Lady Helen Taylor

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Lady Helen Taylor
Born (1964-04-28) 28 April 1964 (age 60)
Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation Business representative
Spouse(s) Timothy Taylor (m. 1992)
Children Columbus Taylor
Cassius Taylor
Eloise Taylor
Estella Taylor
Parent(s) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Katharine, Duchess of Kent

Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor (née Windsor; born 28 April 1964) is a first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, and a great-granddaughter of King George V. 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.[1]

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.[2] They married at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The bride wore a Catherine Walker design [3] inspired by the architecture of the wedding venue.[4][unreliable source?]

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.

Public role

As a minor member of the royal family, Lady Helen performs no official functions, but she does attend family events such as royal weddings and Trooping the Colour. In 2012, she attended the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

She is a patron of the CLIC Sargent children's cancer charity.[5] Her husband is a cancer survivor.[6]

Ancestry

Family of Lady Helen Taylor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Princess Alexandra of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Prince George, Duke of Kent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Francis, Duke of Teck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Mary of Teck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. George I, King of Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Lady Helen Taylor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Arthington Worsley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Sir William Worsley, Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Marianne Hely-Hutchinson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Sir William Worsley, Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Edward Chivers Bower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Augusta Chivers Bower
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Amelia Mary Bennett-Martin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Katharine Worsley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Sir John Brunner, Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Sir John Brunner, Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Salome Davies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Joyce Morgan Brunner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Octavius Vaughan Morgan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Lucy Marianne Vaughan Morgan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Katharine Anne Simkin
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. People Magazine Archive: Windsor Castle Lights Up with Lasers as the 'queenyboppers'—four Royal Cousins—turn 21 July 08, 1985 Vol. 24 No. 2 "Lady Helen Windsor, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, is known as "Melons" because of her ample proportions." & "True to form, Lady Helen—"Melons"—was at the center of the party's only controversy. Her ex-boyfriend, Oakes, crashed the event and was escorted out by police."
  2. http://thepeerage.com/p10558.htm#i105577
  3. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Order of Splendor: Lady Helen Taylor's gown http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/wedding-wednesday-lady-helen-taylors.html
  5. http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Aboutus/Mediacentre/Latestnews/Midsummerpartyraises400000
  6. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Lady Helen Taylor
Born: 28 April 1964
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne
granddaughter of George, son of George V
Succeeded by
Columbus Taylor
Notes and references
1. Some sources exclude Louis Windsor (and his elder brothers Albert and Leopold) from the line of succession because they were baptised in the Roman Catholic faith.