Queens cousin works as secret singer away from the royal limelight

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The Queen's second cousin, Lady Gabriella Windsor frequently appears on the balcony at Buckingham Palace alongside her royal relatives.

Gabriella, who is known to pals as Ella Windsor, 40, is currently 56th in line to the throne behind her niece, Isabella Windsor, has shied away from royal life in recent years.

Having studied at Brown Univesity in Rhode Island, USA and Linacre College, Oxford for her Master's degree, it's no surprise that Gabriella has found herself landing a career in the arts.

During the first lockdown period in 2020, many took to running or baking banana bread but Gabriella had different ideas.

The daughter of Prince Micheal of Kent opted to fulfil her passion for singing and decided to release her first pieces of music.

Her debut single, Out of Blue was written by herself alongside Enzo Buono, inspired by the Brazilian bossa nova genre before releasing her second track, Bam Bam.

Gabriella, who married financier Thomas Kingston in 2019 released the tracks on Spotify and iTunes in order to raise funds for the musical non-profit charity, Playing For Change Foundation.

Speaking about her career move, Gabriella told Hello magazine: "I've always loved music, but never imagined I would become involved with it like this – releasing my own songs, it's a little daunting, but exciting too."

However, despite releasing the track in 2020, she explained how the song was written a year before its release and debuted it at the reception for her royal wedding.

During the night held at Frogmore House on the Windsor estate, Ella and her pals all took turns in singing with the live band, much to the delight of her guests.

She said: "It was late and I'm not sure I sounded my best but one of the singers added some backing, so I hope that made it better.

"It was a day of so many nerve-racking moments that I thought 'I might as well throw this in too!'"

Since her debut, Ella has gone on to release Put the Sea, Half and This Morning on her YouTube Channel.

Gabriella isn't the only member of the House of Windsor to have a passion for music, with The Duchess of Kent becoming a music teacher.

The Duchess, 89, stepped down from royal duties in 1996 and started teaching at Wansbeck Primary School, Kingston upon Hull.

Aside from this, she also rented a flat close to her Kensington Palace home where she often gave piano lessons to youngsters.

Discussing her career as "Mrs Kent", she told BBC One: "Teaching, the children is very satisfying, it's a privilege, to me it's one of the most exciting jobs anyone can do."

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