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Prince William and Prince George’s boys’ night time out at an Aston Villa match included some particular pals: the Duke and Duchess of Westminster, who’re anticipating their first child!
On April 15, the Prince of Wales and his eldest son attended the second leg of Aston Villa’s Champions League quarterfinal towards Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, the place they felt each emotion throughout the sport. William, 42, and George, 11, have been noticed within the stands with Hugh Grosvenor, the seventh Duke of Westminster, one in all Britain’s richest folks and Prince George’s godfather, and his spouse, Olivia. Additionally in attendance was Edward van Cutsem, one other longtime good friend of William’s and the husband of Hugh’s sister, Girl Tamara Grosvenor.
Aston Villa followers Prince William and Prince George had their eyes locked on the motion, and their group seemed to be equally engaged. They jumped from their seats when Villa scored, and Hugh and Olivia hugged to have fun.
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The Aston Villa match was one of many first public appearances for the Duke and Duchess of Westminster after the couple introduced that Olivia is anticipating their first child.
A press release launched by a spokesperson for the couple on March 12 stated: “The Duke and Duchess of Westminster are very happy to share that the Duchess is anticipating a child in the summertime. The couple are delighted with the information and are very a lot wanting ahead to beginning a household collectively.”
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Hugh, 34, and Olivia, 32, have been married in June 2024 in an occasion touted because the British high-society marriage ceremony of the 12 months. Prince William acted as an usher for the ceremony at Chester Cathedral in northern England, repeating a job he performed on the identical church when Edward and Tamara married in 2004.
Prince Harry was additionally invited to Hugh and Olivia’s marriage ceremony however didn’t attend. A supply informed the PEOPLE on the time that the Duke of Sussex’s absence from the nuptials was an “understanding between the 2 pals.”
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Hugh can also be a godfather to Prince Harry’s son, Prince Archie, 5, whom he shares along with his spouse, Meghan Markle. In one other royal connection, the Duke of Westminster is a godson of William and Harry’s father, King Charles. Princess Eugenie was additionally a visitor on the Westminster marriage ceremony.
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Olivia grew to become the brand new Duchess of Westminster on her marriage ceremony day when she married Hugh after three years collectively. The couple introduced their engagement in April 2023 after two years of relationship and launched a photograph displaying them collectively the place he proposed: his household’s 11,000-acre ancestral seat, Eaton Corridor in Cheshire County.
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Hugh was thought of one in all Britain’s most eligible bachelors earlier than he popped the query, inheriting his dukedom at age 25 when his father died in 2016.
The household’s Grosvenor Group holds a premier portfolio of worldwide actual property, and Hugh has an estimated internet price of $13.4 billion. If the couple’s child on the best way is a boy, the kid is predicted to inherit this fortune in the future.
