The showbusiness calendar of 2024 promises to be full of memorable milestones, showstopping events and marital bliss as a fleet of royals and celebrities gears up to get married – and we couldn’t be more excited.
Two royal weddings are due to take place, with Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei and his bride-to-be Anisha Rosnah binti Adam tying the knot this month with a ten-day spectacle, while Princess Märtha Louise of Norway will follow suit in August when she marries spiritual guide Durek Verrett. The King and Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to attend the Duke of Westminster’s wedding in June, and we hope to see a host of celebrities name the date, too. Roll on romance, the confetti, the bouquets a and the wedding belles…
THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER AND OLIVIA HENSON
The society wedding of the year will take place when Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, who turns 33 this month, marries Olivia Henson, 31, a descendent of the 5th Duke of Rutland, at Chester Cathedral in June.
The calibre of the guest list matches that of any royal wedding, with the King, who is Hugh’s godfather, and the Queen expected to take their seats in the cathedral’s ancient pews, along with the Prince of Wales, a lifelong friend who is rumoured to be best man, and his wife the Princess, as well as their son Prince George, the groom’s godson, who is tipped to serve as a pageboy.
Other royals expected to attend include the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as well as members of the Van Cutsem and Manners families. However, although the Duke of Sussex is a friend of Hugh, he and his wife the Duchess will not be at the wedding.
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