Albert Windsor, the 18-year-old second cousin once removed of King Charles III, has been named the UK's most eligible bachelor by Tatler magazine. The society publication's annual Little Black Book lists the most sought-after singles among royals, aristocrats, and celebrities.
Albert is the eldest son of Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor. He was born on September 22, 2007, at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, with the full name Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor. He was baptised in a Catholic ceremony in February 2008 at the Queen's Chapel in St James's Palace, becoming the first royal child to be baptised as a Catholic since 1688.
Despite his royal lineage, Albert is not in the line of succession because his father converted to Catholicism in 2001, forfeiting his right to the throne under the Act of Settlement 1701. His mother, Paola Frankopan, is of Croatian, Italian, and Austrian nobility. His parents married in 2006 in the first Roman Catholic wedding of a royal family member since the reign of Queen Mary I, but they have recently separated.
Albert has made several public appearances with the royal family, including at King Charles's 60th birthday lunch and Lady Gabriella Kingston's wedding. He was most recently seen at the funeral of his grandmother, the Duchess of Kent, in London.
