Edie Knightley Righton

Edie Knightley Righton is the daughter of the famous British actor Keira Knightley Righton. 

Keira Knightley Righton is popularly known for her work in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Her Family, Full Of Stars

Edie's parents are Keira Knightley and James Righton. She is the granddaughter of actor Will Knightley and actress and writer Sharman Macdonald.

She has one younger sibling named Delilah Knightley Righton, who was born in September 2019.

Her Parents' Marriage and Love Affair

Edie's parents, Keira and James, started dating in 2011 when they met at a mutual friend's dinner party. The loving duo got engaged a year later.

They decided to take their romantic affair to the next level and tied the knot on May 4, 2013.

The couple had an intimate ceremony at Vaucluse, South of France, with only 12 guests in the ceremony and 50 guests for the reception.

Keira's wedding attire was a "Recycled dress" that she had owned for years and also have won at the red-carpet event.

Keira believed that money is not necessary to have a good time, and she had some of her best memories in the least luxurious places.

They have been together for almost nine years now and are living a happy and blissful life without any rumors of extramarital affairs or any signs of divorce.

Her wild ambition for when she grows up

Edie has already decided what she wants to become. Her mother, Keira, while on The Ellen Show in 2018, revealed her wild ambition when she grew up. 

When Ellen asked Keira what Edie wanted to become in the future since she had already decided, Keira said that Edie had changed her mind. 

She added that Edie initially wanted to become a dentist, which Keira was super excited about, having thought of it as a stable career. 

Ellen asked what got Edie into dentistry. Keira thinks it was from the Peppa Pig cartoon. There was a dentist episode in the cartoon, so she wanted to be a dentist at the time, but then it changed into lion added Keira. 

She also said Edie roars very well and has been practicing roaring. Ellen then asked if she wanted to be in the showbiz business, to which Keira replied, saying that she was going to support her in anything she wanted to do.

Keira also admitted banning Edie from certain movies like Cinderella, giving the reason that she waits around for a rich guy to rescue her, which she says don't instead rescue yourself and then Little Mermaid saying not to give up the voice for a man. 

Having said that, she said she loves Little Mermaid, but she is keeping to it. She is allowed to watch Dory, Frozen, and Moana. Dory is a big favorite in their house.

She is highly obsessed with the Beatles. 

During an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Keira talked about Edie's obsession with the Beatles and Kate Bush. 

She admitted to being a great fan of the Beatles, but the films aren't great and that they watch the films on the loop. 

According to her, Edie knows all the words to Hard Day's Night, and her favorite one is Paul McCartney. 

She screams in excitement whenever she sees him on the screen, which according to Keira, is her natural reaction. 

Keira also said Abbey Road by the Beatles to be her favorite album and Oh! Darling is her favorite track from the album. 

Previously it was Kate Bush, and she was so obsessed with Kate Bush that if they wanted to listen to anything else, then they had to pretend they were related to Kate Bush in some way. 

So it was all Bob Marley Bush, PJ Harvey Bush, etc. She stated that currently, it's only the friends of the Beatles. 

Edie knows and talks a lot about music and talks about Ravi Shankar and sitar playing, and that is what they managed to do during the Lockdown creating the Beatles maniac, says Keira. 

Keira, at the time, said her daughter's record listening to the Beatles so far was nine hours solidly and that her daughter had asked for the Beatles birthday party with Sgt. Pepper's themed where she would go out as Paul McCartney when she reaches six.

Edie has no interest in watching her mom's films.

While talking to People, her mom revealed Edie has no interest in watching her in any of her films. She said that Edie had not watched any of her movies to date.

Keira was hopeful that Edie would want to watch the version of The Nutcracker, which she did a couple of years ago as Edie had visited her on the set with her. 

Still, unfortunately, her answer was "No." Keira says Edie is completely uninterested in seeing her in any way at all, which is fine for her and she thinks it's healthy. 

She doesn't know that Edie will ever be interested in her film role, which is fine for her. 

She even tried suggesting some of the films like the first Pirates of the Caribbean, saying that even her little one's friend had already watched, thinking she would want to watch but still seemed uninterested. 

Having said that, she added Edie and her sister Delilah are currently into Disney+ and watching films from Disney with family is something she loves to do these days.

Her mom lost a bet to her dad for her to be a Spurs fan

While talking to Melissa Nathoo of On Demand Entertainment, Keira shared how she lost a bet with her husband for Edie to be a Spurs fan. 

According to Keira, her beloved husband, James Righton, and her brother-in-law is an insane Tottenham Hotspur fans. 

While Keira is a huge Hammers fan. When she was pregnant with Edie, they had a bet whether Edie was going to be a fan of Spurs or Hammers. 

But unfortunately, Keira lost a bet with Edie becoming a Spurs fan. 

