EMILY PRESCOTT: Eyebrows had been raised when the Duke of Norfolk was apparently overlooked in the New Year Honours , given his pivotal role in making both occasions such successes.
It was a packed day of royal engagements that kept the King from meeting Prince Harry during his whistle-stop visit to the UK.
The 18th Duke tells me the gift has taken pride of place on the mantelpiece in his medieval family home, Arundel Castle in West Sussex.The presentation was one of several meetings Charles had on the day Harry landed in London Prince William is set to be an usher at the Duke of Westminster's 'society wedding of the year' - but King Charles won't attend amid rumours of tension over past Queen Camilla 'snub'... and Harry isn't even invitedBy Charlotte Griffiths and Nathan Kay and Cameron Roy
They turned down their invitations at the time to Lady Tamara Grosvenor and Edward van Cutsem's wedding, which was held at the same venue as the duke's upcoming wedding: Chester Cathedral. Prince William will be among the groom's party, but the Princess of Wales, who is receiving cancer treatment, is not expected to attend
Charles ultimately excused himself from the event with just days to go, saying he had to visit Warminster barracks to meet the families of soldiers serving in Iraq. Camilla was described as 'otherwise engaged'. Now friends of the Royal Family think they have solved the mystery, claiming that Prince Harry refused to attend when he discovered his brother William had been given a prominent role.
Prince Harry and Prince William at the wedding of Edward van Cutsem and their friend's sister Lady Tamara Grosvenor at Chester Cathedral in 2004 The late Queen is pictured with the late Duke of Westminster Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, who died suddenly in 2016The releationship between Harry and William is understood to be under strain in recent years. Pictured: The brothers in 2021 at an unveiling of a statue of their mother, Princess Diana
Now, the words 'recollections may vary' have returned three years later, with a friend of King Charles III using it to deny claims that he 'refused to find space in his diary' to see his son Harry during the estranged royal's three-day visit to Britain last week. Advertisement Known as 'Huey' to friends, the 33-year-old duke is one of very few to remain close friends with both William and Harry.
Referencing the lack of public details about the occasion, the source added: 'Both the Palace and Hugh's people decided to hold dear the operational part of the wedding once the leak about Harry not attending made the papers.' The Duke inherited his £9.3billion fortune when his father Gerald Grosvenor suffered a sudden heart attack while out on a country walk and died aged 64 in 2016.
The Duke of Westminster and his fiancée had a busy start to the month as they carried out a very regal string of engagements in Chester, where they are due to exchange vows this summer The following day they will host a second, smaller reception at Eaton Hall for close family and friends, but further details of both receptions are being kept secret.
Some shops, restaurants and cafés near the cathedral will be closed on the day for access and security. Grosvenor, who is thought to own more land than the King, has an estimated net worth of £9.42 billion and has a long history with the royal family - with his late father Gerald acting as King Charles' own godfather. Pictured: With his mother in 2018
The future Duchess of Westminster also comes from a wealthy background. Olivia descends from the Hoare banking family as well as the Marquesses of Bristol and the Dukes of Rutland, according to the Telegraph.
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