The Duke and Duchess of Westminster Are Expecting First Child — and Prince William May Be a Godfather!

Mar. 15, 2025

Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, and Olivia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, after their wedding on June 7, 2024.Photo:Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty

Congratulations are in order for theDuke and Duchess of Westminster, Hugh and Olivia Grosvenor, who are expecting their first child.

The child has some royal ties even before its birth, as Hugh is close friends withPrince WilliamandPrince Harry. The Duke of Westminster is also a godfather to both of their first sons:Prince GeorgeandPrince Archie.

Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, and Olivia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, share a kiss after their wedding ceremony at Chester Cathedral on June 7, 2024.Chris Jackson/Getty

Chris Jackson/Getty

The Duke and Duchesstied the knoton June 7, 2024, with Prince William serving as an usher for the ceremony at Chester Cathedral.Princess Eugeniewas also a guest at the high society wedding.

While Prince Harry declined an invitation to the wedding, a source told PEOPLE at the time that his absence from Hugh’s wedding was an “understanding between the two friends.”

Hugh and Olivia met through friends, and he proposed to her at Eaton Hall, his family’s ancestral seat on the outskirts of Chester. The couplegave back to his hometownbefore their big day, visiting the children’s programs that the Westminster Foundation puts on at Chester Castle.

Hugh’s ties to the royal family trace back generations. He is a godson ofKing Charlesand his mother, Natalia, is a godmother to Prince William.

Prince William attends the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster on June 7, 2024.Samir Hussein/Samir HusseinWireImage

Samir Hussein/Samir HusseinWireImage

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The 34-year-old British aristocrat inherited his title and the Grosvenor estate, when his father Gerald Grosvenor, died in 2016. At the time of his death, the late Duke was the sixth richest British citizen, with a net worth estimated at $12.15 billion, according toThe Sunday Times’Rich List 2016.

Per the latest version of that list, the Grosvenors have remained one of the wealthiest families in the U.K. since, with a net worth now estimated at $12.8 billion. A few weeks before his wedding, Hugh was reported to be the richest person in the U.K. under age 40 and the 14th wealthiest overall.

source: people.com