Edward Windsor
Downpatrick was born on 2 December 1988 at St Mary's Hospital, London, and grew up in Cambridge. He is the eldest child of George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, son and heir apparent of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. He is a member of the British Royal Family and was a first cousin and confidant of the late Queen Elizabeth II. His mother is Sylvana, Countess of St Andrews, who is a Canadian historian with Austro-Italian and French heritage and a fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge, where she holds the position of Sir Harry Hinsley Lecturer in History. Diana, Princess of Wales, was Downpatrick's godmother, but she died before he got to know her well.