It had been rumored that William might bring Prince George as his plus-one, however, he attended what’s been dubbed “the society wedding of the decade” alone.
It was billed as the society wedding of the decade so when Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of Westminster, married Olivia Henson on Friday, the great and the good of British society descended on Chester in the north of England suited and booted in morning suits and designer frocks. While the bride arrived in a vintage Bentley, the groom arrived in a green Land Rover and Prince William, along with some 400 guests, was ferried to the cathedral in blacked-out mini-buses.
Olivia, 31, looked dazzling in a bespoke gown by designer Emma Victoria Payne which was adorned with hand-drawn embroidery featuring an extravagant floral motif. The veil also featured edgings from Olivia’s great-great-grandmother's veil from around 1880. She topped the look with the Faberge Myrtle Leaf Tiara, which was created specifically for the Grosvenor dynasty in 1906, and has been tiara which has been worn by generations of Grosvenors and brides marrying into the family.
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