The 32 godchildren of King Charles all hoping for an invitation to his ... trends now

The 32 godchildren of King Charles all hoping for an invitation to his ... trends now
The 32 godchildren of King Charles all hoping for an invitation to his ... trends now

The 32 godchildren of King Charles all hoping for an invitation to his ... trends now

Here are King Charles's 32 godchildren, who are all hoping for a Coronation invitation...

1. Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

Followed his older brother Prince Pavlos into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and studied International Relations at Brown University, Rhode Island, before working for Fox News in New York. Dated supermodel Elle Macpherson and actress Gwyneth Paltrow before marrying an event planner in a wedding described as ‘Mamma Mia with aristocrats’. Works as a landscape photographer in Athens.

2. Lord Nicholas Windsor

The youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent was the first member of the Royal Family to be born in hospital; the first to be cautioned by police after being caught with cannabis in St James’s Park; and the first to be married at the Vatican. Aged 52, he’s a special-needs teacher and married to a Cambridge classicist with three sons.

Lord Nicholas Windsor, 52, is a special-needs teacher and married to a Cambridge classicist with three sons

Lord Nicholas Windsor, 52, is a special-needs teacher and married to a Cambridge classicist with three sons

3. Edward van Cutsem

Eldest son of the late Hugh van Cutsem, the millionaire pedigree-bloodstock breeder and university friend of Charles, later becoming William’s confidant. A founding partner of Westerly Winds, which helps entrepreneurs build businesses. Married to the daughter of the Duchess of Westminster.

Eldest son of the late Hugh van Cutsem, the millionaire pedigree-bloodstock breeder and university friend of Charles, later becoming William’s confidant

Eldest son of the late Hugh van Cutsem, the millionaire pedigree-bloodstock breeder and university friend of Charles, later becoming William’s confidant

4. Giles Donald

His late father engaged in dormitory pranks with Charles at prep school. The future King chose Giles, now 42 and who set up a wheelchair-hire company, as one of the voices for the TV version of his children’s story The Legend Of Lochnagar.

5. Louisa Mills

Daughter of Rear Admiral John Lippiett, retired Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College, who was friends with Charles in the Royal Navy. Now 45, Louisa is head of business change and delivery practices at Metro Bank.

6. Timothy and Nicholas Knatchbull

Timothy’s life will forever be defined by the murder by an IRA bomb of his grandfather Lord Mountbatten and 14-year-old twin Nicholas while they were fishing off the Irish coast in 1979. Cambridge-graduate Timothy survived the attack and later wrote in his memoir, From A Clear Blue Sky, how the bomb left him ‘with a legacy of mental and emotional wounds that refused to go away’. Now aged 58, he’s a film-maker married to a Montessori teacher.

7. Marina Ogilvy

At the age of 23, the daughter of the Queen’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, became pregnant out of wedlock. It was claimed that Charles sent her a gift inscribed ‘From your disappointed godfather’. Marina married fashion photographer Paul Mowatt just before their daughter Zenouska was born – but the couple split in 1997. She also hit the headlines for posing for a fetish magazine and living on welfare benefits. A talented pianist, Marina, 56, now writes music scores and lives quietly in a cottage in Windsor Great Park.

A talented pianist, Marina, 56, now writes music scores and lives quietly in a cottage in Windsor Great Park

A talented pianist, Marina, 56, now writes music scores and lives quietly in a cottage in Windsor Great Park

8. Fiona Compton 

Became Charles’s goddaughter after he met her father, Sir John Compton, former Prime Minister of St Lucia, during his stint in the Navy. The 41-year-old, left, is an artist, film-maker and on the board of The World Reimagined Project which explores the impact of the transatlantic trade in the enslavement of Africans. She’s also an ambassador for London’s Notting Hill Carnival.

Fiona Compton became Charles’s goddaughter after he met her father, Sir John Compton, former Prime Minister of St Lucia, during his stint in the Navy

Fiona Compton became Charles’s goddaughter after he met her father, Sir John Compton, former Prime Minister of St Lucia, during his stint in the Navy

9. Prince Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece and Denmark

The 55-year-old former Royal Scots Dragoon Guard lives in New York where he is an investment consultant and keen yachtsman.

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and Crown Princess Marie Chantal of Greece during the gala banquet

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and Crown Princess Marie Chantal of Greece during the gala banquet

10. James, Marquess of Hamilton

Heir to the 5th Duke of Abercorn, the 53-year-old is second cousin of Princess Diana. His late mother was forced to issue a statement denying rumours of an affair with Prince Philip after they were photographed swimming together in the Caribbean. An Old Harrovian, he works on the family estate, Baronscourt Castle in Northern Ireland, and is married to an arts event organiser.

Heir to the 5th Duke of Abercorn, the 53-year-old (left) is second cousin of Princess Diana

Heir to the 5th Duke of Abercorn, the 53-year-old (left) is second cousin of Princess Diana

11. James Laing

Son of diplomat Stuart Laing, who was High Commissioner to Brunei, and his wife Sibella, who dated Charles at Cambridge. An Old Etonian who got an MA in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge. He is the diocesan secretary of Llandaff.

12. Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster

Son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and is a former captain in the Royal Hussars. Works for the non-governmental Transnational Crisis Project. Married to a doctor with two children.

13.  Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark

The second generation of her family to have the King as her godfather. A regular in gossip columns, the 26-year-old model and socialite interned at Dior’s couture department and is dating property developer Peregrine Pearson, son and heir of the 4th Viscount Cowdray, whose family is worth a reputed £224 million.

Princess Maria-Olympia is a regular in gossip columns, the 26-year-old model and socialite interned at Dior’s couture department

Princess Maria-Olympia is a regular in gossip columns, the 26-year-old model and socialite interned at Dior’s couture department

14. Tom Parker Bowles

Son of Queen Camilla. The Old Etonian, 48, is a cookery writer and restaurant columnist for The Mail on Sunday.

Son of Queen Camilla. The Old Etonian, 48, is a cookery writer and restaurant columnist for The Mail on Sunday

Son of Queen Camilla. The Old Etonian, 48, is a cookery

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