A thread for Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's news and general chat.QuoteThe Prince and Princess Michael of Kent auctioned family treasures worth more than a million euros
Los Pr?ncipes Michael de Kent sacar?n a subasta el mes que viene tesoros familiares valorados en m?s de un mill?n de euros (http://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_inglesa/2009100110554/principes/kent/subasta/1/)
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"BP: Prince and Princess Michael of Kent are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor to Mr Thomas Kingston. The engagement took place in August; Mr Kingston proposed on the Isle of Sark. The wedding will take place in spring of 2019."
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Congratulations to the couple and their families.
Congratulations to them, though I wouldn't be surprised if Prss Michael would have preferred an aristo, as she thinks blue blood is very important. I think the couple have been going out for a while haven't they? Tom was a friend of Pippa's at one stage, so Gab and Pippa both married wealthy 41 year old bankers! They'll probably get invites!
Who is Lady Gabriella Windsor ? the soon to be bride? ? Royal Central (http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/who-is-lady-gabriella-windsor-the-soon-to-be-bride-108821)
More information about the bride and groom.
Lady Gabriella Windsor Engaged to Thomas Kingston | PEOPLE.com (https://people.com/royals/lady-gabriella-windsor-engaged-thomas-kingston/)
Gabriella Windsor's Fianc? Once Dated Pippa Middleton | PEOPLE.com (https://people.com/royals/who-is-lady-gabriella-windsor-thomas-kingston-dated-pippa-middleton/)
Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Lady Gabriella Windsor | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6184507/Buckingham-Palace-announces-engagement-Lady-Gabriella-Windsor.html)
Royal wedding number 3 as Lady Gabriella Windsor announces engagement (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/19/royal-wedding-number-3-lady-gabriellawindsor-announces-engagement/)
Royal wedding news: Buckingham Palace announce new engagement - you might recognise his ex | Royal | News | Express.co.uk (https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1019732/royal-news-lady-Gabriella-Windsor-engagement-thomas-kingston-pippa-middleton-wedding)
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Lady Gabriella Windsor engaged to Thomas Kingston (https://www.therealmyroyals.com/lady-gabriella-windsor-engaged-to-tbhomas-kingston/)
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Who is Lady Gabriella Windsor, who's getting married next spring? - ITV News (http://www.itv.com/news/2018-09-19/who-is-lady-gabriella-windsor-who-s-getting-married-next-spring/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs-gVwq_nP0
Another Spring Wedding
I'm actually happy for her! He's handsome and they make a great looking couple.
Who is Thomas Kingston? He is not a member of the Peerage.
Who Is Thomas Kingston, Lady Gabriella Windsor's Fianc? - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FCqjZKFK-U)
Quote from: LouisFerdinand on October 20, 2018, 10:40:47 PM
Who is Thomas Kingston? He is not a member of the Peerage.
Who Is Thomas Kingston, Lady Gabriella Windsor's Fianc? - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FCqjZKFK-U)
yes obviously he is not a member of the peerage.. otherwise he would not be titled Mr Thos Kingston.
Tom started out in the diplomatic service. His father is one of England's top QC's but has not been given a knighthood, so he's a Mr as well. What an unfortunate family!
In what way? my YouTube isn't working....
At least Thomas' last name of Kingston sounds regal! Al least to me it does. I hope the press does not scrutinize him.
^^^Of course they'll scrutinize him. Anything to sell more papers and earn more clicks.
I was just being sarcastic in a jokey sort of way with my 'unfortunate family' remark (no peerages to bost of in the family.) Sorry to confuse!
In fact I don't think there's anything in Thomas's background to cause Princess Michael any qualms. Both Thomas's parents are quite distinguished in their own way and he appears to be one of those amiable upper middleclass men who went to good schools, make living in the City and marry rather late. Nothing to frighten the horses there!
Quote from: TLLK on October 21, 2018, 10:08:02 PM
^^^Of course they'll scrutinize him. Anything to sell more papers and earn more clicks.
shouldn't think there is much to say about him really.
