Last June 7, 2024 in Chester took place on marriage of the year of the United Kingdom between Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson. The wedding ceremony between the two was sumptuous and, among the guests, there was also the Prince William who took part in the wedding without his wife Kate Middleton who is undergoing treatment for the cancer that affected her.
Great absent brother too Harry of England, who did not take part in the wedding even though he was very close to the groom. Ingrid Seward, biographer of the English Crown, explained which ones are true reasons which pushed the Duke of Sussex to stay in California and not participate in his friend’s best day.
Harry of England absent from the wedding, the real reason
Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia Henson got married in an Arabian Nights ceremony, which also included a floral decoration made up of around one hundred thousand flowers, which adorned the entire English village where the ceremony took place. The two newlyweds exchanged their first kiss as husband and wife in front of 400 illustrious guests, including William of England, who had a special role in the wedding ceremony.
The Duke of Westminster also has a very close relationship with his younger brother, Harry of England, who, however, did not take part in the function. Ingrid Sewardexpert of the English Crown, revealed that his absence would have been agreed upon by him and the groom, during a phone call. According to the royal biographer, the basis of the agreement between the two would be the problems between Harry and William of England and the need, therefore, for only one of the two to be present at the event: “There were never any doubts about which of the brothers would have been the protagonist of the wedding. He had to be William. Harry made it clear that he would not be present after speaking to Hugh about the embarrassing situation and agreeing that he would be the one to step back.”
Harry of England absent from the wedding, Meghan Markle’s role
The health conditions of Kate Middleton they still prevent her from being seen in public even though, recently, a witness claimed to have seen her while shopping with the future King of England. Furthermore, the Princess of Wales has once again made her voice heard with a letter of apology, addressed to the Irish Guards, for not having taken part in the rehearsals of the next Trooping The Colour.
In any case, Prince William’s wife he had to give up the wedding of the Duke of Westminster, as well as his brother-in-law Harry of England. According to Ingrid Seward, Meghan Markle would also be behind this decision, taken by her husband: “There was also the question of whether Meghan was not willing to participate in a wedding of such a high-profile society knowing that the majority of that same society he hated her. Why would she want to come to a country where she could be pilloried, snubbed and embarrassed?
Furthermore, the presence of the Duke of Sussex would have taken attention away from the spouses: “His presence and that of Harry would certainly have distracted from the spouses.”
