Lady Amelia Windsor

Lady Amelia Windsor is a British fashion model and relative of the British royal family. As of May 2023, she is 43rd in the line of succession to the British throne. She is a granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, so she is consequently a great-great-granddaughter of George V and Queen Mary; she is a second cousin once removed of Charles III.

Family life

Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor was born on 24 August 1995 at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. She was christened in December 1995 at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She is the youngest child of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, and his wife, Sylvana Tomaselli. Her paternal grandfather, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is a first cousin of Elizabeth II and her father is a second cousin of Charles III. Her paternal great grandparents were Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, a granddaughter of George I of Greece and first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her paternal great-great grandparents were George V and Mary of Teck. Her paternal grandmother, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, is the daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet. Lady Amelia descends maternally from the Austrian Tomaselli family. She is the younger sister of Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, and Lady Marina Windsor. She is a third cousin of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.

Career

Lady Amelia is signed with Storm Model Management. In 2016 she was the cover girl for Tatler. In February 2017 she walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana at Milan Fashion Week. She also walked in Dolce & Gabbana's 2019 Spring collection. She was featured on the August 2017 cover of Vogue Japan. In 2018, Lady Amelia released a collaboration with Penelope Chilvers for a line of shoes, and modelled for the line in a video campaign in Spain. Twenty percent of the proceeds from her shoe collection were donated to War Child, a charity that aids children in conflict areas.

Lady Amelia has worked for Chanel, Azzedine Alaia, and interned at BVLGARI. She is a contributing fashion editor at Tatler.com. In October 2018 Lady Amelia became the spokesmodel for British make-up brand Illamasqua.

In 2020, Lady Amelia began contributing to a new environmental platform called Talia Collective, writing about eco-travel and lifestyle.

Personal life

In 2013 she was presented to society at le Bal des débutantes.

After graduating from St Mary's School, Ascot, Lady Amelia spent a gap year in India and Thailand before studying French and Italian at the University of Edinburgh.

Lady Amelia was named in the Vanity Fair International Best Dressed List in 2017.

In January 2021, she became the patron of Cross River Gorilla Project, an initiative that helps save the Critically Endangered Cross River gorillas from extinction.

Lady Amelia lives in a flat in Notting Hill, West London.

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Sources

• "Amelia Windsor." Storm Management. < link > Accessed 2 January 2025.
• "Lady Amelia Windsor." Models.com. < link > Accessed 2 January 2025.
• "Lady Amelia Windsor." Wikipedia, revision of 8 October 2024. < link > Accessed 2 January 2025.