Prince William heralds wedding of aristocrat Duke of Westminster – vopbuzz
LONDON: Prince William took a day off from royal duties on Friday to serve as usher at the opening. wedding your friend Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster.
The wedding of Grosvenor, 33, one of Britain’s richest landowners, to his partner Olivia Henson, 31, is one of Britain’s high society events of the year.
William, 41, arrived at Chester Cathedral in northwest England with his fellow ushers before the noon service.The venue is close to the duke’s 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) estate of Eaton Hall, where guests will attend a private wedding reception.
Spectators gathered outside the cathedral applauded the arrival of Grosvenor, dressed in a morning gown, and Henson, wearing a white wedding dress by British designer Emma Victoria Payne. Her long veil, which she wore over a crown, was waving in the wind.
Grosvenor is godfather to 10-year-old Prince George, the eldest son of William and his wife Catherine.
Kate, who is undergoing cancer treatment, was not expected to attend the wedding. So does William’s estranged younger brother, Prince Harry, who lives in California with his wife, Meghan, and their two children.
Grosvenor inherited the title at the age of 25 when his father died in 2016. Their ancestor, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, married heiress Mary Davies and purchased the then marshland in 1677. Over generations the family built the estate into two of the wealthiest areas in London. neighborhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia.
The family’s Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres (121 ha) of land in London, as well as land across Britain and housing, office and retail space around the world.
The 2024 Sunday Times Rich List estimated the duke’s fortune at just over 10 billion pounds ($12.8 billion).
The wedding of Grosvenor, 33, one of Britain’s richest landowners, to his partner Olivia Henson, 31, is one of Britain’s high society events of the year.
William, 41, arrived at Chester Cathedral in northwest England with his fellow ushers before the noon service.The venue is close to the duke’s 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) estate of Eaton Hall, where guests will attend a private wedding reception.
Spectators gathered outside the cathedral applauded the arrival of Grosvenor, dressed in a morning gown, and Henson, wearing a white wedding dress by British designer Emma Victoria Payne. Her long veil, which she wore over a crown, was waving in the wind.
Grosvenor is godfather to 10-year-old Prince George, the eldest son of William and his wife Catherine.
Kate, who is undergoing cancer treatment, was not expected to attend the wedding. So does William’s estranged younger brother, Prince Harry, who lives in California with his wife, Meghan, and their two children.
Grosvenor inherited the title at the age of 25 when his father died in 2016. Their ancestor, Sir Thomas Grosvenor, married heiress Mary Davies and purchased the then marshland in 1677. Over generations the family built the estate into two of the wealthiest areas in London. neighborhoods, Mayfair and Belgravia.
The family’s Grosvenor Estate owns 300 acres (121 ha) of land in London, as well as land across Britain and housing, office and retail space around the world.
The 2024 Sunday Times Rich List estimated the duke’s fortune at just over 10 billion pounds ($12.8 billion).