Quote from: TLLK on October 21, 2018, 10:08:02 PM
^^^Of course they'll scrutinize him. Anything to sell more papers and earn more clicks.
They will even scrutinize the color of the tie that Thomas will wear on his wedding day.
When is the wedding?
In the engagement announcement it said the Spring of 2019, nothing more specific than that. Actually, as Lady Gabriella is in her late thirties already, you'd think the couple would have sped it up a bit if they want a family. A Christmas wedding is always nice, for instance!
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I doubt that Thomas is going to be deeply scrutinised unless some scandal blows up. The main thing the papers raked up about him when the engagement was announced was announced was that he'd occasionally accompanied Pippa to various events.
His fiancee, Lady Gabriella, isn't in the public eye much. When she was younger, as a pretty and elegant member of the RF, she got the occasional article in magazines like Vanity Fair. Nowadays she's rarely seen unless there's a Royal or society wedding and she's a guest, with other royals at the Trooping or the Xmas lunch for the extended BRF, or at Ascot. And then it's only a glimpse or one photo. These two will be leading completely private lives.
@Curryong, I agree that a Christmas wedding would be nice. Perhaps a wedding in early April might occur.
Princess Michael of Kent is an authoress. She wrote Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides. Has she done any book illustrations?
Why would she?
Is she artistic?
PM worked as an interior decorator before her marriage so I guess she has a creative sense. However, although she's penned about five books on foreign and historic royal figures, I've never read that she is a good enough artist to be able to produce sketches or paintings to illustrate them.
Ive looked at one of her books and they seem to have paintings of historical figures.. I can't imagine why she would try to be an illustrator.
I suppose there are people that are professional that she can hire for that kind of task.
However, if she was talented enough why not?
Has anyone read any of her books?
I don't think most books apart form humourous ones or children's books have illustrations nowadays. Pss Michael writes royal biographies and has been slated for not being much of a writer but getting published because she is a princess... I read one years ago, can't remember it wlell so it probably wasn't great. I think she was also accused of plagiarism..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouYGSj_YPK4
Prince Michael's grandfather King George V was a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II. He was named Michael after Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, Nicholas' brother. His maternal grandmother was Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
His mustache and beard are so like George V and Nicholas II. The POW when he had a mustache and beard in the Navy also looked like them. I think it's great the Prince Michael has taken such an interest in his Russian ancestry, and the Russians know this and involved him in the burials of the Tsar and his family members. I think he also went to Marie Feodorovna's repatriation of remains so she could be with her husband. He stays pretty quiet and we don't know that much about him, but he is very interesting and knows a lot about his family background.
Music has always been one of her greatest loves, and now HELLO can exclusively reveal that this week Lady Gabriella Windsor is making her debut as a singer-songwriter, while raising awareness for the musical non-profit Playing for Change Foundation.
Royal first! The Queen's family member Lady Gabriella Windsor releases first singles | HELLO! (https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2020082395834/lady-gabriella-windsor-singer-songwriter-debut/?utm_medium=social_media&campaign=hellouk&utm_source=Twitter)
Tsar Nicholas II was a first cousin of three of Prince Michael's grandparents: King George V of Great Britain, Prince Nicholas of Greece, and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia.
It's also interesting to note that when Prince Charles was in the Navy he grew a beard and mustache which looked like George V's and made him look like his great grandfather.
Prince Michael resembling his grandfather somewhat but I don't think Charles looked like George V when he briefly had a beard. Charles inherited Prince Philip's nose and had a different shaped face to his great grandfather. The two who sharply resembled each other when both were bearded were Harry and the young Philip.
Princess Michael of Kent has been diagnosed with Covid and is self-isolating at her home at Kensington Palace.
More: Princess Michael of Kent diagnosed with Covid & suffering from 'severe fatigue' (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13263196/princess-michael-of-kent-diagnosed-with-covid/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebaramp)
Sorry to hear that Princess Michael is the latest COVID victim.
Yes, both she and Prince Michael (bit odd that he hasn't got it as well) are in that vulnerable over seventy age group. However, like Charles, she will receive the very best of care, and might have just mild symptoms apart from feeling tired.
