Who Is Lady Gabriella Windsor, and How Is She Related to the Queen?

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.

Who is Lady Gabriella Windsor?

Lady Gabriella Windsor, who goes by Ella, is the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of KentHer 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.

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.  

How is Lady Gabriella related to the queen?

Windsor is the queen’s cousin once removed. 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.

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 55 people ahead of her, to be exact. The birth of Prince Louis moved her even further down the list. At the time of her birth in 1981, Lady Gabriella was 18th in line for the throne.

Windsor went to Brown University and worked as a writer

Forgoing English universities, Windsor attended Brown University in Rhode Island. She also attended Oxford and has degrees in comparative literature and social anthropology.

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.

She’s married Pippa Middleton’s ex

On May 18, 2019, Lady Gabriella married Thomas Kingston, who used to date Pippa Middleton. She then became known as Lady Gabriella Kingston.

Buckingham Palace announced that Thomas Kingston died on Feb. 27, 2024. He was 45 years old.