Lord Frederick Windsor

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Lord Frederick Windsor
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Lord Frederick Windsor and his wife, the actress and writer Sophie Winkleman, at British Polo Day USA in 2014
Born
Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor

(1979-04-06) 6 April 1979 (age 44)
St Mary's Hospital, London, England
Education Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupation Investment banker
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
Parents
Family House of Windsor

Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor (born 6 April 1979) is a member of the British royal family. He is a British financial analyst, and the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. He is married to British actress Sophie Winkleman. He is 53rd in the line of succession to the British throne.

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Early life and education

Lord Frederick Windsor was born on 6 April 1979 at St Mary's Hospital, London, and christened on 11 July 1979 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, Westminster. A first cousin once removed of the late Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin twice removed of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King Charles III and his siblings, he is 53rd in the line of succession to the British throne.

Lord Frederick and his sister, Lady Gabriella, were brought up in the Church of England.

He was educated at Wetherby School, Sunningdale, and Eton College, where he was an Oppidan Scholar, [1] then at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained a 2:1 degree in Classics. [1]

Career

After graduation, Lord Frederick worked as a fashion model for a campaign by Burberry and for the designer Tomasz Starzewski [1] and also as a music journalist, notably for Tatler magazine. [2] He planned to become a solicitor specializing in entertainment law, but by September 2006, according to The Times , he was working as an analyst in the wealth management arm of JP Morgan in London. [3] He is now a banker and executive director at JPMorgan Chase [1] [4] and is a CFA charterholder, [1] [5] having received his charter in 2013.

Personal life

On St Valentine's Day (14 February) 2009, Lord Frederick became engaged to the actress Sophie Winkleman. [6] The Queen consented to the marriage, as required by the Royal Marriages Act 1772, [7] and they were married at Hampton Court on 12 September 2009. [8]

The couple's first child, Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina, was born at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on 15 August 2013 in Los Angeles. [9] She was baptised at St James's Palace in December 2013, and has Princess Eugenie among her godparents. Maud acted as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018. [10]

On 20 January 2016, it was announced Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor had become parents to a second daughter, Isabella Alexandra May, born on 16 January 2016 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. [11] She was baptised at Kensington Palace in June 2016 with Jamie Oliver, a close friend of her mother, serving as one of the godparents. [11]

From September 2016 until its closure in 2023, Lord Frederick was president of the charity Soldier On!, which supported vulnerable, disadvantaged, or socially isolated people by participating in archaeology and heritage projects as well as personal development workshops.

On 21 February 2017, Lord Frederick was inducted into the Grand Order of Water Rats charitable fraternity. [12]

Titles and styles

Under letters patent issued in 1917 and still in force today, Lord Frederick's father is entitled to the dignity of prince and the style His Royal Highness as the son of a son of George V. Although these letters do not bestow these royal dignities beyond grandchildren of monarchs (except in the case of the children of the Prince of Wales), they allow the children of sons of sons of a British monarch to be styled as the children of a duke, with the honorific courtesy style of Lord or Lady before their given names. [13] Since Lord Frederick is not a peer in his own right, his style is not hereditary and his children are not entitled to any distinctions, including the prefix The Honourable. [14] They do, however, follow him in the line of succession to the British throne. [15]

Honours

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  2. ↑ Hechinger, Paul. "10 Lesser-Known Members of the British Royal Family". BBC America. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Prufrock: TV show becomes reality for Vodafone". The Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  4. ↑ "Frederick Windsor – LinkedIn".
  5. ↑ "Frederick Windsor – CFA Member Profile".
  6. ↑ "Freddie Windsor to marry actress". BBC News. 15 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "Privy Council Orders for 10 June 2009". Privy Council.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Royal wedding: Lord Frederick Windsor marries Sophie Winkleman". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Dixon, Hayley (16 August 2013). "Prince and Princess Michael of Kent welcome first grandchild". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Eugenie wedding: George and Charlotte among pageboys and bridesmaids, BBC News, 10 October 2018
  11. 1 2 "Isabella Windsor christened at Kensington Palace in the same gown worn by Princess Charlotte". Hello!. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Martin, Mike (21 February 2017). "GOWR HOUSE DINNER in the presence of ComR PRINCE MICHAEL of KENT and his son, LORD FREDERICK WINDSOR". GOWR.co.uk.
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  14. ↑ Black, Adam & Charles (1955). Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Their Correct Use. London: Adam & Charles Black. p. 52.
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Lord Frederick Windsor
Born: 6 April 1979
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne
grandson of George, Duke of Kent
great-grandson of George V 		Succeeded by
Maud Windsor
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