his family were recovered in 1991, the remains were later identified by DNA using, among others, a sample from Prince Michael for recognition. . ◼ He attended the 1998 burial of the Tsar & his family in St Petersburg. He is an Honorary Member of the Romanov Family Association. . ◼ He is also the second cousin of Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia, who is a claimant to the headship of the Imperial Family of Russia. They share the same great-grandfather, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich. The Prince is the patron of organisations which has close ties with Russia, including the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce & the St Gregory's Foundation. . ◼  In his capacity as patron of Children's Fire & Burns Trust, Michael has led fundraising rallies in 1999 & 2003 in Russia to raise money for the charity. He also led another rally in 2005 & raised money for the Royal Marsden Hospital & Britain's Charities Aid Foundation Russia. . . To those that noticed the earlier picture mistake thankyou for letting me know. . . . #princemichael #princemichaelofkent #RoyalHistory #NicholasII #Tsar #TsarNicholasII #GeorgeV #KingGeorgeV #Russia #RussianRoyalty #Royalty #Romanov #Romanovs #HouseofRomanov #HouseofWindsor #history #RoyalFamily #ImperialRussia #BritishMonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxgU_KF-a2/?igshid=1sjsdsvdy8tee

Prince Michael of Kent . Some facts you (probably) don't know; . . 🇷🇺 The Prince is fluent in French & having a "working knowledge" of German & Italian, he was the first member of the royal family to learn Russian, eventually becoming a qualified interpreter of Russian. . 🇷🇺Tsar Nicholas II was a first cousin of three of his grandparents. When the bodies of the Tsar & some of his family were recovered in 1991, the remains were later identified by DNA using, among others, a sample from Prince Michael for recognition. He attended the 1998 burial of the Tsar & his family in St Petersburg. . 🇬🇧 Prince Michael competed for Great Britain in the 1971 FIBT World Bobsleigh Championships but crashed & failed to finish the event. He was official non-travelling reserve for the 1972 Winter Olympics. He took part in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally in an Austin Maxi, but he & his crew failed to finish the event. . . . #RoyalFacts #Prince #BritishPrince #BritishRoyals #PrinceMichael #PrinceMichaelofKent #Royal #Royalty #Royals #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #Britishmonarchy #Russian #Romanov #DNA #WinterOlympics #Thebritishmonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGOCTRlYmY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eslpdt6q0arg

Prince Michael of Kent . Some facts you (probably) don't know; . . ◼ Just seven weeks after Michael's birth, his father Prince George, Duke of Kent was killed in a plane crash near Caithness, Scotland, on 25 August 1942. . ◼ In 1947 at the age of five, Prince Michael was a page boy at the wedding of his cousins, Princess Elizabeth & Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. . . . #RoyalFacts #Prince #BritishPrince #BritishRoyals #PrinceMichael #PrinceMichaelofKent #Royal #Royalty #Royals #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #Britishmonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGNjbWF5jT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eutsjlvnf44w

🌍lady wisdom has taught me My impact to my cultures will be understood long after I’m gone and that I must continue to fill the voids ⚫️ I witness 👀 If I don’t, who will ? No matter where We grow . Like the 🌹 out the concrete, the sky 🐝comes the limit for those who choose to know the glory. We should save our stories for our legacies If we don’t who will ? thank the prince later. See you @ the Mountaintop📈 #kingme #princemichael (at MountainTop) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpfq_f2Bf9t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4zfe02hy50ld