Lady Marina Windsor
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{{short description|British noblewoman}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lady Marina Windsor
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| birth_name = Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|09|30}}
| birth_place = Cambridge, England
| relatives = House of Windsor
| father = George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
| mother = Sylvana Tomaselli
| education = St Mary's School Ascot
University of Edinburgh
| occupation = philanthropist
| spouse =
| partner = Nico Macauley (fiancé)
}}
Lady Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor (born 30 September 1992) is a British philanthropic executive and relative of the British royal family. Although she is a great-great-granddaughter of King George V, and a second cousin once removed of Charles III, she was removed from the line of succession to the British throne in 2008 after being confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church. She works as a philanthropic executive at The Big Give.
== Early life, family, and education ==
Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor was born on 30 September 1992 at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, the second child of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, a diplomat and member of the House of Windsor, and Sylvana Tomaselli, a Canadian historian and member of the Austrian-Italian Tomaselli family.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a60580165/lady-marina-windsor-duke-of-kent-interview/|title=Lady Marina Windsor Opens Up About Her Grandfather, the Duke of Kent|magazine=Town & Country|first=Emily|last=Burack|date=23 April 2024|access-date=11 June 2025}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/517808/marina-windsor-talks-passion-for-charity-work-environment-sustainable-fashion-exclusive/|title=Introducing the Royal Family's inspiring eco warrior Marina Windsor as she talks desire to protect the planet|magazine=Hello!|first=Ainhoa|last=Barcelona|date=21 April 2024|access-date=11 June 2025}} Her older brother is Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, and her younger sister is Lady Amelia Windsor. She is a paternal granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who is a first cousin of Elizabeth II, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, the only daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet. Lady Marina is named after her great-grandmother Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/554184/lady-marina-windsor-lady-amelia-windsor-who-are-king-charles-cousins/|title=Who are Lady Marina and Lady Amelia Windsor - All you need to know the rarely-seen cousins of King Charles|magazine=Hello!|first=Matthew|last=Moore|date=28 May 2024|access-date=11 June 2025}}
On 21 January 1993, Lady Marina was christened Marina Charlotte Alexandra Katharine Helen Windsor in a Church of England ceremony by William Booth, the sub-dean of the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Her godparents are Lady Ralph Kerr, Katherine Ruth Panter, William Hanbury-Tenison, and Sasha Poklewski-Koziell.{{cite web| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/court-circular-1480854.html| title = Court Circular| date = 26 January 1993| website = The Independent| publisher = Independent Print Limited| access-date = 2 February 2019}}
Lady Marina attended St Mary's School, Ascot, a Roman Catholic boarding school for girls.{{cite web| url = https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1015037/Lady-Amelia-Windsor-Instagram| title = 'Most beautiful royal' Lady Amelia Windsor shows off lavish home on Instagram| last = Hodgkin| first = Emily| date = 9 September 2018| website = Daily Express| publisher = Northern & Shell| access-date = 2 February 2019}}{{cite news| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8360087/Lady-Marina-Windsor-No-more-modelling.html| title = Lady Marina Windsor: No more modelling| last = Walker| first = Tim| date = 4 March 2011| website = The Daily Telegraph| access-date = 2 February 2019}} She served as deputy head girl at St Mary's.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/who-are-lady-amelia-and-lady-marina-windsor|title=Who is Lady Marina Windsor? Meet the royal who just announced her engagement|magazine=Tatler|first=Isaac|last=Bickerstaff|date=9 June 2025|access-date=11 June 2025}} She went on to study French and Portuguese languages at the University of Edinburgh, where she was active in dramatic societies and wrote for the student publication Y-Magazine.
