The Duke and Duchess of Sussex won’t attend the marriage of the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson on Friday. Distinguished friends attending the ceremony in Chester will embody Prince William, who will function usher.
Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, has an in depth relationship with the royal household, being buddies with each the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry. Each royal brothers have additionally made the Duke of Westminster godfather to their sons Prince George and Prince Archie.
© GettyRegardless of their shut relationship, Prince Harry and Meghan have determined to not attend the occasion. One purpose for this might be that the 2 brothers shouldn’t have a superb relationship and they don’t wish to complicate issues for the groom.
Even when Prince Harry had determined to attend, Meghan wouldn’t have travelled to the UK with the Duke, as she didn’t attend the Invictus Video games service in London final month as a result of a safety concern.
In a current episode of Hey!'s A Write Royal podcast, The Telegraph's royal editor Hannah Furness talked about why Meghan is unlikely to return to the UK within the close to future.
“There’s this very robust narrative that Meghan and the youngsters won’t return till they resolve this safety concern to their liking,” she says. “However that [Harry] Will certainly be coming again.” Hearken to the complete episode right here…
LISTEN: Why don't Meghan and her youngsters wish to transfer to the UK simply but?
Prince Harry took authorized motion towards the Dwelling Workplace over a February 2020 resolution by the Govt Committee for the Safety of Royalty and Public Figures (Rewec), which stated he ought to obtain a special diploma of taxpayer-funded safety whereas within the nation.
His legal professionals filed an emotional witness assertion on the Excessive Court docket in December, wherein the Duke defined why he and Meghan felt they need to transfer to the US after stepping down as senior royals in 2020.
The daddy-of-two wrote: “It’s with nice disappointment for us each that my spouse and I’ve been pressured to step down from this position and go away the nation in 2020.
“The UK is my dwelling. The UK is central to my youngsters's heritage and I would like them to really feel as a lot at dwelling right here as they do now dwelling within the US. That's not potential except it's potential to maintain them protected on UK soil.
© WPA Pool“I can’t put my spouse at risk on this approach and, given my life experiences, I’m reluctant to place myself in pointless hazard both.”
The connection between Harry and the royal household has develop into strained lately, with the Sussexes' Oprah Winfrey interview, their Netflix docuseries and Harry's memoir, Spare, containing explosive claims about Charles, his stepmother Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales.
