The Duke of Westminster's wedding ceremony to Olivia Henson on June 7 will undoubtedly be the most important wedding ceremony of the 12 months. The couple will marry at Chester Cathedral within the presence of their nearest and dearest, together with the Prince of Wales, who will attend privately and play the function of ushers on the day.
Since Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia introduced their engagement in April 2023, many royal followers have speculated that Prince William's eldest son, Prince George, who can be the Duke's godson, would attend the marriage and probably function a web page boy, however within the newest episode of the A Proper Royal podcast, which you’ll hearken to under, HELLO! Royal Editor Emily Nash has revealed that her understanding is that the ten-year-old won’t be attending.
“I feel royal followers have been hoping George may come, he may participate as a web page boy,” Emily explains. “And he may need, but it surely's all on a Friday, it's a college day.”
“Other than all the things that's occurring for William and Kate and their household for the time being, it's one thing they'll most likely have thought of in nice element, as a result of when you take your baby out of faculty to get married, does that set a precedent? It's a extremely tough query.”
Different members of the royal household, together with the king and queen, have been anticipated to attend however will now be unable to take action.
The Duke's wedding ceremony comes on the finish of a busy week of royal occasions for Charles and Camilla. The royal household will likely be celebrating the anniversary of D-Day in France and the UK simply days earlier than Hugh's huge day.
On June 5, accompanied by Prince William, Her Majesty will attend the UK's nationwide ceremony in Portsmouth. The Princess Royal, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester can even be in attendance.
And on June 6, the royal couple will attend the Royal British Legion's commemoration ceremony on the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer.