A royal expert says that Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, will likely get all the attention a man should get on his wedding day, but it will be on Prince Harry instead. Grosvenor is getting married to Olivia Henson today, June 7, at Chester Cathedral. They have been together for three years. The couple can expect a lot of attention at their wedding, though, since the Duke of Sussex won’t be there. Harry has been friends with Grosvenor for a long time and was asked to attend the event earlier this year, but he is not likely to go.
A Royal Feud and His Absence
There have been rumors that Prince William, who the Duke of Sussex has had a nasty feud with for years, will be an usher at the event. This has added to the excitement about the wedding. Charlotte Griffiths, a commentator, said that Harry may have chosen not to go to the wedding so as not to draw too much attention to himself, but the attention will still be on him.
Griffiths told the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential newspaper, “It’s going to be the talk of the wedding for sure.” Olivia is getting married, which makes me sad, but she won’t be the main topic of conversation because everyone is talking about Harry’s absence. There have also been standard international tit-for-tat talks to magazines. At one of them, it was said that both Hugh and Harry decided that Harry wouldn’t be going. It sounds a lot like when someone gets dumped and then says, “Well, it was both of our fault.”
Speculation from Behind the Scenes
The expert said that behind-the-scenes sources said the Duke of Sussex got a “save the date” earlier this year to go to the wedding of the Duke of Westminster, but was later gently pushed not to go. “But what we’ve been hearing is that Harry got a save-the-date and then was told not to accept the invitation by Hugh’s friends,” she said. It’s just a hot piece of news that’s been going around for a while. We’re getting updates from people close to Harry, but no one has said what exactly happened behind the scenes, so no one can really get to the bottom of this.
Hugh and Harry have been friends since they were kids. This is because Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, who used to be Duke of Westminster, was close with Prince Charles when he was younger. The fact that the current Duke of Westminster was chosen to be one of Prince Archie Harrison’s godfathers showed how close they are.
A Wedding Cast in Shadow
While Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia Henson get ready for their big and small wedding, there is a lot going on in the royal world that is making people suspicious. People were very excited about the idea that two famous people, like Prince William and Prince Harry, might run into each other again. But since Harry is expected to be away, the talk has changed from the happiness of getting married to the ongoing fight in the royal family.
The fact that the Duke of Westminster is getting married is a big deal in and of itself. Grosvenor is a well-known farmer and one of the richest men in Britain. He puts together traditional noble values with new ideas. He chose Chester Cathedral because it is a historic place with close ties to the Grosvenor family. This choice is a mix of personal history and public duty. Olivia Henson is more private than her fiancé, but she is expected to bring her own warmth and charm to the event, which will mark the start of their life together.
Media Chaos
The couple tried to keep the party focused on their marriage, but Harry’s absence seems to have caused a media frenzy that can’t be stopped. People in Britain and around the world who follow the royal family are very interested in every detail of the ongoing story. Even though the wedding was meant to be a private and happy event, it is being seen in the context of the British monarchy’s recent problems and changes.