And now I'd like to move on to Prince Michael of Kent's Honorary military appointments.
In spite of Pr Michael being described by Richard Palmet as 'loyal and discreet', in contrast to Harry of course, Pr Michael has, like Andrew had certain embarrassing disclosures of transactions over the years, via offshore companies and 'gifts' of money from a certain Russian oligarch of over 320,000 pounds, from 'a friend' of course.
Pr Michael has 'commercial business interests' all over the world. Getting more like Andrew every day! Not to mention the controversy years ago about his and Princess Pushy's rent free KP apartment which they were dragged, screaming and scratching, to pay a decent rent for, only after complaints in Parliament about the situation.
Still has the Honorary military appointments, in the Queen's gift..
Honorary military appointments Edit
Canada
Colonel-in-Chief, The Essex and Kent Scottish (14 November 2001 ? present)[45]
United Kingdom
Honorary Commodore, Royal Naval Reserve (1 April 1994 ? 2004)[46]
Honorary Rear Admiral, Royal Naval Reserve (2004?2015)[47]
Honorary Vice Admiral, Royal Naval Reserve (9 March 2015 ? present)[48]
Honorary Auxiliary Commodore, Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (1990)[49]
Commodore-in-Chief, Maritime Reserves (2006?present)
Honorary Colonel, British Army (10 November 2010 ? present)
Senior Colonel, The King's Royal Hussars[50]
Regimental Colonel, Honourable Artillery Company (2009?2012)[10]
Royal Honorary Colonel, Honourable Artillery Company (31 January 2012 ? present).[10] (member since 1981)
Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson (27 June 2002 ? 2012)[51]
They're too English to live somewhere else and be independent from the BRF.
Quote from: wannable on February 20, 2021, 11:18:47 AM
They're too English to live somewhere else and be independent from the BRF.
Who are, the Kents? Marie Christine was originally Australian and lived in France during her first marriage. Michael is at home in Russia and travels widely in Europe. If you'd said Andrew I would have agreed but if the Kents had to live in Europe I don't think they'd mind.
Actually Marie C is of Austrian Czech and German origin, as I understand it. I think she was born in Europe but her mother went to Australia after the war and she was brought up there. And Michael is half Greek so I dont know how either of them are "too English"....
Yes, we've heard a lot about MC's noble blood and background over the years, mainly from herself. She was born at the end of the war in the Sudetenland, but of course it was very much disputed territory and ended up in Czech hands once more. I don't think MC had too much to do with her father, (parents divorced when she was very young) and she seems to have trotted off from Australia pretty sharpish after her schooling was over, not aristo enough, probably! She met one or the other of her husbands at a boar hunt in Germany, so she seems to have got in with the European in-crowd quickly
They haven't left England. Comparing/contrasting with the Sussex's unique situation. Perhaps with William and Kate's children in lets say 20 to 25 years from today.
Quote from: Amabel2 on February 20, 2021, 01:03:16 PM
Actually Marie C is of Austrian Czech and German origin, as I understand it. I think she was born in Europe but her mother went to Australia after the war and she was brought up there. And Michael is half Greek so I dont know how either of them are "too English"....
They do seem to be very cosmopolitan, but I agree with Wannable that they are too comfortable where they are to want to leave. They are not senior royals and often fly under the radar. I wouldn't compare them to the Sussex's.
Intriguing story in Sunday Times. Undercover reporters allege Queens cousin Prince Michael of Kent is selling his access to Vladimir Putin. Interesting, three other royals turned down overtures from the undercover team and one did not reply.
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Very interesting.
Prince Michael of Kent accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Putin ? Royal Central (https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/kent/prince-michael-of-kent-accused-of-misusing-his-royal-status-to-seek-favours-from-russian-president-putin-159721/)
QuotePrince Michael of Kent has been accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4?s Dispatches, Prince Michael was covertly filmed at a business meeting telling prospective clients he could be hired to make business representations to the leaders of Russia.
Prince Michael, cousin to The Queen, was recorded at the virtual meeting by two undercover journalists who were posing as prospective clients.
