Lady Helen Taylor

Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor (née Windsor; born 28 April 1964) is a daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife Katharine, Duchess of Kent, and a great-granddaughter of King George V. She is a first cousin once removed of Elizabeth II. She is currently 40th in line of succession to the British Throne.

Early life and youth

Born at Coppins, a country house in Iver, Buckinghamshire, Lady Helen is the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. She was educated at Eton End PNEU School in Datchet then at St Mary's School, Wantage, and Gordonstoun. Between 1987 and 1991, Lady Helen worked with the art dealer Karsten Schubert and confessed in a television interview that she had turned down representing artist Damien Hirst. She was nicknamed "Melons" by the popular press.

Marriage and children

On 18 July 1992, Lady Helen married Timothy Verner Taylor (b. 8 August 1963), an art dealer and the eldest son of Commander Michael Verner Taylor, RN and Susan Geraldine Percy. They married at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The bride wore a Catherine Walker design inspired by the architecture of the wedding venue.

Lady Helen and her husband have four children, who immediately follow her in the line of succession:

• Columbus George Donald Taylor (born 6 August 1994) - He is currently 41st in line.
• Cassius Edward Taylor (born 26 December 1996) - He is currently 42nd in line.
• Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (born 2 March 2003) - She is currently 43rd in line.
• Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (born 21 December 2004) - She is currently 44th in line.

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Public role

She is a patron of the CLIC Sargent children's cancer charity. Her husband is a cancer survivor.

Ancestry