On June 7, the 33-year-old seventh-generation Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor, known as "Britain's richest bachelor", and his 31-year-old fiancée Olivia Hansen (Hugh Grosvenor) olivia henson held a wedding ceremony.
(Hugh and Olivia's wedding)
As one of the richest people under the age of 40 in the UK, the wedding of this young aristocratic son with a net worth of 10.42 billion pounds is basically only as eye-catching as the royal wedding. (Please click here for the groom’s background)
The ceremony venue was chosen at Chester Cathedral in Chester, the capital of Cheshire.
(Chester Cathedral)
Workers have been here to prepare for this wedding.
(Workers are busy preparing for the wedding)
In order to join in the fun, people began to gather at 6 a.m. and took up positions on both sides of the road leading to the church.
(Crowd of onlookers)
Because there were many prominent people among the wedding guests, especially Crown Prince William, security could not be careless. A cordon was set up around the church and many police officers came to maintain order.
(Police maintain order)
There are armed police on standby.
(Police with live ammunition)
also dispatched police dogs to check the sewers around the church to eliminate the threat of explosives.
(Police Dogs Dispatched)
The groom, who was not short of money, paid three local cafes in advance and asked them to distribute regular ice cream, Italian ice cream and sorbet to the spectators for free.
(The ice cream paid for by the groom)
At almost 11 o'clock that morning, the families of the bride and groom and wedding guests began to arrive at the church one after another.
(Wedding guests entering)
The groom’s mother and three sisters were all dressed festively.
(Groom’s family)
The most eye-catching person is naturally Crown Prince William. As the groom’s son, he served as an usher at the wedding.
(William at the door of the church)
William was in a good mood that day and was photographed smiling all over his face.
Harry has already told the groom in advance that he will not come to (please click here for the previous information). It was previously reported that Prince George, as the groom's godson, will also attend the wedding, but I haven't seen any photos so far, so he probably didn't come.
(William dressed up to attend)
In addition to William, Princess Eugenie also came. She and the bride are high school alumni.
Eugenie wore a matcha green dress and a top hat, which was very dignified.
(Princess Eugenie)
Later, the groom arrived at the church in a three-piece tuxedo, with a pink tie and a white corsage, smiling and waving to the crowd.
(The groom arrives at the church)
The bride Olivia also arrived in front of the church accompanied by her parents.
(The bride and her parents arrived at the church)
She was beaming with joy, and most of the photos she took had a bright smiling face.
(The bride is all smiles)
The British media often compare Olivia and Princess Kate, because both of them are representatives of ordinary girls marrying into royal families/noble families, and they also went to the same school.
But in fact, Olivia's ancestors are the British Hall banking family and the Marquess of Bristol. They are also descendants of aristocrats, but they are now in decline.
(Olivia and Hugh)
Olivia's father is a stockbroker. She is the eldest daughter in the family, and she has a younger brother and a younger sister.
She previously studied at Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England. This is a co-educational aristocratic middle school with only about 1,000 students. The tuition fee for day students is 9,610 pounds per semester. Princess Kate is also there Read a book here.
(Marlborough College)
After that, Olivia entered Trinity College in Dublin, majoring in Spanish studies and Italian. With her multilingual advantage, she was very popular in social situations of the upper class.
After graduating, Olivia worked as a senior account manager at belazu, a food company in London.
It is said that she has resigned before the wedding and will concentrate on being a duchess from now on.
(Olivia and Hugh attended an event together before)
On her wedding day, Olivia wore a handmade custom-made dress from London luxury wedding dress brand Emma Victoria Payne.
(Bride’s dress)
The one-line collar decorated with lace is very elegant.
(Bride's dress)
The back has a round backless design, which is elegant and elegant.
(backless design)
The veil chose a long tail style. The lace on the dress and veil are all floral patterns, inspired by the bride's great-grandmother's wedding veil in the 1880s.
(Bride's Veil)
It was windy yesterday, and the bride's wedding dress was not very obedient. Her mother followed her daughter and kept helping to organize it.
(Mom helps the bride organize her wedding dress)
The flower girl’s dress is the same as the bride’s dress, and is also exquisite and simple.
(Three little flower girls)
Western wedding customs have a saying of "a little old, a little new, a little borrowed, and a little blue". Olivia arranged "a little blue" on her wedding shoes.
She chose a pair of velvet royal blue thick heels with bow decoration, which is sweet and high-end.
(the bride’s wedding shoes)
As for “a little old” and “a little borrowed”, they come from the Fabergé myrtle leaf crown she wore.
(Bride’s Crown)
This crown is an heirloom of the groom’s family. It was customized by the famous Russian jeweler Fabergé for a wedding of his ancestors in 1906. It has a history of more than a century.
From then on, every bride who married into or out of the Grosvenor family would wear it at their wedding.
(Hugh's sister, Dame Tamara Grosvenor, wore this crown at her wedding)
The crown is composed of two bunches of myrtle stems, leaves and fruits. The stems and leaves are made of rose gold and studded with diamonds. , the base of the crown is made of silver.
In ancient Greek legends, myrtle leaves are sacred objects of Aphrodite, the "god of love and beauty", and are a very suitable theme for the bridal crown.
(The Bride’s Crown)
In addition to the crown, Olivia also wore a pair of exquisite and simple pearl earrings and had a light pink manicure.
(The bride wears pearl earrings)
The main color of this wedding is relatively fresh and elegant. The bride’s bouquet is mainly white-green, with pink-purple as an embellishment. The flowers are all from Eton Manor, the ancestral home of the groom’s family. garden.
(Bride’s bouquet)
What is more eye-catching is that there is a flower arch at the door of the church.
(Flower Arch of the Church) The main color of
is also green, decorated with white and purple flowers, which is lush and full of vitality.
Because the bride and groom are both environmentally conscious, all the flowers used during the ceremony and wedding reception will not be thrown away, but will be pressed into sustainable works of art.
(On the eve of the wedding, workers carried white and purple flowers to decorate the church.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the bride, accompanied by her father, walked through the flower arch into the church. The scene was very beautiful, as if she had entered a fairyland.
(The bride walked through the flowers Arch)
The ceremony was not made public. After the ceremony, the newlyweds walked out of the church hand in hand. appeared in front of the crowd as the Duke and Duchess.
(The newlyweds appeared after the ceremony)
The bride and groom also presented sweet gifts. A kiss brought the atmosphere to a climax.
(A sweet kiss between the groom and the bride)
After that, the couple left the scene amidst the cheers of the crowd.
(The couple left the scene)
Around 12:30, the guests also left the scene.
Just as William and others were leaving the stage, an episode occurred on the side of the crowd -
Two climate protection fanatics sprayed fire extinguishers in his direction to protest, but the distance was relatively far, so they did not cause any harm. substantial impact.
(The air was filled with smoke from fire extinguishers)
The two protesters were quickly taken away by the police amid boos from the crowd.
(The protesters were taken away)
The guests did not go home directly, but went to Eton Manor, the ancestral home of the groom's family located on the outskirts of Chester.
arranged a wedding reception there to entertain all the guests, and also prepared a lemon wedding cake to share with the guests.
(Eton Manor)
A wedding guest revealed to the media that the newlyweds have kept the wedding ceremony and reception strictly confidential, not disclosing any details to the public, and asking guests not to share anything on social media after arriving at the scene.
So for now, only the photos taken by the media can satisfy everyone's cravings.
(The bridegroom and bride greet the crowd)
The wedding is successful, and the former "richest bachelor in Britain" is officially laid off.
I wonder who will take his place in the future?
