With one sordid affair and a whopping seven marriages, Elizabeth Taylor could've written
the book on romance.
Despite her many mates, Taylor had just four children.
Her grandchildren, however, number into the double digits.
Although she has since passed, Elizabeth Taylor's grandchildren are keeping her legacy alive.
Laela Wilding
In 1971, Taylor got to meet her very first grandchild, Laela Wilding.
Growing up in northern California, Laela spent lots of time with her grandmother, including
almost every holiday and occasional Sundays.
These days, Laela is a graphic designer in Portland, Oregon, and works closely with the
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, as Taylor did when she was alive.
She explained:
"We are determined to support the legacy of our grandmother and let the world know the
foundation is thriving."
Naomi deLuce Wilding
Laela's little sister, Naomi deLuce Wilding, was born in 1975.
Despite being just four years apart in age, they had different relationships with Taylor.
Unlike Laela, Naomi was only able to see her grandmother over the holidays due to living
in the United Kingdom.
Like her big sis, Naomi is also an ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
Additionally, she runs the Wilding Cran Gallery, a contemporary art gallery, in Los Angeles,
California, along with her husband, Anthony Cran.
Like Taylor, Naomi has grown up to be a true success.
Elizabeth "Eliza" Carson
Maria Burton, Taylor's adopted daughter with husband Richard Burton, went on to have a
child of her own in 1982: Elizabeth Carson.
When Elizabeth, or Eliza as she prefers to be called, was a teenager, she often stayed
at her grandmother's sprawling estate.
While Eliza admitted that she loved the glitz and glamor of her grandmother's lifestyle,
she appreciated her humanitarianism most of all.
Said Eliza, who works for the department of Child Protection in Manhattan:
"She always stood up for what was right."
Like her older cousins, she, too, is an ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
Caleb and Andrew Wilding
In the early 1980s, Taylor's son Christopher Wilding and his wife Aileen Getty adopted
a son named Caleb.
Soon after, Getty gave birth to son Andrew Wilding.
Despite a tumultuous childhood that included their mother's HIV diagnosis and drug addiction,
Caleb and Andrew have grown up unscathed.
Andrew has even taken to Hollywood, much like his grandmother, as a cinematographer.
Quinn Tivey
Taylor's sixth grandchild, Quinn Tivey, grew up to be an artist as well as a co-trustee
of the Elizabeth Taylor Trust, Town & Country reported.
After his beloved grandmother's death, Quinn realized he wanted to be more involved in
the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
He explained:
"Through that experience we had the opportunity to see how crucial it was for her family to
be participating in her legacy."
Tarquin Wilding
Tarquin Wilding is Laela and Naomi Wilding's younger brother and the seventh grandchild
to Taylor.
The Taylor family tree is, of course, only made exponentially more confusing when cousins,
like Tarquin and Quinn, share such similar names.
That's not all Tarquin has in common with his family members, though.
Similar to Andrew Wilding's career as a cinematographer, Tarquin grew up to embrace Hollywood.
At just 28 years old, he's already working as a filmmaker.
Rhys Tivey
At 27, Rhys Tivey has already accomplished so much.
According to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, Rhys grew up in a rural part of upstate New
York before moving to the city to pursue a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Performance at
the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
These days, he is a triple threat: a trumpeter, vocalist, and a songwriter.
In addition to performing throughout the Big Apple, Rhys has taught music and yoga to middle
school children all over the city, from Brooklyn to Manhattan to the Bronx.
Lowell Wilding
For Lowell Wilding, Taylor's eighth grandchild, it's obvious that the love and appreciation
for his grandmother runs deep.
Lowell said his hope is to continue her legacy, as well as preserve it.
He has since backed up his words with actions.
As of the making of this video, he is working to create a new addition to the Elizabeth
Taylor Trust: an Elizabeth Taylor Archive.
Like many of his relatives, Lowell lives in Los Angeles.
This way, he stays close to Beverly Hills, where his grandmother's trust is based and
her legacy is, as Lowell hoped, preserved and continued.