- Cassius, son of Lady Helen Taylor, turns 27 at the moment
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At Forty fifth-in-line to the throne, Cassius Taylor has had a little bit extra freedom than a few of his royal family.
Cassius, who turns 27 at the moment, is the grandson of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the late Queen’s first cousin.
These days, nonetheless, he’s much less prone to seem in group photographs on the Buckingham Palace balcony and extra prone to seem sporting shades on social media – usually on the opening of some inventive enterprise or different – or DJ-ing at a celebration.
This is sensible as Cassius is the son of Lady Helen Taylor, 59, and art-dealer Timothy Taylor – and like the kids and grandchildren of Princess Margaret, is a signed-up member of the Royal Family‘s inventive wing.
Cassius Taylor, who turns 27 at the moment, pictured at this yr’s Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park. He is the son of Lady Helen and art-dealer Timothy Taylor
Cassius is buddies along with his first cousin Lady Amelia Windsor, 28. They are each grandchildren of the Duke of Kent
The Windsor household tree. The Duke and Duchess of Kent have three youngsters and eight grandchildren
Cassius, who’s Forty fifth in line for the throne and studied artwork administration at Goldsmiths, likes to DJ in his spare time
He caught the inventive bug from his dad and mom, who’re each artwork sellers. Pictured: Cassius Taylor and Lady Helen Taylor attending the British Vogue Centenary Gala in May 2016
Two years in the past, Cassius was dubbed one of many UK’s most eligible bachelors by Tatler
He has develop into one thing of a darling of the London artwork scene, in truth, and has turned his first tattoo right into a whimsical artwork exhibition.
Like different extra distant members of the royal household, Cassius, who was born in 1996, has been allowed to develop up away from the highlight.
As a baby, he would make uncommon public appearances, together with the balcony of Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour.
The second out of 4 youngsters, Cassius grew up shut along with his brother Columbus, 29, and his youthful sisters Eloise, 20 and Estella, 18.
He was educated at Wellington College in Berkshire, which prices £35,775-a-year, earlier than heading to Goldsmiths, the place he obtained a level in artwork administration.
He caught the inventive bug from his dad and mom, who’re each famend artwork sellers, saying: ‘I used to be consistently being dragged to galleries as a baby.’
After graduating, he labored for his father’s London gallery earlier than becoming a member of the PR company Purple, the place he dabbled within the occasions enterprise, organising glitzy receptions at Somerset House.
He ultimately left Purple PR and arrange his personal occasions firm, named ‘Telltale.’
The royal has since curated his personal present, which took on the Painting Rooms of Flitcroft Street in Soho, and celebrated the work of painter Armen Eloyan as a part of Frieze.
In his free time, Cassius has been an enormous fan of immersive theatre, particularly an occasion referred to as Punch Drunk the place friends are invited to placed on VR headsets in an London deserted warehouse, with actors shifting across the members.
He additionally shares a glimpse into his artsy life on Instagram, the place snaps present him DJing with buddies or hanging out along with his glamourous cousins, Lady Amelia Windsor and Flora Vesterberg (grand-daughter of Princess Alexandra, the Duke of Kent’s sister).
Cassius has beforehand joked that he’s the ‘annoying’ youngster and added he took a while to settle right into a profession, unable to determine which style he wished to dedicate himself to.
The royal enjoys sharing a glimpse of his life on social media, the place he shapes social gathering snaps, artwork reveals and pageant hangs
Lady Helen Taylor and Cassius Taylor attending a VIP Preview of the Frieze Art Fair 2023 in Regents Park in early October
The younger royal, who was born in 1996, has additionally appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the Queen mom, centre, in 2001 as a part of the Queen”s birthday celebrations
Cassius was by his mom’s aspect to attend the memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in March 2022
He informed Tatler: ‘I all the time knew I’d find yourself within the inventive industries in some capability, resulting from my upbringing, just like everybody in my household.’
Two years in the past, he was dubbed one of many UK’s most eligible bachelors by Tatler, and fortunately for single girls, it’s understood that he’s at present romantically unattached.
For all his love of events, Cassius usually photographed accompanying his mom, with whom he is very shut, at sequence of occasions together with royal events.