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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

This "Very Conservative" Royal Couple Is Secretly Separated But Will Likely "Never" Divorce

Lord Nicholas Windsor and Lady Nicholas Windsor holding their two young sons.

The Royal Family gathered to say goodbye to the Duchess of Kent on September 16 after the 92-year-old died earlier this month, and sadly, the Kents are also experiencing another type of heartache. Shortly after the history-making Catholic funeral, it was revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Kent's youngest child, Lord Nicholas Windsor, has split from his wife of 19 years, Lady Nicholas Windsor. However, it seems the couple has no plans to divorce, per a royal source.

Born Paola Frankopan, Lady Nicholas Windsor shares a trait in common with Princess Beatrice's husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, as she hails from Italian and Croatian nobility. Paola, 56, is rarely seen at royal events, but her shocking absence from her mother-in-law's funeral seems to have forced the news of her separation to come to light.

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