At 45th-in-line to the throne, Cassius Taylor has had a little more freedom than some of his royal relatives.
Cassius, who turns 27 today, is the grandson of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the late Queen’s first cousin.
These days, however, he is less likely to appear in group shots on the Buckingham Palace balcony and more likely to appear wearing shades on social media – often at the opening of some artistic venture or other – or DJ-ing at a party.
This makes sense as Cassius is the son of Lady Helen Taylor, 59, and art-dealer Timothy Taylor – and like the children and grandchildren of Princess Margaret, is a signed-up member of the Royal Family’s creative wing.
Cassius Taylor, who turns 27 today, pictured at this year’s Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park. He is the son of Lady Helen and art-dealer Timothy Taylor
Cassius is friends with his first cousin Lady Amelia Windsor, 28. They are both grandchildren of the Duke of Kent
The Windsor family tree. The Duke and Duchess of Kent have three children and eight grandchildren
Cassius, who is 45th in line for the throne and studied art management at Goldsmiths, loves to DJ in his spare time
He caught the creative bug from his parents, who are both art dealers. Pictured: Cassius Taylor and Lady Helen Taylor attending the British Vogue Centenary Gala in May 2016
Two years ago, Cassius was dubbed one of the UK’s most eligible bachelors by Tatler
He has become something of a darling of the London art scene, in fact, and has turned his first tattoo into a whimsical art exhibition.
Like other more distant members of the royal family, Cassius, who was born in 1996, has been allowed to grow up away from the spotlight.
As a child, he would make rare public appearances, including the balcony of Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour.
The second out of four children, Cassius grew up close with his brother Columbus, 29, and his younger sisters Eloise, 20 and Estella, 18.
He was educated at Wellington College in Berkshire, which costs £35,775-a-year, before heading to Goldsmiths, where he got a degree in art management.
He caught the creative bug from his parents, who are both renowned art dealers, saying: ‘I was constantly being dragged to galleries as a child.’
After graduating, he worked for his father’s London gallery before joining the PR agency Purple, where he dabbled in the events business, organising glitzy receptions at Somerset House.
He eventually left Purple PR and set up his own events company, named ‘Telltale.’
The royal has since curated his own show, which took at the Painting Rooms of Flitcroft Street in Soho, and celebrated the work of painter Armen Eloyan as part of Frieze.
In his free time, Cassius has been a big fan of immersive theatre, especially an event called Punch Drunk where guests are invited to put on VR headsets in an London abandoned warehouse, with actors moving around the participants.
He also shares a glimpse into his artsy life on Instagram, where snaps show him DJing with friends or hanging out with his glamourous cousins, Lady Amelia Windsor and Flora Vesterberg (grand-daughter of Princess Alexandra, the Duke of Kent’s sister).
Cassius has previously joked that he is the ‘annoying’ child and added he took some time to settle into a career, unable to decide which genre he wanted to dedicate himself to.
The royal enjoys sharing a glimpse of his life on social media, where he shapes party snaps, art shows and festival hangs
Lady Helen Taylor and Cassius Taylor attending a VIP Preview of the Frieze Art Fair 2023 in Regents Park in early October
The young royal, who was born in 1996, has also appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with the Queen mother, centre, in 2001 as part of the Queen”s birthday celebrations
Cassius was by his mother’s side to attend the memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in March 2022
He told Tatler: ‘I always knew I’d end up in the creative industries in some capacity, due to my upbringing, similar to everyone in my family.’
Two years ago, he was dubbed one of the UK’s most eligible bachelors by Tatler, and luckily for single ladies, it is understood that he is currently romantically unattached.
For all his love of parties, Cassius often photographed accompanying his mother, with whom he’s very close, at series of events including royal occasions.