Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor is following in Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie’s footsteps. The royal bride-to-be, whose nickname is “Ella,” is set to wed her fiancé Tom Kingston at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Ahead of the nuptials — which will mark the third royal wedding at the venue in the span of a year — we’re taking a look at Queen Elizabeth’s relative…
1. Her royal ties
Ella is the great-granddaughter of King George V and the youngest child of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, who are also parents to Lord Frederick Windsor. Prince Michael is Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin. With the birth of Kate Middleton's son Prince Louis in 2018, Lady Gabriella was bumped down to number 51 in line of succession to the British throne. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie made his debut two weeks before the royal wedding, Ella moved down another place to 52.
2. She was a member of the HOLA family
Lady Gabriella was previously a blogger for HOLA!, as well as a columnist for HOLA! USA’s sister brand HELLO! magazine in 2016. The British royal published exclusive monthly interviews with celebrities under the column “Ella meets…”