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| Freddie Windsor to marry actress | Freddie Windsor to marry actress |
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| The son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent is to marry his actress girlfriend Sophie Winkleman. | |
| Lord Frederick Windsor, 30, who is 31st in line to the throne, proposed to the 29-year-old on Valentines Day this year. | Lord Frederick Windsor, 30, who is 31st in line to the throne, proposed to the 29-year-old on Valentines Day this year. |
| The guests at Hampton Court on Saturday are thought to include Princess Eugenie and rock star Bryan Adams. | |
| Senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen and the Prince of Wales, are unable to attend. | Senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen and the Prince of Wales, are unable to attend. |
| The Duchess of Cornwall and Princes William and Harry have sent a joint gift in their absence. | The Duchess of Cornwall and Princes William and Harry have sent a joint gift in their absence. |
| Ms Winkleman has chosen a "fairy-tale" dress designed by Roza Couture, while Lord Frederick, known as Freddie, is being dressed by Hardy Amies - a favourite designer of the Royal Family. | Ms Winkleman has chosen a "fairy-tale" dress designed by Roza Couture, while Lord Frederick, known as Freddie, is being dressed by Hardy Amies - a favourite designer of the Royal Family. |
| 'Life-changing' | 'Life-changing' |
| The chapel has been decorated with white and pale pink flowers, including roses, with hand-made jasmine garlands draped around its pillars. | The chapel has been decorated with white and pale pink flowers, including roses, with hand-made jasmine garlands draped around its pillars. |
| A champagne reception will follow in the Great Hall of the Surrey palace. | A champagne reception will follow in the Great Hall of the Surrey palace. |
| The couple, who have been together for two years, will fly to Los Angeles on Sunday - not for a honeymoon, but in time for Ms Winkleman to start work on a new television series. | The couple, who have been together for two years, will fly to Los Angeles on Sunday - not for a honeymoon, but in time for Ms Winkleman to start work on a new television series. |
| A spokesman said Ms Winkleman and Lord Freddie turned down a "life-changing" amount of money from a celebrity magazine offering to cover their wedding, opting instead for a more intimate celebration. | A spokesman said Ms Winkleman and Lord Freddie turned down a "life-changing" amount of money from a celebrity magazine offering to cover their wedding, opting instead for a more intimate celebration. |
| Refused to convert | Refused to convert |
| Lord Freddie was educated at Eton and Oxford University and now works for JP Morgan's private banking division. | Lord Freddie was educated at Eton and Oxford University and now works for JP Morgan's private banking division. |
| Ms Winkleman - best known from her role as Big Suze in the hit TV comedy Peep Show - has also appeared in a number of other TV series including the BBC's Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul. | Ms Winkleman - best known from her role as Big Suze in the hit TV comedy Peep Show - has also appeared in a number of other TV series including the BBC's Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul. |
| Prince Michael is a cousin to both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. | Prince Michael is a cousin to both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. |
| He married his wife, then Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, in 1978. | He married his wife, then Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, in 1978. |
| She was a Catholic and steadfastly refused to convert to Anglicanism. | She was a Catholic and steadfastly refused to convert to Anglicanism. |
| Consequently, Prince Michael, who was eighth in line to the throne at the time of his birth, lost his place in the succession. | Consequently, Prince Michael, who was eighth in line to the throne at the time of his birth, lost his place in the succession. |
| Their children, however - Lord Freddie and Lady Gabriella Windsor - retain their rights of succession because they are still "in communion with the Anglican Church". | Their children, however - Lord Freddie and Lady Gabriella Windsor - retain their rights of succession because they are still "in communion with the Anglican Church". |