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Lady Marina Windsor

Lady Marina Windsor
Born
Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor

(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)
Cambridge, England
EducationSt Mary's School Ascot
Parents
RelativesHouse of Windsor

Lady Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor (born 30 September 1992) is a British noblewoman and relative of the British royal family. Although she is a great-great-granddaughter of King George V, and a second cousin once removed of Charles III, she was removed from the line of succession to the British throne in 2008 after being confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church.

Early life and family

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Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor was born on 30 September 1992 at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, the second child of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, and Sylvana Tomaselli. Her older brother is Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, and her younger sister is Lady Amelia Windsor. She is a paternal granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a first cousin of Elizabeth II, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the only daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet. She is a maternal descendant of the Austrian Tomaselli family. Lady Marina is named after her great-grandmother Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.

On 21 January 1993, Lady Marina was christened Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor in a Church of England ceremony by William Booth, the sub-dean of the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Her godparents are Lady Ralph Kerr, Katherine Ruth Panter, William Hanbury-Tenison, and Sasha Poklewski-Koziell.[1]

Succession rights

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Until 2008, Lady Marina was 25th in the line of succession to the British throne.[2][3][4] She forfeited her place in the line of succession, in compliance of the Act of Settlement 1701, along with her older brother, after being confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church of her mother and paternal grandmother.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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Lady Marina attended St Mary's School, Ascot, a Roman Catholic boarding school for girls.[8][9]

In 2010, Lady Marina modelled for Hardy Amies in Tatler alongside her siblings. She later expressed interest in working in foreign diplomacy and not a modelling career.[9] She has worked on the New Generation festival in Florence.[10]

In 2011, Lady Marina attended the wedding of her third cousin Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to Catherine Middleton.[11][12]

In May 2012, Lady Marina travelled to Thailand, where she trained in Muay Thai boxing.[13]

She lives at Wren House, Kensington Palace, with her paternal grandparents, the Duke and Duchess of Kent.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Court Circular". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 26 January 1993. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ Cracroft-Brennan, Patrick. "The Order of Succession". Cracroft's Peerage: The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Who is Lady Amelia Windsor: the most beautiful member of the royal family". Hello!. Eduardo Sánchez Junco. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Top 100 in line to the throne". Channel 4 News. ITN. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ Marre, Oliver (24 May 2008). "Windsor scoop". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ Storey, Kate (17 May 2018). "Who is the 'Most Beautiful Royal,' Lady Amelia Windsor?". AOL. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ Gal, Shayanne; Cain, Áine (16 August 2018). "Prince George's great grandson is set to eventually become the Duke of Kent – but he will never inherit the throne". Business Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  8. ^ Hodgkin, Emily (9 September 2018). "'Most beautiful royal' Lady Amelia Windsor shows off lavish home on Instagram". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b Walker, Tim (4 March 2011). "Lady Marina Windsor: No more modelling". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ "A who's who of the Queen's extended family likely to be at her funeral". Tatler. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Selected Guest List for the Wedding Service at Westminster Abbey". Royal Family Official Website. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Royal wedding: the Prince William and Kate Middleton guest list as open data". The Guardian. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor come to learn Muay Thai Chaiya with Kru Praengเลดี้ มารีนา-แชรล็อต วินเซอร์ เรียนมวยไทยไชยากับครูแปรง". Muay Chaiya. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. ^ "This royal family member lives with their grandparents in historic royal home". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2023.