Although it is now known that he was invited, Prince Harry had compelling reasons not to attend the wedding of his compadre, the Duke of Westminster.
Although versions had circulated indicating that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not on the guest list for the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor and his then fiancée, Olivia Henson, it is now known that Prince Harry was invited to the Duke of Sussex's wedding. Westminster and the reasons why he could not go to his friend's wedding were also revealed.
This Friday, June 7, a spectacular wedding took place before 400 guests from the British aristocracy and high society. It was the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia Henson, which Prince William attended alone and in which he served as host of the ceremony, since his boyfriend is godfather to his eldest son, Prince George.
In addition to the fact that neither Kings Charles III and Camilla, much less Kate, Princess of Wales, were at the event, another of the most notable absences was that of Prince Harry, who is also a friend of the Duke of Westminster, since he is one of the godparents at the baptism of his son, Prince Archie.
It had originally been said that neither Prince Harry nor Meghan Markle had been invited to the wedding of the now Duke and Duchess of Westminster, Hugh and Olivia Grosvenor, given that the call had taken place during the height of the controversy involving the Duke and Duchess of Westminster. Sussex after the premiere of his documentary series with Netflix and the international sc--dal that resulted from the publication of the memoir Spare: In the Shadow, in which Harry does not leave his father, King Charles III, or his brother, William, in a good light. .
Now, People announces that Prince Harry was invited to the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor and Olivia Henson (who has been said to have a great resemblance and a “parallel life” with Kate Middleton), but that for logistical reasons and the distance that separates it from the United Kingdom prevented him from attending the meeting.
According to the American publication, there was a conversation between Harry and Hugh, in which they mutually agreed to the conclusion that it would be difficult for the Duke of Sussex to make the trip to the United Kingdom to be present at the ceremony. A source described the talk as “an understanding between the two friends.” However, the insider claimed that Prince Harry sent “his love, support and admiration for the couple” to Hugh and Olivia for their wedding day.
Among the complications that would have meant for Harry to travel to his country to accompany Hugh Grosvenor on his wedding day, in addition to the long trip involved in traveling from California, there is also the fact that he can no longer use Frogmore Cottage to stay when he visits the Kingdom. United Kingdom, in addition to no longer having security paid for by the government and, finally, that his brother, Prince William, would have an important role in the ceremony that took place at Chester Cathedral, so the prince and the duke decided that it was It would be better if he didn't go, and this would have left things good between them and avoided a meeting between William and Harry that would have been awkward for everyone.
