Las bodas continúan en la familia real británica. En medio de los preparativos para el enlace de Eugenia de York con Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace anunció el compromiso de la bisnieta del rey Jorge V y María de Teck, Lady Gabriella Windsor, con su prometido Thomas Kingston.

Lady Gabriella Windsor (37), segunda hija del príncipe Miguel de Kent (primo hermano de la reina Isabel II) y la princesa María Cristina de Reibnitz, se acaba de comprometer con Thomas Kingston (41), según anunció Buckingham Palace. «El compromiso tuvo lugar en agosto, el Sr. Kingston propuso en la Isla de Sark. La boda se celebrará en la primavera de 2019», indica la publicación.

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? 23 April 1981 Lady Gabriella Windsor celebrated her 37th Birthday♡ Lady Gabriella is the only daughter and younger child of Prince Michael of Kent and his wife Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz. She is a great-granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom• —- In 1981, Gabriella was born at St Mary's Hospital, London. She has an older brother, Frederick born in 1979 in the same hospital. Gabriella was educated at Downe House School in Cold Ash, Berkshire• —- In 2012, Gabriella obtained an MPhil degree in Social Anthropology from Linacre College, Oxford• —- Gabriella is currently 50th in the line of succession to the British throne• —- #RoyalBirthday #LadyGabriellaWindsor #HouseOfWindsor

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Ella —como la llaman sus familiares y amigos— ocupa el 51 puesto en la línea de sucesión al trono británico. Se graduó en Literatura en la Universidad Brown de Rhode Island y, actualmente, es directora sénior de Branding Latin America, una plataforma de posicionamiento de marca. Además, es escritora y contribuye a The London Magazine. Por su parte, Kingston trabaja en inversiones en el mercado de frontera y es director de Devonport Capital. 

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Lady Gabriella Windsor and her partner Tom Kingston, at the Jerudong Trophy, held at the Cirencester Park Polo Club in Gloucestershire. 26 June 2016 . . About Lady Gabriella Windsor; . ◼ Lady Gabriella "Ella" Windsor; born 23 April 1981) is an English freelance feature writer, and the only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent and his wife, née Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz. . ◼ Her paternal great-grandparents were King George V and Queen Mary. She is 49th in the line of succession to the British throne. Her maternal grandparents are Baron Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz and Countess Maria Anna Szapáry of Muraszombath and Szapár. . ◼ Gabriella was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, England and has an older brother, Lord Frederick Windsor, born on 6 April 1979 in the same hospital. Her father is a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and so 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, were first cousins. That is, Gabriella and Prince Philip are first cousins, twice removed. . ◼ Prince Michael's marriage to a Roman Catholic debarred him from succession to the British Throne under the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701. This was reversed by the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, which removed the disqualification of those who marry Roman Catholics. Gabriella (like her brother Frederick) was brought up in the Church of England and consequently retains her place in the line of succession. . ◼ Gabriella was educated at 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. In 2012, she obtained an MPhil degree in Social Anthropology from Linacre College, Oxford. She is dating Tom Kingston. . . . ##LadyGabriella #LadyGabriellawindsor #royalty #HouseofWindsor #RoyalFamily #Britishmonarchy

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Anteriormente, el futuro esposo de Lady Gabriella tuvo una conexión con la familia real británica antes de comenzar su relación de tres años. El futuro yerno del príncipe Miguel de Kent estuvo saliendo con la hermana menor de la duquesa de Cambridge, Pippa Middleton, en 2011, y fueron vistos juntos en las carreras de Cheltenham en 2013.

Pese a que Pippa, quien espera la pronta llegada de su primer hijo con su esposo James Matthews, y Kingston culminaron la relación, siguieron siendo amigos. De hecho, Kingston y Lady Gabriella asistieron a la boda de Pippa en mayo de 2017.

Wedding boom

El enlace de Ella Windsor y Thomas Kingston es la cuarta boda real que se anuncia en menos de un año. El 19 de mayo vivimos una de las ceremonia más esperadas con el matrimonio del príncipe Harry y Meghan Markle, en la capilla St. George, en el castillo de Windsor. 

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Royal family's first gay wedding: Queen Elizabeth’s cousin to tie the knot . Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth (whose husband Prince Philip's last name is Mountbatten) is set to marry his partner James Coyle in what will be the first gay wedding in British royal family history. According to E! News, Lord Ivar became the first openly gay extended member of the royal family when he came out in 2016 and revealed his relationship with James. In an interview with Daily Mail, Lord Ivar opens up about struggling with his sexuality during his 16-year marriage to ex-wife, Penny, who he shares three children with. Following their divorce 8 years ago, the former couple are still friends with Penny even scheduled to give her ex-husband away when he marries James in the private chapel on his magnificent country estate in Devon. – “It makes me feel quite emotional. I'm really very touched,” Penny said of the honour. And, of course, the couple have the blessing of his entire family including lifelong friend, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex – aka Queen Elizabeth’s youngest son – and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex. – “Sophie and Edward know of our plans and are really excited for us,” says Lord Ivar, adding that sadly the royal couple will not be able to attend the wedding due to prior engagements.” – The couple will tie the knot in a small, private ceremony in front of 120 family members and close friends. #royalfamily #queenelizabeth #jamescoyle #gaywedding #lordivarmountbatten

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El 12 de octubre, la princesa Eugenia de York y Jack Brooksbank se darán el sí también en la capilla St. George. Finalmente, en los próximos meses los Windsor vivirá su primer matrimonio gay con el enlace de Lord Ivar Mountbatten y James Coyle. ¿Qué pareja dará la mejor fiesta?