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Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston married at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in a ceremony on Saturday afternoon attended by the Queen , the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Cambridge ’s sister, Pippa Middleton .
Also in attendance were Michael and Carole Middleton and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
The Duchess of Sussex , who gave birth to her first child with Prince Harry on Monday 6 May, was not present at the wedding.
Gabriella wore a lace gown by Italian designer Luisa Beccaria for the occasion.
The ceremony began at noon and was conducted by Dean of Windsor, the Right Rev David Conner.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston ady Gabriella Windsor with her father Prince Michael of Kent The bride posed on the steps of St George's Chapel with her father. She wore a lace gown by Italian designer Luisa Beccaria.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston r with her father Prince Michael of Kent Lady Gabriella's gown features a billowing train, which bridesmaids laid across the steps of the 15th century chapel.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Lady Gabriella Windsor The 38-year-old royal arrived with her father in a claret-coloured vintage car.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Queen Elizabeth II The Queen wore a vibrant pink coat by Stewart Parvin for the occasion. She accessorised the look with a floral hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip was photographed speaking to the Duke of Sussex outside of the chapel.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Princess Michael of Kent and Lord Frederick Windsor The mother of the bride wore a lilac dress with an embroidered overcoat.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Lady Amelia Windsor The 23-year-old royal wore an oversized pink dress by Turkish designer Gül Hürgel.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Bridesmaid The bridesmaids were Isabella Windsor, Maud Windsor, Leonora Weisman, Aurelia del Drago, Eliza Goldsmith and Emily Conolly.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Page Boy Lady Gabriella's page boys for the wedding included Frederick Murray, Rafferty Murray and Karim Khawaja.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Prince Harry, Lady Frederick Windsor, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward Princess Anne paired her mustard yellow button-down coat with a matching boater hat.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Prince Harry, Lady Frederick Windsor and Princess Anne The royal trio arrived in tandem for the ceremony.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston James Matthews and Pippa Middleton The couple were one of the first to arrive at St George's Chapel for the ceremony. Middleton wore a periwinkle blue gown with a matching velvet hairband.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston James Matthews and Pippa Middleton The couple held hands on arrival.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston James Matthews, Pippa Middleton and Carole Middleton The Duchess of Cambridge's mother, Carole Middleton, wore an all-cream ensemble for the occasion.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston Guests arriving at St George's Chapel The wedding was a society affair attended by guests wearing morning suits, floral dresses and occasion hats.
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Royal Wedding: Lady Gabriella Windsor marries Thomas Kingston St George's Chapel The venue for the ceremony.
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The newlyweds went on to celebrate with a reception at Frogmore House, the same location where Harry and Meghan held their wedding dinner. Guests were served smoked Scottish salmon and asparagus risotto in addition to a number of canapes.
The couple got engaged in the summer of 2018 after having dated for several years.
Their nuptials mark the third royal wedding to take place within one year, preceded by Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex . All three ceremonies were held at St George’s Chapel.
Gabriella, whose full name is Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor, is the daughter of Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen ’s cousin.
The 38-year-old works for digital communications and branding agency Branding Latin America, which is based in Knightsbridge, London.
Gabriella, known to friends as Ella, is also a board director for the Playing for Change Foundation , a non-profit organisation that supports music education programmes for children in areas with limited in economic resources.
Kingston is a director at Devonport Capital, which specialises in supporting companies in emerging economies or post-conflict environments by providing access to expansion finance and liquidity-bridging solutions.
The 40-year-old is close friends with Middleton and attended her wedding to James Matthews in May 2017 with Gabriella.
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