As Prince Michael of Kent turns 82, how the controversial father of Lady Gabriella Windsor was in Britain's reserve bobsleigh squad at 1972 Winter Olympics - before he married 'Princess Pushy' The first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth is not officially a working royal By Ed Holt and Harry Howard Published: 07:01, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 07:01, 4 July 2024 e-mail View comments As he turns 82 today, Prince Michael of Kent will likely be celebrating in a low-key fashion with close family. In recent months he and his wife Princess Michael have been supporting their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor after the death of her husband Thomas Kingston in February. In the weeks after her tragic loss, Lady Gabriella moved back in with her parents at their Kensington Palace apartment.
Her father is the first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, the brother of the Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V and a cousin-twice-removed of Russia 's last Tsar, Nicholas II. In his younger years, Prince Michael was a competitive rower and bobsledder and was even on the reserve list for Britain's bobsleigh team at the 1972 Winter Olympics . But unlike his daughter's impeccable public image, Prince Michael - who bears a striking resemblance to Tsar Nicholas - has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons in the past.
Prince Michael of Kent turns 82 today. Above: With his daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor outside St George's Chapel on her wedding day, May 18, 2019 Prince Michael of Kent and his wife Princ.