The Prince?s close friend and business partner, the Marquess of Reading, was also present and told the journalists that His Royal Highness could take advantage of his role as ?Her Majesty?s unofficial ambassador to Russia? to gain access to the Kremlin.
I think that members of the Royal family have to be very careful of being persuaded by friends in the financial world into earning money in this fashion. As Prince Michael has now found out it?s not only unethical but leads to Press stings. And we know all about Andrew?s doings.
Whether this latest incident is part of a string of access deals in previous years or not (and I suspect ....) I do think that it?s one more example of the British Royal Family needing to be slimmed down to just the monarch, his heir and their respective wives (who get vast wealth from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall) and everybody else except of course for the eldest child of the heir being defined as not being part of the Royal House. As in Europe.
At the moment there is blurring around the edges, some royals being paid allowances to work for the Firm, some in the private commercial world (and sometimes needing money, of which promising access to various individuals is only too easy) but still regarded by the media as part of the royal family. It needs to be firmly trimmed and boundaries set in future years.
I agree - like countries like Norway where there is the Royal House - Monarch and spouse, Heir and Spouse, Heir to Heir (and future spouse). Siblings are not included.
The Royal Family is the rest - making it clear.
Charles is going to have to make it clear and William even more so.
Having said this, Prince Micheal should have known better. Honestly.
The trouble with Prince Michael is/was that he was never really in the main line, just a spare in the collateral branch. The Kents were left quite badly off, and the men were expected to do the dutiful thing and go in the army. Which he did for a while then went into the business world, where he happened to become friends with people like the Marquess. The Devil makes work for idle hands etc...
Quote from: Curryong on May 09, 2021, 02:33:14 AM
I think that members of the Royal family have to be very careful of being persuaded by friends in the financial world into earning money in this fashion. As Prince Michael has now found out it?s not only unethical but leads to Press stings. And we know all about Andrew?s doings.
Whether this latest incident is part of a string of access deals in previous years or not (and I suspect ....) I do think that it?s one more example of the British Royal Family needing to be slimmed down to just the monarch, his heir and their respective wives (who get vast wealth from the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall) and everybody else except of course for the eldest child of the heir being defined as not being part of the Royal House. As in Europe.
At the moment there is blurring around the edges, some royals being paid allowances to work for the Firm, some in the private commercial world (and sometimes needing money, of which promising access to various individuals is only too easy) but still regarded by the media as part of the royal family. It needs to be firmly trimmed and boundaries set in future years. :goodpost:
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In a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4s Dispatches, Prince Michael was covertly filmed
Once in a while lets do a Fake Sheikh to see which royal falls in disgrace.
Another one bites the dust. Sophie Wessex, Gary Goldsmith and now a new cloak and dagger faker done to Michael Kent.
True colours.
More ammunition for a slimmed down monarchy in the next reign.
The position of the Kent?s are a hang over from an outdated view of the Monarchy. In this day and age a slimmed down Royal Family is the only way they will survived. A clear distinction between the working Royal Family and the rest of the members is needed. That way the rest can go out, get jobs and not have the possibility of this happening again.
The rest can be available for things like Trooping etc. But no positions like what Andrew was doing. They can have their own charities etc. but no actual or illusion of power.
Learned today that he was nicknamed Rent-a-Kent in his earlier days.
Well, certainly Marina and her children were left very badly off after Michael?s father George Duke of Kent was killed in WW2. The King and Queen had to help out. I suppose the majority of what was left went to the present Duke after Marina died. And of course we know that Princess Michael tried a couple of money-making ventures.
However, if you hang around with dodgy people as both he and Andrew seem to have done since their service days then you run all sorts of risks. Apparently these journalists tried to trap two or three other royals in this but none of them bit.
Quote from: wannable on May 10, 2021, 12:49:42 PM
Learned today that he was nicknamed Rent-a-Kent in his earlier days.
That was the nickname Charles gave to him and his wife. The *Rent-a-Kents*
Oh dear! TG Charles will shrink the working royals (and titles too).
