DUKE OF WESTMINSTER VISITS CHESTER CATHEDRAL AHEAD OF HIS JUNE WEDDING

The Duke of Westminster’s wedding next month is the most anticipated society event of the year.

And the Duke, Hugh Grosvenor, 33, and his fiancée, Olivia Henson, 31, have been carrying out a very regal string of engagements this week in Chester, where they are due to exchange vows, visiting three charities - Cheshire Dance, Storyhouse and the Cathedral Music Trust.

Prince George’s godfather and Olivia, who works at sustainable food company Belazu, chatted with participants at a Young Leaders workshop.

They later sat next to each other in the pews at Chester Cathedral, where their wedding will be held.

They joined family music programme where Hugh joked: ‘Next time we’re in here will be slightly more nerve-wracking.’

He added: ‘But I’m unbelievably excited.’

The engagements were a show of support to three charities supported by the Duke’s Westminster Foundation.

Hugh, a godson of King Charles who inherited an estimated fortune of almost £10billion, proposed to Olivia at his family seat, Eaton Hall, in Cheshire.

Senior members of the Royal Family are expected to attend the wedding.

Although Hugh is reportedly a godfather of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son, Archie, he is said to have excluded the California-based couple from the invitations to avoid ‘royal tensions’.

However, sources close to Prince Harry subsequently insisted that he had been sent a ‘save the date’ notice, but decided it would be ‘too awkward’ to attend.

Olivia and Hugh announced their engagement on April 23, 2023, after two years of dating.

A statement by the couple said: 'The Duke of Westminster and Miss Olivia Henson are delighted to announce they are engaged to be married.

'The couple, who have been together for two years, recently became engaged at the Duke's family home at Eaton Hall in Cheshire.

'Members of both their families are absolutely delighted with the news.'

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