Knightley then began a relationship with the musician James Righton, of Klaxons, in February 2011. They married on 4 May 2013 in Mazan, France. They have two daughters, Edie, born in May 2015,- </ref> and Delilah, born in September 2019. Knightley advocates for equal paternity leave and has spoken about the expense of childcare in England. She remarked in 2016 on "how lucky I've been to be able to afford really good childcare, because otherwise it would be at least four years out of my career."