Quote from: wannable on May 09, 2021, 01:54:29 PM
Once in a while lets do a Fake Sheikh to see which royal falls in disgrace.
Another one bites the dust. Sophie Wessex, Gary Goldsmith and now a new cloak and dagger faker done to Michael Kent.
True colours.
Since when was Gary Goldsmith a member of the RF?
Quote from: PrincessOfPeace on May 10, 2021, 01:29:12 PM
That was the nickname Charles gave to him and his wife. The *Rent-a-Kents*
More probably the Press. I dont think that Michael has behaved very well but he and Pss M are not well off and have had to earn their living.
Quote from: wannable on May 10, 2021, 02:19:22 PM
Oh dear! TG Charles will shrink the working royals (and titles too).
Why "Oh dear"? Its a good idea, adn should cut down on scandals and money being made in dubious ways. And if some minor royal does act unethically, it will be clear that he or she is not representitng the queen....
agree.
And it makes it easier for the minor royals to have their own life.
Quote from: Macrobug67 on May 10, 2021, 03:44:31 PM
agree.
And it makes it easier for the minor royals to have their own life.
The Michael Kents have always had their own life, he was in the army. Then he married MC and left and went into business. She did some writing books, with the queen's permission.. but they were not all that well off. That doesn't excuse it if he is hanging around with dodgy people.. but he's always been supposed to be independent of the RF....
Quote from: Curryong on November 22, 2020, 02:51:15 PM
Yes, both she and Prince Michael (bit odd that he hasn't got it as well) are in that vulnerable over seventy age group. However, like Charles, she will receive the very best of care, and might have just mild symptoms apart from feeling tired.
She was so sick for so long, but she seems to have recovered now. COVID is a very scary disease!
It is a surprise that a chair of Prince George, the Duke of Kent used for the 1937 Coronation would be included in the auction. Would not the chair be considered historic?
Prince Michael of Kent is returning the Order of Friendship, one of the highest orders in Russia, that he received from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2009 for his work on Anglo-Russo relations.
More: Prince Michael of Kent Returns Russian Honor Amid Ukraine Invasion | PEOPLE.com (https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/royals/prince-michael-kent-returns-russian-honor-amid-ukraine-invasion/%3famp=true)
Prince Michael was seen at the Albert Hall for a Jubilee concert.
Prince Michael of Kent looks in good spirits at The Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10620975/Prince-Michael-Kent-looks-good-spirits-Queens-Platinum-Jubilee-concert.html)
QuotePrince Michael of Kent, the Queen's cousin, was in good spirits as he attended the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert at the Royal Albert Hall tonight.
The 79-year-old smiled as he shook hands with performers ahead of the event in London, which was held by SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity.
The royal, who opted for a smart navy suit with a red tie for the occasion, met with Sophie Raworth ahead of the concert, and could be seen shaking hands with soprano Laura Wright.
During the concert, the Ukrainian national anthem was played as a sign as support before the stage was covered in blue and yellow lights in a nod to the country's flag.
The appearance from Michael comes weeks after it emerged he had returned the Order of Friendship award he was given by the Kremlin following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Prince Michael quits as patron of Russian trade body as pressure mounts to sever all ties to Moscow | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10631959/Prince-Michael-quits-patron-Russian-trade-body-pressure-mounts-sever-ties-Moscow.html)
Princess Michael of Kent presents baby son Frederick to father Prince Michael of Kent April 1979
Princess Michael OF Kent presents baby son Frederick to father Prince Michael OF Kent April 1979 Stock Photo - Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-princess-michael-of-kent-presents-baby-son-frederick-to-father-19774568.html)
Prince Michael and Princess Michael of Kent are to retire from public life in July 2022.
Prince Michael of Kent and his wife 'will RETIRE from public life when he turns 80 next month | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10925549/Prince-Princess-Michael-Kent-retiring-public-life-following-dramatic-royal-career.html)
Happy 44th Wedding Anniversary to Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
saw some old pics of Pss M lately and i had forgotten how very beautiful she was.
Quote from: Amabel2 on June 30, 2022, 09:26:52 AM
saw some old pics of Pss M lately and i had forgotten how very beautiful she was.
