Harry and Meghan excluded from wedding ceremony of Archie’s godfather

Harry and Meghan have been excluded from Prince Archie‘s godfather’s upcoming high-society wedding ceremony within the newest signal of a Royal rift between the 2 brothers – as William and Kate are invited as an alternative.

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, is alleged to have picked the Prince and Princess of Wales over the Sussexes to keep away from clashes that may overshadow his massive day, The Times reported.

One of Britain’s richest males, 32, the billionaire aristocrat proposed to fiancee Olivia Henson at his household seat, Eaton Hall in Cheshire. They are set to get married at Chester Cathedral on June 7 within the wedding ceremony of the 12 months.

It comes as he was revealed to be the godfather of Harry’s son Archie – alongside being the godfather for Prince George, who will likely be on the wedding ceremony.

A life-long buddy for every of the brothers, he’s considered the one pal each selected to mentor their youngsters.

And to rub salt within the wound, it’s thought Prince William is within the working to be Grosvenor’s finest man.

The broadsheet understands that the Duke wished to ask Harry and Meghan however ultimately determined towards it as he feared the strain it might trigger with the opposite Royals who’ve been invited – together with the King and Queen.

 ‘It’s extremely unhappy it has come to this,’ a buddy of William and Harry’s informed The Times.

‘Hugh is one among only a few shut pals of William and Harry’s who has maintained sturdy bonds and a line of communication with each. He needs they might put their heads collectively and patch issues up, however realises it is unlikely to occur earlier than the marriage.’ 

‘He wished to keep away from something overshadowing the day, particularly for Olivia, and does not need any awkwardness.’ 

Grosvenor informed the Times that they don’t seem to be able to touch upon the visitor checklist for his wedding ceremony.

It comes as tensions are already excessive between Harry and William – after King Charles III and Kate Middleton had been named because the royals alleged to have made feedback concerning the pores and skin color of Harry and Meghan’s son Archie previous to his delivery within the Dutch version of Scobie’s newest tome, Endgame.

The King is alleged to be taking the taking the furore over the e-book ‘very critically’ and can seek the advice of senior advisers subsequent week on the household’s subsequent step, with ‘all choices’ together with authorized motion set to be thought-about.

Harry and Meghan, in the meantime, haven’t commented publicly on the scandal. Scobie has been accused of performing as a ‘mouthpiece’ for the Sussexes, an allegation he has denied, writing on X, previously Twitter: ‘I’m not ‘Meg’s pal’. 

But sources near the Duchess of Sussex , who allegedly wrote down the names of the 2 relations in letters to King Charles, have insisted to that she ‘by no means meant for them to be publicly recognized’. 

One supply near the Royal Family has now known as on Harry and Meghan to talk out publicly on the difficulty.

‘For the couple that talked about ‘dying by a thousand no feedback’, the silence at this level is deafening,’ the supply informed The Telegraph.

Another insider added that the choice to not reply was ‘attention-grabbing’ given the Sussexes’ earlier complaints about not being supported towards unfavorable press tales.

The scandal – which Scobie has been compelled to insist was not a publicity stunt – has saved Endgame within the headlines for greater than every week as excerpts had been revealed within the days earlier than its launch in a French journal. 

The most eye-grabbing extract serialised in Paris Match claimed that there was a second so-called ‘royal racist’ – after Harry and Meghan alluded to a member of the Royal Household expressing discomfort over Archie’s pores and skin color in 2021. 

Grosvenor, who is assumed to personal extra land than the King, has an estimated web price of £9.42 billion and has a protracted historical past with the royal household – along with his late father Gerald performing as King Charles’ personal godfather.

The Duke was the third baby and solely son of Gerald Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster, and his spouse Natalia who’s a descendant from the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, particularly from Nicholas I of Russia.

When he was baptised on 23 June 1991, the King – then the Prince of Wales – agreed to officiate as godfather.

Grosvenor was raised at Eaton Hall along with his three sisters: Lady Tamara, Lady Edwina, and Lady Viola. They attended an area public main college earlier than he attended the small, personal Mostyn House School, adopted by Ellesmere College in Shropshire the place charges are £40,635 a 12 months.

He later studied at Newcastle University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science diploma in Countryside Management

The Duke, whose Latin household motto Virtus Non Stemma means Virtue not Ancestry, was initially titled Earl Grosvenor from his delivery till 2016, when his father died and he turned the seventh Duke.

At the time he was labelled Britain’s most eligible bachelor however in April this 12 months he introduced his engagement to Olivia Grace Henson. 

MailOnline has contacted Grosvenor for remark.