The Duke and Duchess of Westminster are expecting a baby in the summer.
King Charles III’s godson, Hugh Grosvenor, and his wife Olivia, announced they are expecting their first baby on Wednesday, March 12.
“The duchess is expecting a baby in the summer,” a spokesperson for the couple told The Telegraph. “The couple are delighted with the news and are very much looking forward to starting a family together.”
The couple were married on June 7, 2024, at a private ceremony attended by Prince William and Princess Eugenie. William was an usher at the ceremony, which took place at Chester Cathedral in Chester, England.
Princess Kate Middleton and Charles, who were receiving respective cancer treatments at the time, were not in attendance.
Hugh is one of the U.K.’s richest men, having made The Sunday Times’ Rich List in 2023 and 2024, when the Grosvenor family’s net worth was estimated to have grown from £9.878 billion ($12.798 billion) to £10.127 billion ($13.122 billion).
Hugh inherited his dukedom in 2016 when his father, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died after experiencing a heart attack in 2016.
The family is known for their expansive property empire that spans 40 cities around the world, including London, The Sunday Times reports.
Hugh and Olivia are also known for their friendship with the British royals. Hugh is close with both William and Prince Harry, and was named a godparent to William and Kate’s eldest child, Prince George, born in 2013.
As for Olivia, she attended Marlborough College, the private school attended by Kate and Eugenie.
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