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 | name               = Lily Brown
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 | birth_name      =  Lily Hedy Charles James William Brown
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'''Lady Lily Hedy Charles James William Brown''' {{wp|Order of the Garter|LG}} {{wp|Order of the Bath|GCB}} (born 2 July 1994) is a {{wp|British}} aristocrat, politician, and humanitarian. The eldest royal-born great grandchildren of the famed {{wp|American}} actress, {{wp|Hedy Lamarr}}, William is an ideologically {{wp|centre-left politics|centre-left}} member of the {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party}} currently serving as both the {{wp|General Secretary of the Labour Party}} since May 2020, and {{wp|Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament}} for {{wp|Streatham (UK Parliament constituency)|Streatham}} since December 2019. Through a common ancestor, [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], Lily is the third cousin once removed of the current [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]]. Additionally, ever since the constitutional reforms of [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|King Charles III]], William is expected to become the first female holder of her grandfather's ducal title in her own right.

The eldest out of five siblings of a minor {{wp|British}} royal, Lord James William, and {{wp|American}} surgeon, Samantha Brown, William first garnered public attention through her involvement in public charity and activism at the age of thirteen. Two years later, in the midst of her secondary school years, she began to transition more to a series of humanitarian-centered works, firstly revolving around disadvantaged children across {{wp|England}} and {{wp|Scotland}}, an effort primarily funded through the sizable wealth of her family. At the age of twenty, in a much publicised and controversial decision, she became an official member of the {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party}}, becoming the very first member of the {{wp|British}} royal family to do so. On December 12th 2019, she was elected {{wp|Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament}} for {{wp|Streatham (UK Parliament constituency)|Streatham}}, succeeding her {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour}} turned-{{wp|Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats}} predecessor, {{wp|Chuka Umunna}}. Then, on May 26th 2020, she was decisively chosen as the new {{wp|General Secretary of the Labour Party}}, thereby becoming the office's youngest holder since fellow {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour}} politician, {{wp|Matt Carter (politician)|Matt Carter}}, whom was elected to the position at the age of thirty-one in December 2003.

In addition to her political career, William has also actively maintained her contribution in the field of humanitarianism, having participated in a number of {{wp|United Nations|UN}}-sponsored humanitarian missions to the {{wp|African}} continent on several occasions, alongside those in her own personal capacity to other continents aswell. Furthermore, she is also a leading advocate for further research into eye-related treatments, having been diagnosed with {{wp|amblyopia}} herself at the age of six.

==Early Life==
Lady Lily Brown was born on July 2nd 1994 as the eldest child of Lord James Williams, a {{wp|British}} aristocrat, and Samantha Brown, an {{wp|American}} surgeon from {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}. She was baptised as Lily Hedy Charles James William Brown, with the names following that of her given name, respecitvely honouring the likes of her great grandparents, the famed {{wp|American}} actress, {{wp|Hedy Lamarr}}, and husband, [[Prince Charles, Duke of Clarence and Avondale]]. Also included in the list of names were the likes of her own parents, with her father's respective given name and surname, ''James William'' being included along with the surname of her own mother, thereby naming her ''Lily Brown'' in simple terms, whilst also breaking away from the tradition where her own father and grandfather had been given the name surname ''William'' themselves.

In the years surrounding her upbringing, Brown generally lived in one of her family's residences, particularly a modestly built bungalow at the town of {{wp|Littlehampton}} in {{wp|West Sussex}} county in {{wp|South East England}}. Reportedly, despite the slightly sizable amount of wealth by her family in particular, Brown herself enjoyed a relatively normal upbringing, having somewhat preferred outdoor activities such as cycling on her personal bicycle, or swimming in general at the nearby beach, made easily accessable to the family due to its natural proximity to their residence. When not being outdoors herself, Brown also reportedly preferred playing a game of {{wp|tag (game)|tag}} and {{wp|hide-and-seek}}, first with her own parents, and later her own younger siblings when they had reached a suitable age for such activities themselves. Nevertheless, Brown was also described of having posessed a "keen and deep interest, particularly in the reading of {{wp|fable|fables}}". At the age of five, she was enrolled at the {{wp|Bright Little Kiddies Preschool}}, where into a year at the school, she was first reported of having a "peculiar eye condition" by her teachers. Though this was initially dismissed out of disinterest, Brown was soon diagnosed with {{wp|amblyopia}}, having underwent a brief medical checkup.

===Educational Years===
At the age of seven, having prior moved to {{wp|London}} instead with the rest of her family, she was then enrolled at the {{wp|Bersted Green Primary School}}. At the same time, following a recommendation from one of her medical doctors, she began wearing glasses on a normal basis, a practice which she later described as being "initially awkward and physically uncomfortable". Nevertheless, in addition to performing modestly on her academical lessons, Brown also enjoyed sports and reportedly preferred football the most, although on several instances, her interest in the sport were at times considerably challenged when she would then unexpectedly drop her glasses while playing the game. Regardless, as her glasses suffered no overall damages from said incidents, Brown continued to actively play football throughout her primary school years, during which she would often be placed in the position of a defender in her team. Additionally, despite her disability, Brown herself was said to had generally posessed good social skills with her classmates.

Upon completing her primary school, she then went on to further her secondary education at {{wp|Millais School}}. While there, she generally maintained a modest record in regards to her academical lessons, whilst also furthering her interest in the game of football, marked by her successful entry into the {{wp|Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy|Manchester City Elite Development Squad}} at the subsequent age of sixteen. Initially, due to her obvious eyesight disabilities, Brown was said to had been initially kept away from actively playing for a much lengthy amount of time, as a necessary guarantee against any risks of damages towards her glasses. However, just several weeks later, following a direct intervention by her own parents and her own personal insistence on being given more playtime herself, her wish was ultimately aceded to, thus reportedly allowing her to play for an average amount of roughly thirty minutes compared to the previous amount of fifteen minutes only. After a two years long career at the academy, she voluntarily left in order to pursue her college-level education.

Having been initially enrolled at the prestigious {{wp|University of Cambridge|Cambridge University}} due to both her aristocratic background and her own academical results, Brown, after only a year at the university, and by her own insistence, was able to secure a transfer to the {{wp|Columbia University}} in {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, {{wp|United States}}. This decision, as per an interview with Brown in January 2019, was primarily motivated by her desire to live "the {{wp|American}} way", rather than her supposed feelings of discomfort at {{wp|University of Cambridge|Cambridge}}, which she rather praised for its "general excellence and hospitality". Nevertheless, in line with this decision, as a result of her own parents' limitations in regards to accompanying her whilst residing in the {{wp|United States}}, she instead lived with the family of her great uncle, Prince James, Duke of Wolfsburg, whose family had been living in the {{wp|United States}} rather than in the {{wp|United Kingdom}}. 

==Political Career==

==Humanitarianism==

==Personal Life==