As a close pal of both Prince William and Prince Harry , it was inevitable the feuding brothers would both be invited to the Duke of Westminster's wedding. The Duke, known as Hugh Grosvenor, is set to marry his fiancée Olivia Henson later this week at Chester Cathedral in what is being billed as the wedding of the year. Hugh is in the unique position of being tight friends with both William and Harry, despite their huge rift, and is godfather to both Prince George and Prince Archie .
However, with the warring brothers seemingly unable to put aside their differences and their feud threatening to overshadow the wedding, only William will attend the nuptials, despite Harry also being invited - and it has cleared the way for him to perform a special role. According to The Times , Harry was invited to Hugh's wedding, but then over a phone call with the groom agreed to stay away in what is described as a "civilised understanding". This move in turn has cleared the way for William to perform his job as an usher at Friday's ceremony.
It is expected that William will attend the wedding without his wife the Princess of Wales , who is continuing her recovery following a cancer diagnosis. It is also believed that King Charles, a godfather of Hugh, and Queen Camilla also won't attend having just returned from France from D-Day commemorations the previous day. Last month, Hugh made rare remarks about his marriage as he visited Chester Cathedral - his wedding day venue.
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