It’s a conundrum for the social experts, the likes of Debrett’s or the late arbiter of etiquette, Emily Post: you are close friends with two royal princes and godfather to their sons. Which of the two do you have to your wedding, given that if you have both, their visible mutual loathing will be the only topic?
Naturally, Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster — for it is he — has gone for the obvious option. He’s invited the Prince of Wales to be usher at his wedding to Olivia Henson at Chester cathedral on Friday, and it says much about the classiness of the event that William will be handing out the orders of service and directing people to the appropriate side of the aisle. Harry was understanding about it. He was invited too, on the basis that he would decline because he lives a long way away in California.
