Lady Gabriella Windsor

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name = Lady Gabriella Windsor
full name = Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor
royal house = House of Windsor
father = Prince Michael of Kent
mother = Princess Michael of Kent
date of birth = Birth date and age|1981|4|23|df=yes
place of birth = St Mary's Hospital, London
date of christening = 8 June 1981
place of christening = Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace
occupation = Journalist|

Lady Gabriella Windsor ("Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor") is an English journalist, using the byline Ella Windsor. She is best known as a member of the extended British Royal Family.

She is the only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent, a grandson of George V and Queen Mary, and Princess Michael of Kent (née Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz). She was born on 23 April 1981 in St. Mary's Hospital, London, England and has an older brother, Lord Frederick Windsor (born 6 April 1979). Her father is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and so Lady Gabriella is a first cousin once removed of the Queen. She is also related to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh since he and her paternal grandmother Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent are first cousins. That is, Lady Gabriella and Prince Philip are first cousins twice removed.

Ella was educated at Downe House School, Cold Ash, Thatcham, BerkshireCharles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page cxli.] . In May 2004, Lady Gabriella graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature. She has written for "Hola" (Hello Magazine's Spanish Edition), "The Spectator", "The Mail on Sunday", and other publications.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Gabriella Windsor
2= 2. Prince Michael of Kent
3= 3. Marie-Christine von Reibnitz
4= 4. Prince George, Duke of Kent
5= 5. Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
6= 6. Günther Hubertus, Baron von Reibnitz
7= 7. Maria Anna Szapáry von Muraszombath, Széchysziget und Szapár, Countess Szapár
8= 8. George V of the United Kingdom
9= 9. Mary of Teck
10= 10. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
11= 11. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
12= 12. Hans, Baron von Reibnitz
13= 13. Baroness Ida von Eickstedt
14= 14. Frederic Muraszombati, Count Szapár
15= 15. Princess Maria Heduvige of Windisch-Graetz
16= 16. Edward VII of the United Kingdom
17= 17. Alexandra of Denmark
18= 18. Francis, Duke of Teck
19= 19. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
20= 20. George I of Greece
21= 21. Olga Constantinovna of Russia
22= 22. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
23= 23. Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
24= 24. Ernst, Baron von Reibnitz
25= 25. Emilie Neumann
26= 26. Baron Hugo-Julius von Eickstedt
27= 27. Ida Krohn
28= 28. Laszlo Muraszombati, Count Szapár
29= 29. Countess Mariana von Grünne
30= 30. Alfred III, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
31= 31. Princess Maria Heduvige of Lobkowicz

References

External links

* [http://www.hola.com/famosos/2008/07/23/windsor-cortes-hola/ Lady Gabriella Windsor interviews Joaquín Cortés for Hello]
* [http://www.ellawindsor.com Official site of Ella Windsor]
* [http://www.wireimage.com/Celebrities/Lady-Gabriella-Windsor Various Photos]
* [http://www.artemisoceanracing.com/swf/ArtemisChallengeEllaWindsor.swf?320?270 Lady Gabriella Windsor in a Video Interview]
* [http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/specials/grand-finale-07-elegant/pagina_11_1.html Voted Most Elegant Woman in October 2007]