Lord Frederick Windsor
{{short description|British financial analyst (born 1979)}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Lord Frederick Windsor
| image = Fredrick Windsor, Sophie Winkleman, at British Polo Day.jpg
| caption = Lord Frederick Windsor and his wife, the actress and writer Sophie Winkleman, at British Polo Day USA in 2014
| birth_name = Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|04|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = St Mary's Hospital, London, England
| family = House of Windsor
| spouse = {{marriage|Sophie Winkleman|12 September 2009}}
| children = 2
| father = Prince Michael of Kent
| mother = Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz
| education = Magdalen College, Oxford
| occupation = Investment banker
}}
Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor (born 6 April 1979) is a member of the British royal family. He is the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and is 54th in the line of succession to the British throne. He is married to British actress Sophie Winkleman and is a financial analyst by profession. As a great-grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary, he is a second cousin of King Charles III.
Early life and education
Lord Frederick Windsor was born on 6 April 1979 at St Mary's Hospital, London, and christened on 11 July 1979 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, Westminster. A first cousin once removed of the late Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin twice removed of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, making him both a second cousin and second cousin once removed of King Charles III and his siblings, he is 53rd in the line of succession to the British throne.
Lord Frederick and his sister, Lady Gabriella, were brought up in the Church of England.
He was educated at Wetherby School, Sunningdale, and Eton College, where he was an Oppidan Scholar,{{cite web |url=http://www.princemichael.org.uk/the-prince/marriage-family/ |title=Marriage & Family |website=Prince Michael of Kent |language=en-GB |access-date=9 April 2020}} then at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained a 2:1 degree in Classics.
Career
After graduation, Lord Frederick worked as a fashion model for a campaign by Burberry and for the designer Tomasz Starzewski and also as a music journalist, notably for Tatler magazine.{{cite web |last=Hechinger |first=Paul |title=10 Lesser-Known Members of the British Royal Family |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/06/almost-royal-10-lesser-known-members-of-the-british-royal-family |publisher=BBC America |access-date=16 May 2018}} He planned to become a solicitor specializing in entertainment law, but by September 2006, according to The Times, he was working as an analyst in the wealth management arm of JP Morgan in London.{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article626377.ece |title=Prufrock: TV show becomes reality for Vodafone |newspaper=The Times |access-date=3 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308112747/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article626377.ece |archive-date=8 March 2007}}
He is now a banker and executive director at JPMorgan Chase{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederick-windsor-cfa-b9811621|title=Frederick Windsor – LinkedIn}} and is a CFA charterholder,{{cite web |url=https://directory.cfainstitute.org/profile/5748A74FFD32C6C66EC3DE01AD0A117B8EF884BB?event=memberDirectoryProfileView|title=Frederick Windsor – CFA Member Profile}} having received his charter in 2013.
Personal life
On St Valentine's Day (14 February) 2009, Lord Frederick became engaged to the actress Sophie Winkleman.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7891234.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Freddie Windsor to marry actress |date=15 February 2009}} The Queen consented to the marriage, as required by the Royal Marriages Act 1772,{{cite web|url=http://www.privycouncil.gov.uk/files/word/Draft%20List%2010%20June%20.doc |title=Privy Council Orders for 10 June 2009 |publisher=Privy Council}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} and they were married at Hampton Court on 12 September 2009.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6180273/Royal-wedding-Lord-Frederick-Windsor-marries-Sophie-Winkleman.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |title=Royal wedding: Lord Frederick Windsor marries Sophie Winkleman |date=12 September 2009 |access-date=11 May 2010}}
The couple's first child, Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina, was born at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on 15 August 2013 in Los Angeles.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10246517/Prince-and-Princess-Michael-of-Kent-welcome-first-grandchild.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130816015732/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10246517/Prince-and-Princess-Michael-of-Kent-welcome-first-grandchild.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 August 2013 |work=The Telegraph |title=Prince and Princess Michael of Kent welcome first grandchild |date=16 August 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |location=London |first=Hayley |last=Dixon}} She was baptised at St James's Palace in December 2013, and has Princess Eugenie among her godparents. Maud acted as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45812827 Eugenie wedding: George and Charlotte among pageboys and bridesmaids], BBC News, 10 October 2018
On 20 January 2016, it was announced Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor had become parents to a second daughter, Isabella Alexandra May, born on 16 January 2016 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London.{{cite web |title=Isabella Windsor christened at Kensington Palace in the same gown worn by Princess Charlotte |url=http://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2016070532270/isabella-windsor-christened-kensington-palace/ |work=Hello! |date=5 July 2016 |access-date=6 January 2017}} She was baptised at Kensington Palace in June 2016 with Jamie Oliver, a close friend of her mother, serving as one of the godparents.
From September 2016 until its closure in 2023, Lord Frederick was president of the charity Soldier On!, which supported vulnerable, disadvantaged, or socially isolated people by participating in archaeology and heritage projects as well as personal development workshops.
On 21 February 2017, Lord Frederick was inducted into the Grand Order of Water Rats charitable fraternity.{{cite web |url=http://www.gowr.co.uk/doc-uploads/98-royal-dinner-21.02.2017.pdf/ |title=GOWR HOUSE DINNER in the presence of ComR PRINCE MICHAEL of KENT and his son, LORD FREDERICK WINDSOR |author=Martin, Mike|date=21 February 2017 |work=GOWR.co.uk}}
Titles and styles
Under letters patent issued in 1917 and still in force today, Lord Frederick's father is entitled to the dignity of prince and the style His Royal Highness as the son of a son of George V. Although these letters do not bestow these royal dignities beyond grandchildren of monarchs (except in the case of the children of the Prince of Wales, as modified by Elizabeth II), they allow the children of sons of sons of a British monarch to be styled as the children of a duke, with the honorific courtesy style of Lord or Lady before their given names.{{cite journal |date=14 December 1917 |title=Foreign Office |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30428/page/13086 |journal=The London Gazette |pages=13086}} Since Lord Frederick is not a peer in his own right, his style is not hereditary and his children are not entitled to any distinctions, including the prefix The Honourable.{{cite book |last=Black |first=Adam & Charles |title=Titles and Forms of Address: A Guide to Their Correct Use |publisher=Adam & Charles Black |year=1955 |location=London |pages=52}} They do, however, follow him in the line of succession to the British throne.{{cite magazine |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |date=9 March 2023 |title=Who Is the Next Heir to the Throne? See the Complete British Line of Succession |url=https://people.com/royals/british-royal-family-line-of-succession-complete/ |magazine=People Magazine |location= |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=2 January 2024}}
Honours
- 45px 6 February 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
- 45px 6 February 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- 45px 6 February 2022: Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/sophie-winkleman-lady-frederick-windsor-and-lord-frederick-news-photo/1425390995 |title=The Committal Service For Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |last=Mumby |first=Max |date=4 June 2022|website=Getty Images |access-date=23 September 2022 }}
- 45px 6 May 2023: King Charles III Coronation Medal
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