All eyes were on the Duke of Westminster and his bride Olivia Henson when they tie the knot at Chester Cathedral. The happy couple were supported on their special day yesterday by their family and friends - including the groom's close pal, Prince William , who was an usher. But there was one notable absentee - Prince Harry .
The Grosvenor family has long standing links to the royal family . Hugh's late father, Gerald Grosvenor, was a close confidante of King Charles - and the monarch became one of Hugh's godparents following his birth in 1990. Gerald's widow, Natalia, meanwhile, is a godmother to Prince William and in turn, the late Princess Diana was chosen to be a godmother to Gerald's second daughter, Lady Edwina Grosvenor.
The two families' connections have remained strong to this day. Hugh is known to be a firm friend of both the warring royal brothers, and was a guest of honour at Prince William's 2010 wedding to Kate Middleton , and Prince Harry's 2018 nuptials with Meghan Markle . Tellingly, both Princes also made him godfather to their firstborn children, Prince George and Archie.
Hugh also played a key role in King Charles' Coronation , carrying the Standards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms and Standard of the Principality of Wales alongside the Marquess of Anglesey, the Earl of Caledon and Scottish peer and Conservative politician the Earl of Dundee. In light of Prince Harry's explosive fallout with his older brother following the publication of Spare , it was.
