George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (born 26 June 1962) is a British philanthropist, former diplomat and a member of the extended

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. He was a member of the Diplomatic Service in New York and Budapest. St Andrews became chancellor of the

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in 2017. He is the trustee of the Next Century and Global eHealth foundations and patron of the Welsh Sinfonia. He is the elder son of

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, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, and heir apparent to the dukedom of Kent. He is the second cousin of

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and 43rd in the line of

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as of 2025.

Early life and career

Lord St Andrews was born at Coppins,

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, Buckinghamshire, the eldest child of

, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent (''née'' Worsley, a daughter of Sir William Worsley, 4th Baronet). Royal obstetrician Sir John Peel assisted at his birth, at which time Lord St Andrews was 10th in line of succession to the throne. He was christened at the music room at Buckingham Palace on 14 September by the

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Michael Ramsey. His godparents were

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; his aunt

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, his uncle Oliver Worsley, and Lady Lily Serena Lumley (daughter of the 11th Earl of Scarbrough). He was educated at

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and

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, where he earned an MA degree in

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. St Andrews served in the Diplomatic Service in New York and Budapest. He later worked in the antiquarian book business for

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auction house. Lord St Andrews was a trustee of the SOS Children's Villages UK charity and is a patron of the Association for International Cancer Research. He was also a patron of Clifton Scientific Trust, an educational charity giving young people experience of the world of science and engineering. In April 2012, he also became a trustee of the Next Century Foundation, a charity working throughout the Middle East. Furthermore, he is a trustee of the Global eHealth Foundation and Patron of the Welsh Sinfonia. On 30 March 2017, he was installed as chancellor of the

Personal life

On 9 January 1988, George Windsor married Sylvana Tomaselli, a Canadian-born academic, at Leith Registration Office near

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. The couple have three children: * Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 1988) * Lady Marina Windsor (born 1992) * Lady Amelia Windsor (born 1995)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:St Andrews, George Windsor, Earl Of 1962 births Living people Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge Members of HM Diplomatic Service Courtesy earls George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews People educated at Eton College People educated at Heatherdown School 21st-century British philanthropists English patrons of music People associated with the University of Greater Manchester English philanthropists Children of peers and peeresses