This morning I received a message from the Daily Mail's gossip columnist, Richard Eden, which made me smile.
I suspected the marriage was over as far back as 2019, as Lady Nicholas did not accompany her husband and son to Lady Gabriella Windsor's wedding. She also did not attend any of the events for Queen Elizabeth's death and funeral. I noted this at the time on social media.
The couple and their three sons, Albert, Leopold, and Louis, resided in Italy. During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Paola wrote two articles for the Catholic Herald.
The first article, Rome Diary: How our Family is living through lockdown was published on March 19, 2020. Although Paola referred to our children and "we have my elderly mother staying, who got stuck here after coming for a carnevale party to raise funds for the old people's home," she never mentioned her husband.
Her second article, 'This too shall pass', Italians know how to confront a pandemic, appeared in the paper on April 23, 2020. The article focused on Italy's response to the pandemic, rather than offering a personal reflection.
The byline was Paola Frankopan, not Paola Windsor. The two articles are no longer available on the Catholic Herald's website. This is why I keep clip files. I printed out the articles after publication, and they are in my Lord Nicholas Windsor clipping file.
Lord Nicholas Windsor, 55, is the youngest of the three children of the Duke and late Duchess of Kent. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 2001, seven years after his mother joined the Catholic church. '
Nicholas and Paola were married in two ceremonies: a civil ceremony on October 19, 2006, in London, followed by a Roman Catholic wedding on November 19, 2006, at the Church of St. Stephen of the Abyssinians in Vatican City. They have three sons: Albert, who will celebrate his 18th birthday on September 22, Leopold, 16, and eleven-year-old Louis.
The most recent event the couple attended together was The Queen's Birthday Party at Royal Albert Hall on April 19, 2018. Two months later, Lord Nicholas appeared on Buckingham Palace's balcony after the Trooping the Colour. He stood next to his cousin, James Ogilvy, and his wife, Julia. Paola was not present.
However, on June 15, 2018, Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor and Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor attended a service of Thanksgiving for the life of Stephen Hawking, CH.
Here is the article I wrote in May after Lady Nicholas was spotted at a Rome gala sans husband.
https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2025/05/lady-nicholas-windsor-spotted-at-rome.html
He has a story today confirming the separation beteween Lord Nicholas Windsor and his wife, the former Paola Frankopan.
A friend told the newspaper: "It's very sad, but the couple have been separated for some time. "They no longer attend family events together. Both are very conservative and dislike divorce, so apparently they will never actually get divorced."
You are very welcome, Richard.
Coffees are awesome
1 comment:
Whoa....Richard Eden. At the end of the day, I'm a fan girl of royal commentary. That said, my best hopes for the family.
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