Duke of Westminster marries Trinity College graduate in high society ...
Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, and Olivia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, wave and smile to well-wishers after their wedding ceremony at Chester Cathedral on Friday in Chester, England. Pic: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
The Duke of Westminster has married a graduate of Trinity College Dublin in the high society wedding of the year attended by Prince William.
Olivia Henson (31), who reportedly went to the same school as Kate and Pippa Middleton before studying Hispanic Studies and Italian at Trinity College, married Duke Hugh Grosvenor (33) at Chester Cathedral earlier today.
The Duke, who has an estimated fortune of £10.1bn and is considered one of the richest men in the UK, inherited the title and control of the Grosvenor Estate at the age of 25 following the death of his father.
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The property company, Grosvenor Group, owns around 300 acres of land in Mayfair and Belgravia and developments such as the ONE shopping centre in Liverpool.
The couple reportedly met through mutual friends, when the Duke was dubbed the most eligible bachelor in the UK due to his wealth and titles.
They announced their engagement last year April after being together for two years, though have been described as one of the more private royal couples.
Ms Hewson is a senior accounts manager at food company Belazu and is reported to have studied at Marlborough College – the same school as Kate and Pippa Middleton – and Trinity College Dublin.
The Prince of Wales leaves Chester Cathedral after the wedding (Pater Byrne/PA)
She is noted as the eldest daughter of Rupert and Caroline Henson, who is descended from Britain’s Hoare banking family and the Marquess of Bristol.
Ms Henson has also been reported as descended from John Manners, the 5th Duke of Rutland, and is a distant cousin of the Manners sisters Lady Violet, Lady Alice and Lady Eliza.
She wore the Faberge Myrtle Leaf Tiara, which has been in the Grosvenor family since 1906.
Prince William served as an usher at the wedding attended by around 400 guests, including Princess Eugenie.
The Duke is godfather to Prince George and reportedly, to Prince Harry’s son Archie.
The Cheshire Police made two arrests following a Just Stop Oil protest outside the cathedral ahead of the wedding ceremony this afternoon.