= Succession rights =
Until 2008, Lady Marina was 25th in the line of succession to the British throne.{{cite web| url = http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/ordersuccession.htm| title = The Order of Succession| last = Cracroft-Brennan| first = Patrick| website = Cracroft's Peerage: The Complete Guide to the British Peerage & Baronetage| publisher = Heraldic Media Limited| access-date = 2 February 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/gallery/2016030530145/amelia-windsor-everything-you-need-to-know/7/| title = Who is Lady Amelia Windsor: the most beautiful member of the royal family| date = 14 May 2018| website = Hello!| publisher = Eduardo Sánchez Junco| access-date = 2 February 2019}}{{cite web| url = http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/top+100+in+line+to+the+throne/3051062.html| title = Top 100 in line to the throne| date = 27 March 2009| website = Channel 4 News| publisher = ITN| access-date = 2 February 2019}} She forfeited her place in the line of succession, in compliance of the Act of Settlement 1701, along with her older brother, after being confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church of her mother and paternal grandmother.{{cite web| url = https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2008/may/25/1| title = Windsor scoop| last = Marre| first = Oliver| date = 24 May 2008| website = The Guardian| access-date = 2 February 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2018/05/17/who-is-the-most-beautiful-royal-lady-amelia-windsor/23437201/| title = Who is the 'Most Beautiful Royal,' Lady Amelia Windsor?| last = Storey| first = Kate| date = 17 May 2018| website = AOL| access-date = 2 February 2019| archive-date = 10 July 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190710112936/https://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2018/05/17/who-is-the-most-beautiful-royal-lady-amelia-windsor/23437201/| url-status = dead}}{{cite web| url = https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-family-tree-british-monarchy-house-of-windsor-2018-5#prince-georges-great-grandson-is-set-to-eventually-become-the-duke-of-kent-but-he-will-never-inherit-the-throne-5| title = Prince George's great grandson is set to eventually become the Duke of Kent – but he will never inherit the throne| last1 = Gal| first1 = Shayanne| last2 = Cain| first2 = Áine| date = 16 August 2018| website = Business Insider| publisher = Insider Inc.| access-date = 2 February 2019}}
Career
In 2010, Lady Marina modelled for Hardy Amies in Tatler alongside her siblings. She later expressed interest in working in foreign diplomacy and not a modelling career. She has worked on the New Generation festival in Florence.{{cite web |title=A who's who of the Queen's extended family likely to be at her funeral |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/a-whos-who-of-the-queens-extended-family |website=Tatler |date=15 September 2022 |access-date=17 June 2023}} After completing school, she worked for a number of charities including Veterans Aid, Beat Routes Charity, Eco-nnect, and The Big Give, working at the latter as a philanthropic executive.
Personal life
She attended the wedding of her third cousin Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to Catherine Middleton in 2011.{{cite web| url = https://www.royal.uk/selected-guest-list-wedding-service-westminster-abbey| title = Selected Guest List for the Wedding Service at Westminster Abbey| date = 23 April 2011| website = Royal Family Official Website| access-date = 2 February 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/apr/26/royal-wedding-guest-list-invite| title = Royal wedding: the Prince William and Kate Middleton guest list as open data| website = The Guardian| access-date = 2 February 2019| date = 26 April 2011}}
In May 2012, Lady Marina travelled to Thailand, where she trained in Muay Thai boxing.{{cite web| url = http://muaychaiya.com/?p=811&lang=th| title = Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor come to learn Muay Thai Chaiya with Kru Praengเลดี้ มารีนา-แชรล็อต วินเซอร์ เรียนมวยไทยไชยากับครูแปรง| date = 25 May 2012| website = Muay Chaiya| access-date = 2 February 2019}}
She lives at Wren House, Kensington Palace, with her paternal grandparents, the Duke and Duchess of Kent.{{cite web |title=This royal family member lives with their grandparents in historic royal home |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/20220824149085/lady-marina-windsor-lives-grandparents-duke-duchess-of-kent/ |website=Hello Magazine |date=24 August 2022 |access-date=17 June 2023}}
She announced her engagement to Nico Macauley on 8 June 2025.{{cite web |last= Avery|first= Rachel|date= 8 June 2025 |title= Prince William's cousin announces surprise engagement to rarely-seen boyfriend|url= https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/836779/lady-marina-windsor-engaged/ |website= Hello!|location= |publisher= |access-date= 8 June 2025}} He is a great-grandson of William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose and a maternal first cousin of the actor Joshua Sasse.{{cite news|url=https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/queen-elizabeth-iis-first-cousin-lady-marina-windsor-announces-surprise-engagement-to-boyfriend-of-two-years-nico-macauley/news-story/8d6baa0252d184dc2d303de7e6b3ce71|title=King Charles' second cousin Lady Marina Windsor announces surprise engagement to boyfriend of two years Nico Macauley|work=Sky News Australia}}
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