Down to earth royal! Lady Amelia Windsor reveals her love of gardening and thrifting at Portobello market

Lady Amelia Windsor revealed her love of secondhand clothing saying it’s all she ‘wore in university’.

The 27-year-old beauty, who is the granddaughter of the Duke of Kent, said she wants to use her platform to push sustainability.

The model spoke about her passion for sustainable fashion and her excitement thrifting in Portobello market.

The beauty, who is signed to Storm Model Management, appeared on the cover of Hello Fashion this week posing up a storm in a chic black blazer. 

Speaking to Hello Fashion she said: ‘That literally is all I wore, it’s the excitement of it – and it became a bit of an obsession. 

‘I just love the fact that you never know what you’re going to find. Portobello market I love, it has such a great atmosphere and all the sellers have known each other for years. And now, obviously, you have online as well, with Depop and Vestiaire.’ 

The beauty admitted she also loves to support independent designers who make clothes with ‘good-quality fabrics.’

She admitted that during the the Covid lockdowns she took a couple of online courses to learn more about sustainability, and started volunteering for a gardening collective after realising the mental health benefits.

It comes after the down to earth beauty swapped her high-profile parties and designer frocks for a pair of wellies to pick up litter during a Thames clean-up.

The Tatler cover girl, grabbed cleaning gloves, a litter-picking device and a bin bag in a bid to rid the riverside of rubbish.

The model spoke about her passion for sustainable fashion and her excitement thrifting in Portobello market

The Tatler cover girl, grabbed cleaning gloves, a litter-picking device and a bin bag in a bid to rid the riverside of rubbish

Famously dubbed ‘the most beautiful member of the royal family’, Ms Windsor used her status to raise awareness of non-biodegradable wet wipes clogging up London’s sewage systems.

She was joined by a team of litter pickers and Natassia Nicolao, the founder of Conserving Beauty, who has invented the first entirely dissolving face wipes.

Sustainability is a priority for the royal model, who previously collaborated with the high-end brand Pretty Ballerinas on a collection made purely from recycled garments.

For her distinctly unroyal chores, Ms Windsor wore a relaxed outfit of cargo trousers matched with a plain grey strappy top and heavy black boots.

She is also an ambassador for the organisation ‘No More Plastic’ and the Thames project is close to Ms Windsor’s heart, as she resides in the capital in a flat she shares with her 30-year-old sister Marina.