Yes indeed. I think she was stunning as a young woman. Turquoise eyes a wonderful contrast to her dark hair and light complexion. And she had a petite figure as well. I think years of smoking and subsequent bad health plus an awful marriage made her a rather sad individual in the end, but that doesn?t negate the fact that she was considered a glamorous beauty in her twenties and even thirties.
Awful marriage?
Quote from: Amabel2 on July 01, 2022, 09:44:49 AM
Awful marriage?
Sorry, I came to the forum quickly, didn?t look at the thread heading, saw ?Princess M? and thought you were talking about Prss Margaret.
Princess Michael was (and is) quite an elegant woman and a tall and striking one, especially when she was young. She had beautiful hair I think, but facially she always struck me as being somewhat bony and horse-faced. Quite nice eyes though.
And as far as her marriage goes I think both partners have strayed outside it. Wasn?t she caught once decades ago now by a tabloid photographer, wearing a wig and exiting an American boyfriend?s flat early in the morning?
I think pss michael is a lot more striking looking than Margo, who always looked sly.
I dont know of Pss Michael smoking and I doubt if her marriage was bad, as they seem to be still togethter after 40 odd years.
Quote from: Amabel2 on July 01, 2022, 11:35:11 AM
I think pss michael is a lot more striking looking than Margo, who always looked sly.
I dont know of Pss Michael smoking and I doubt if her marriage was bad, as they seem to be still togethter after 40 odd years.
No, I don?t think the M of Kent marriage was awful, certainly not in comparison to the Snowdens. However, I do think they had little adventures outside the bonds of matrimony but have both been compliant with it.
Of course there was a great difference in stature between M-C and Margo. I seem to remember M-C being compared to a Valkyrie (!) by an observer while Margaret was quite small, but I do prefer Margo?s eyes and the contrast with her dark hair. Why do you think Margo appeared sly?
just something about her features and smile and i've never like Margo. but this thread is about Ps Michael. I was surprised when you said PM was petite as Marie Christine is said to be about 6 ft tall isn't she.
Quote from: Amabel2 on July 03, 2022, 08:46:57 AM
just something about her features and smile and i've never like Margo. but this thread is about Ps Michael. I was surprised when you said PM was petite as Marie Christine is said to be about 6 ft tall isn't she.
Yes, I explained in my last couple of posts that my original post on this was mistakenly about Prss Margaret because I hurriedly didn?t read the thread heading. Hence my remark about ?Prss M? (Margaret) being petite. In my last post I did state that Princess Michael of Kent was once described as being Valkyrie-like (one of those tall statuesque Wagnerian women!) and I wrote of her as being tall, striking and elegant.
yes i know that, but i meant that when you referred to how petite she was, I was surprised, also a bit surprised about the dark hair.. but I think that Marie Christine used to have darker hair when she was younger, and i presume she dyed it blonde. She certainly was a beauty in her 30s and 40s... better looking than Margo.
I think that both women in their different ways were nice looking. It?s a matter of taste I suppose. Margo certainly didn?t age well, by her mid forties she got quite jowly. However, I do think she had lovely eyes and hair in her teens and twenties. I think Marie Christine was very striking, one of those tall slender elegant blondes one always notices. (I do think she lightened her hair in adulthood, she may have had golden brown hair before, but she?s been blonde for decades so it?s hard to think of her as anything else now!)
Prince Michael of Kent and his wife hit the town following Trooping the Colour | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12210129/Prince-Michael-Kent-wife-hit-town-following-Trooping-Colour.html)
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/june/22/20230622-home-counties-reservists-honoured-at-hms-wildfires-annual-divisions
QuotePrince Michael of Kent was guest of honour as Naval Reservists from northwest London and the Home Counties paraded for HMS Wildfire?s Annual Ceremonial Divisions.
The unit ? which is based inside the UK military's Northwood headquarters ? is the hub for maritime reservists from across Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
Scores of Wildfire sailors were joined on the parade ground by a string of local Sea Cadets (TS St Albans, Renown, and Whaddon), Merchant Taylor?s Combined Cadet Force, the Hertfordshire Royal Marines Cadets and the Northwood Royal Navy Volunteer Band.
