Lady Amelia Windsor | |
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 Lady Amelia atBuckingham Palace in 2012 | |
| Born | Lady Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor (1995-08-24)24 August 1995 (age 30) Cambridge, England |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Model |
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| Family | House of Windsor |
Lady Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor (born 24 August 1995) is a British fashion model and a member of the extendedBritish royal family. As of 2025, she is 44th in theline of succession to the British throne. She is a granddaughter ofPrince Edward, Duke of Kent, and therefore a great-great-granddaughter ofGeorge V andQueen Mary. She is also a second cousin once removed ofCharles III.
Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor was born on 24 August 1995 at theRosie Hospital inCambridge. She was christened in December that year atChapel Royal,St James's Palace.[1] She is the youngest child ofGeorge Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, and his wife,Sylvana Tomaselli.[2] Her paternal grandfather,Prince Edward, Duke of Kent,[3][4] is a first cousin ofElizabeth II[5] and her father is a second cousin ofCharles III. Her paternal great grandparents werePrince George, Duke of Kent, andPrincess Marina of Greece and Denmark, a granddaughter ofGeorge I of Greece and first cousin ofPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her paternal great-great grandparents wereGeorge V andMary of Teck. Her paternal grandmother,Katharine, Duchess of Kent, was the daughter ofSir William Worsley, 4th Baronet. Amelia descends maternally from the AustrianTomaselli family. She is the younger sister ofEdward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, andLady Marina Windsor.[6] She is a third cousin ofWilliam, Prince of Wales, andPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex.[7][8] In 2013 she waspresented to society atle Bal des débutantes.[9]
Amelia is signed withStorm Model Management.[10][11][2] In 2016 she was the cover girl forTatler.[12] In February 2017 she walked the runway forDolce & Gabbana atMilan Fashion Week.[13][14] She also walked in Dolce & Gabbana's 2019 Spring collection.[6] She was featured on the August 2017 cover ofVogue Japan.[15] In 2018, Amelia released a collaboration with Penelope Chilvers for a line of shoes, and modelled for the line in a video campaign in Spain.[16] Twenty percent of the proceeds from her shoe collection were donated toWar Child, a charity that aids children in conflict areas.[12]
Amelia has worked forChanel,Azzedine Alaia, and interned atBVLGARI.[10][12][2] She is a contributing fashion editor atTatler.com.[17] In October 2018 Amelia became the spokesmodel for British make-up brandIllamasqua.[18][19][20]
In 2020, Amelia began contributing to a new environmental platform called Talia Collective, writing about eco-travel and lifestyle.[21]
Amelia's father, the Earl of St Andrews, lost his succession rights to the British throne according to theAct of Settlement 1701 as a consequence of marrying a Catholic. Although her grandmother, the Duchess of Kent, had converted to Catholicism in 1994, it did not remove her grandfather, Prince Edward, from the line of succession as the duchess was Anglican at the time of their wedding in 1961 and the Act of Settlement 1701 did not take into consideration a person married to someone in the line of succession converting to Catholicism. Her uncle,Lord Nicholas Windsor, converted to Catholicism in 2001, which removed him from the line of succession. In 2013, theSuccession to the Crown Act was passed, giving Amelia's father succession rights once again. Amelia's two older siblings were confirmed in the Catholic faith and therefore lost their succession rights.[22] She is therefore the only one among her siblings to maintain a place in the line of succession.[23]
After graduating fromSt Mary's School, Ascot,[24] Amelia spent agap year in India and Thailand[25] before studying French and Italian at theUniversity of Edinburgh.[11][26]
Amelia was named in theVanity Fair International Best Dressed List in 2017.[27] Further stylish looks were photographed in 2017.[28][29]
In January 2021, she became the patron of Cross River Gorilla Project, an initiative that helps save thecritically endangeredCross River gorillas from extinction.[30]
Amelia lives in a flat inNotting Hill, West London.[31]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link){{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)| Preceded by | Succession to the British throne great-granddaughter ofGeorge, Duke of Kent great-great-granddaughter ofGeorge V | Followed by Albert Windsor |
Generations are numbered by their descent fromGeorge V andMary of Teck | ||
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*Descendant ofElizabeth II and therefore use the surnameMountbatten-Windsor, but officially considered members of the House of Windsor | ||