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<\/p>\nHARRY and Meghan have not been invited to childhood friend the Duke of Westminster's wedding – but William and Kate will attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly not on the guestlist for Hugh Grosvenor's marriage – but William could be best man.<\/p>\n
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The Prince and Princess of Wales are both expected to attend, amid an ongoing "royal racist" row over a new book about the family.<\/p>\n
Both royal couples have the Duke of Westminster as godfather to their children – William and Kate's son Prince George as well as Harry and Meghan's son Prince Archie.<\/p>\n
Yet only one pair has been invited to the marriage scheduled for June 7 next year at Chester Cathedral, according to the Sunday Times.<\/p>\n
Hugh – worth an estimated \u00a310billion and dubbed "Britain's richest bachelor" – is due to wed Olivia Henson, he announced last April.<\/p>\n
The duke, 32, has been described as "owning half of London", as the head of a property empire snapping up more than 1,500 buildings including the capital's entire Park Lane and Mayfair districts.<\/p>\n He became a billionaire aged 25 with a family ranked as the 12th wealthiest in Britain, according to last year's Sunday Times Rich List.<\/p>\n He has not only enjoyed a lavish life but also a partying past.<\/p>\n Olivia, 30, attended the same school as Kate – Marlborough College in Wiltshire.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The engaged couple are said to have avoided inviting Harry and Meghan to what's been called "the wedding of the year" to avoid any potential awkwardness for the Royal Family.<\/p>\n Hugh had reportedly wanted the Sussexes to attend but decided against, with King Charles and Queen Camilla among the other guests.<\/p>\n And the Sunday Times report suggests William is in the running to be chosen as Hugh's best man.<\/p>\n Prince George, 10, is also expected to attend.<\/p>\n A friend was quoted as saying: "It's incredibly sad it has come to this – Hugh is one of very few close friends of William and Harry's who has maintained strong bonds and a line of communication with both.<\/p>\n "He wishes they could put their heads together and patch things up, but realises it's unlikely to happen before the wedding.<\/p>\n "He wanted to avoid anything overshadowing the day, especially for Olivia, and doesn't want any awkwardness."<\/p>\n A spokesman for the Duke declined to comment, as did Buckingham Palace. <\/p>\n The news comes as Charles and Kate were both embroiled in a "royal racist" controversy following the publication of a new book by Omid Scobie – previously nicknamed "Meghan's Cheerleader".<\/p>\n His newly-published tome Endgame suggests two royal household members asked about the potential colour of Archie's skin when Meghan was pregnant.<\/p>\n Harry and Meghan first mentioned this being raised by an unnamed family member in an interview with Oprah Winfrey three years ago.<\/p>\n Endgame\u00a0goes into detail about letters exchanged at the time between Charles and Meghan.<\/p>\n But a Dutch translation of Scobie's book has had to be pulped after it emerged its text named two\u00a0royals in connection with the claims.<\/p>\n Harry has denied he and Meghan accused anyone in the royal family of "racism", when promoting his memoir Spare\u00a0earlier this year – though he did suggest there had been\u00a0"unconscious bias".<\/p>\n The Sun has also now revealed Endgame brands William "heartless", saying he denied his brother a chance to fly to the late Queen Elizabeth II's deathbed.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RF-COMP-ARTHUR-EDWARDS-02DEC-1.jpg\")
<\/picture>ARTHUR EDWARDS <\/span><\/p>\nWills has dealt with constant attacks from Harry & Meghan with stoic silence<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>STRAINED PRINCES <\/span><\/p>\nBombshell claim William denied Harry chance to fly to Queen's deathbed<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>ARTHUR EDWARDS <\/span><\/p>\nWills has dealt with constant attacks from Harry & Meghan with stoic silence<\/h3>\n
<\/picture>STRAINED PRINCES <\/span><\/p>\nBombshell claim William denied Harry chance to fly to Queen’s deathbed<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>SHOW OF SUPPORT <\/span><\/p>\nHarry & Meghan ‘urged to break their silence’ after royal ‘racism’ row<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>ARTHUR EDWARDS <\/span><\/p>\nScobie’s book is full of falsehoods – all I see is a King working tirelessly<\/h3>\n
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