She went on to say that Edie even knows the people on the team and that she is always worried about Harry Kane and keeps asking them how he can be injured that long and so on. 

Keira says she has been kind of inundated by Tottenham in every way, which she finds very tricky.

Did Keira’s prom picture get banned?

Well, Keira herself, on the show Late Night with Seth Meyers, confronted that her picture got banned from her school. Actually, Keira, back then, went with her best friend to the prom. 

She mentioned that her friend was a girl and also her friend’s sexuality was gay. So, Keira shared that they had to kiss each other for their prom picture. 

So, the school decided to ban their picture. She explained that there was a prom wall of all the pictures, but the school stated their picture was inappropriate. 

Keira wore Chanel and red lipstick during lockdown every day?

Actress Keira was backlash after she mentioned that she wore Chanel and red lipstick on an everyday basis in lockdown. 

The lady shared her family experience, including her during the lockdown period, via Harper’s Bazaar UK. 

The lady says that during that period, to keep themselves entertained, she included her spouse, eldest daughter Edie used to play the dress-up game. 

Other than that, Keira and her husband also attended the 75th anniversary of VE Day in London. 

The program was hosted by maintaining a social distance celebration. No doubt, Keira with her hubby enjoyed the event. 

Well, the actress was in a great spirit as she was captured being engaged in the conversations with her neighbors on the street. 

On the one hand, Keira was clad in a boho-inspired midi dress that was a V- neckline with a floral print. 

To feel that comfort, she opted to choose brown sandals, which completed her look with an effortlessly chic style. She was wearing no make-up but only circular-framed shades. 

On the other side, her husband, James also clad in casual attire. 

Well, he was wearing a white T-shirt combined with snakeskin print shorts and keeping it comfortable too, as he was clad in brown sandaled shoes. 

Other than that, Keira also recalls the thing that her daughter told her. 

Keira shared that when they were watching Sleeping Beauty, Edie was like that man in the movie kissed the lady without her permission. 

Lastly, Keira mentioned that she had banned Edie from all those Disney movies as they lack feminist messaging.

Some of the facts about her mother that people might not know

Her mother demanded an agent for her by the age of three. 

Her mother said she doesn’t remember why she demanded an agent at such a young age, but since agents were ringing in the house, she didn’t understand why. 

She got an agent when she was six years old. 

But there is a story behind how she got an agent. According to her, she was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was six years old. 

Her teacher at the time said to her parents that they needed a carrot to dangle in front of her to make her read and asked them what does she want, and her parents replied, “she wants an agent.” 

So that was how she got an agent.

She received an OBE award from Prince Charles in 2018 for her partnership with WaterAid and Oxfam charities, as well as her contribution to the arts. 

While appearing on “The Late Show with Stephen Cohen,” she recalled getting a letter that looked terrifying with stamps of the Home office everywhere which was part of the British government, and she thought the letter she got might be because she might have messed up with the tax. 

She said she didn’t open it for two days and hid it from her husband as well. When she finally mustered the courage to open it, she found it was a prize.

She had a breakdown by the age of 22 because of increasing fame. In an interview, she said that being in a sudden limelight when you are still trying to figure things out can be very complex. 

Also, it was difficult for her to handle extreme paparazzi. There was never a day when she was not followed by 20 guys. 

There was also a 24/7 stalking situation. The pressure of everything got too much for her. So, she took some time off. She went traveling for about a year. 

According to her, she was very lucky that she had the money to be able to get help. 

She also had a career where she could step away and could step back, and also that she has a family who was the solid rock behind her.

Net Worth

Edie is still a child, and her net worth is not estimated yet. However, her parents have amassed an enormous amount through their careers as actors and singers.

Her mother, Keira's net worth is estimated to be $60 Million.

Keira debuted on television in 1995 from the "Royal Celebration." However, she came into the limelight through the movie "Bend It Like Beckham." 

She has worked in different popular movies like "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Pride & Prejudice," "Atonement," "The Duchess," "Everest," and many more.

 She endorses different brands like "Asprey," "Shiatzy Chen," and Channel's Perfume Coco Mademoiselle.

 Keira is a very hardworking and brilliant artist as she has several awards under her name, such as "London Film Critics' Circle," "Online Film Critics Society," "Irish Film & Television Academy," "National Society of Film Critics' Awards" and so on. 

Below is the list of the cast of "Atonement" along with their net worth:

Her father, James's net worth is estimated to be around $1 Million. He is best known as a member of the Indie band Klaxon. He is a keyboardist and vocalist.

 He is known for his work in "Shock Machine," released in 2017.

Trivia

1. Edie was born in 2015, making her age five as of 2020.
2. Edie celebrates her birthday on 1st May every year.
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