Watching, in addition to families, were local dignitaries, affiliates and the Commander Maritime Reserves, Commodore Mel Robinson.
Beyond an impressive display of military pomp and ceremony, divisions allowed Wildfire to honour its best and brightest who have stood out over the past 12 months with Prince Michael ? Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Naval Reserve ? presenting a number of awards.
Does Princess Michael of Kent have any patronages?
What was Princess Michael of Kent like?
Princess Pushy: The life of Princess Michael of Kent. What was she like? - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye9E7T3dtUI)
Sad news for Lady Gabriella Kingston who was widowed today. Her husband Thomas Kingston has died.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13132383/Lady-Gabriella-Windsors-husband-Thomas-Kingston-dies-aged-45.html
https://people.com/thomas-kingston-dead-45-husband-lady-gabriella-windsor-former-boyfriend-pippa-middleton-details-8601086
https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/514330/lady-gabriella-kingston-husband-thomas-kingston-dead-aged-45/
https://news.sky.com/story/thomas-kingston-husband-of-prince-and-princess-michael-of-kents-daughter-has-died-13082382
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1871435/thomas-kingston-dead-royal-family-latest
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-02-27/buckingham-palace-announces-shock-death-of-family-member-thomas-kingston
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/breaking-royal-family-heartache-prince-32226235
https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/26222456/thomas-kingston-dead-lady-gabriellas-husband/
https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/royal-family-in-mourning-following-unexpected-death-of-thomas-kingston-aged-45-197276/
Gert's Royals Twitter says
Quote"The King and The Queen have been informed of Thomas's death and join Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and all those who knew him in grieving a much-loved member of the family.
In particular, Their Majesties send their most heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Gabriella and to all the Kingston family."
Thomas's death February 25,2024
Dreadful news for Lady Gabriella and Thomas's other loved ones. 45 is very young to die and the couple had only been married for a few years. May he RIP.
Quote from: Curryong on February 27, 2024, 07:23:52 PMDreadful news for Lady Gabriella and Thomas's other loved ones. 45 is very young to die and the couple had only been married for a few years. May he RIP.
Gabriella and Thomas both been married in 2019 for five years no children
Wow what a shock. Condolences to Gabriella and the rest of Thomas' family.
Having lost my sister to a sudden stroke at the same age last summer, losing someone so young is a shock.
To be widowed at 42 before you even made it to your 5th wedding anniversary.
Thomas is so young. He always had a happy uplifting smile.
Thomas Kingston, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's daughter Lady Gabriella Kingston, died from "traumatic head wound" and a gun was found near to his body in an outbuilding at his parent's home in the Cotswolds, an inquest opening at Gloucestershire Coroner's Court heard.
So it was suicide. What a dreadful thing. Lady Gabriella and other loved ones including Thomas's elderly parents must be devastated.
Quote from: Curryong on March 01, 2024, 08:08:12 PMSo it was suicide. What a dreadful thing. Lady Gabriella and other loved ones including Thomas's elderly parents must be devastated.
My deepest sympathy to the Kingston family and Lady Gabriella.
It is absolutely unbelievable news. Thomas was so young.
Prince William joins mourners at Thomas Kingston's funeral: Wife Lady Gabriella Windsor and her parents Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attend private service at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace after his sudden death aged 45
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13188199/Prince-William-Thomas-Kingston-funeral.html
Daily Mail: Prince and Princess Michael of Kent head to London private members' club in first public sighting since funeral of son-in-law Thomas Kingston (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13330563/Prince-Princess-Michael-Kent-head-London-private-members-club-public-sighting-funeral-son-law-Thomas-Kingston.html)
Daily Mail: Friends are 'rallying around' Lady Gabriella Windsor after death of her war hero husband Thomas Kingston - as she moves back in with her parents because 'she didn't want to be alone in the home they shared' (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13343749/Lady-Gabriella-Windsor-death-Thomas-Kingston-home-Kent.html)