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Duke of Westminster's wedding: No Harry and Meghan? Inside the most glamorous society event of the year

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Next time you walk down a London street: look around. Every time you see a handsome green sign attached to a building it means that you are stomping on the turf of the Duke of Westminster.

Set to marry his long-term girlfriend Olivia Henson, 30, this Friday (June 7) in Chester, his won’t just be the society wedding of the year, but for many years to come too.

Not only is Hugh Grosvenor, 33, the richest man in Britain under forty, owning 300 acres of tip-top London with a cool £10.42 billion under his belt, he also holds the distinction of being godfather to both sons of the warring princes William’s Prince George and Harry’s Archie. It is set to be one hell of a party.

“The Grosvenors have traditionally been a pretty introverted bunch,” says a local family friend. “But they

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