Lord Frederick Windsor
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The Lord Frederick Windsor (Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor; born 6 April 1979), popularly known as Lord Freddie, is a British financial analyst, and the only son of Prince
and Princess Michael of Kent
(née Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz). He is a member of the British Royal Family
, known as the House of Windsor
.
His paternal great-grandparents were King George V
and Queen Mary
. His maternal grandparents were Baron Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz and Countess Maria Anna Szapáry of Muraszombath and Szapár.
Lord
Frederick was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington
, London, England. His sister, Lady Gabriella Windsor
, was born on 23 April 1981 in the same hospital. His father is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and so Lord Frederick is a first cousin once removed
of the Queen. He is also related to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
since he and his paternal grandmother, the late Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent were first cousins. That is, Lord Frederick and Prince Philip are first cousins, twice removed. He is in the line of succession to the British Throne
.
Prince Michael's marriage to a Roman Catholic debarred him from succession
to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realm
s under the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701
. However, Lord Frederick and Lady Gabriella were brought up in the Anglican Communion
, thus both keeping their places in the line of succession.
He was educated at Wetherby School
, Sunningdale School
, Eton College
, and Magdalen College, Oxford
, where he gained a 2:1
in Classics. He has also been a trainee
at a bank and has worked as a fashion model for a campaign by Burberry
and for the designer Tomasz Starzewski
.
A sometime music journalist
(notably for Tatler
magazine), he planned to become a solicitor working in entertainment law. In September 2006, according to The Times
, Lord Frederick was hired as an analyst at the investment bank JPMorgan in London.
In 1999, Lord Frederick admitted experimenting with cocaine. "I admit it is true", he said. "It is very difficult to avoid getting into this sort of thing when you move in these circles, but I don't blame anyone else for the incident."
On St Valentine's Day (14 February) 2009, Lord Frederick became engaged to actress Sophie Winkleman
. HM The Queen consented to the marriage, as required under the Royal Marriages Act 1772
, and they were married at Hampton Court on 12 September 2009.
Is apparently according to Terry Christian
a Man United fan.
Prince Michael of Kent
Prince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...
and Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Michael of Kent is an Austrian-Hungarian member of the British Royal Family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V....
(née Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz). He is a member of the British Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
, known as the House of Windsor
House of Windsor
The House of Windsor is the royal house of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V by royal proclamation on the 17 July 1917, when he changed the name of his family from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor, due to the anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom...
.
His paternal great-grandparents were King George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
and Queen Mary
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
. His maternal grandparents were Baron Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz and Countess Maria Anna Szapáry of Muraszombath and Szapár.
Lord
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
Frederick was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
, London, England. His sister, Lady Gabriella Windsor
Lady Gabriella Windsor
The Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor , known both professionally and personally as Ella Windsor, is an English freelance feature writer, and the only daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent .Her paternal great grandparents were King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of...
, was born on 23 April 1981 in the same hospital. His father is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and so Lord Frederick is a first cousin once removed
Cousin
In kinship terminology, a cousin is a relative with whom one shares one or more common ancestors. The term is rarely used when referring to a relative in one's immediate family where there is a more specific term . The term "blood relative" can be used synonymously and establishes the existence of...
of the Queen. He is also related to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
since he and his paternal grandmother, the late Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent were first cousins. That is, Lord Frederick and Prince Philip are first cousins, twice removed. He is in the line of succession to the British Throne
Line of succession to the British Throne
The line of succession to the British throne is the ordered sequence of those people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth realms. By the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701, the succession is limited to the descendants of the Electress Sophia of...
.
Prince Michael's marriage to a Roman Catholic debarred him from succession
Succession to the British Throne
Succession to the British throne is governed both by common law and statute. Under common law the crown is currently passed on by male-preference primogeniture. In other words, succession passes first to an individual's sons, in order of birth, and subsequently to daughters, again in order of birth....
to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realm
Commonwealth Realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
s under the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement is an act of the Parliament of England that was passed in 1701 to settle the succession to the English throne on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant heirs. The act was later extended to Scotland, as a result of the Treaty of Union , enacted in the Acts of Union...
. However, Lord Frederick and Lady Gabriella were brought up in the Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
, thus both keeping their places in the line of succession.
He was educated at Wetherby School
Wetherby School
Wetherby School is an independent school for boys in Notting Hill in London.Wetherby School was founded in 1951 as a pre-preparatory school for boys aged 4–8. In 2004 it opened a preparatory department in a nearby building, allowing boys to stay on until the age of 13...
, Sunningdale School
Sunningdale School
Sunningdale School is a family-run boys' preparatory independent school of around 100 pupils, situated in Sunningdale in Berkshire, close to London, England.-Introduction:...
, Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, and Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
, where he gained a 2:1
British undergraduate degree classification
The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom...
in Classics. He has also been a trainee
Training
The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
at a bank and has worked as a fashion model for a campaign by Burberry
Burberry
Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry...
and for the designer Tomasz Starzewski
Tomasz Starzewski
Tomasz Starzewski is a Polish British fashion designer, the owner of a well known London couture house.The son of Polish parents who had emigrated to London in 1946, Starzewski's mother and grandmother both worked in fashion. He attended Emanuel School and St Martins College and had an ambition to...
.
A sometime music journalist
Music journalism
Music journalism is criticism and reportage about music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as 'classical music'. This aspect of music journalism, today often referred to as music criticism , comprises the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of...
(notably for Tatler
Tatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
magazine), he planned to become a solicitor working in entertainment law. In September 2006, according to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, Lord Frederick was hired as an analyst at the investment bank JPMorgan in London.
In 1999, Lord Frederick admitted experimenting with cocaine. "I admit it is true", he said. "It is very difficult to avoid getting into this sort of thing when you move in these circles, but I don't blame anyone else for the incident."
On St Valentine's Day (14 February) 2009, Lord Frederick became engaged to actress Sophie Winkleman
Sophie Winkleman
Sophie Lara Winkleman is an English actress who has worked extensively in television, film and stage. On 14 February 2009, she became engaged to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael and Princess Michael of Kent. They married in Hampton Court on 12 September 2009...
. HM The Queen consented to the marriage, as required under the Royal Marriages Act 1772
Royal Marriages Act 1772
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribes the conditions under which members of the British Royal Family may contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages that could diminish the status of the Royal House...
, and they were married at Hampton Court on 12 September 2009.
Is apparently according to Terry Christian
Terry Christian
Terry Christian is a British television and radio presenter whose credits include Channel 4's late night Youth Entertainment show The Word and ITV1 moral issues talk show It's My Life...
a Man United fan.