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Prince William was among the guests at the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, and Oliva Henson, at Chester Cathedral.
The pair tied the knot in front of around 400 people, with the Prince of Wales serving as usher, at the event dubbed as the “society wedding of the year”.
Police removed two people from the crowd after orange smoke was deployed from a fire extinguisher-type device as the billionaire aristocrat, 33, and his new bride, 31, left the cathedral.
The Just Stop Oil environmental group said two of its members had set off the orange flare.
Cheshire Police said a 69-year-old woman from Manchester and a 73-year-old woman from Suffolk had been arrested on suspicion of public order offences.
The Duke of Westminster topped the Sunday Times 40 Under 40 Rich List earlier this year, boasting a fortune of £10.1 billion.
A private wedding reception took place at the Grosvenor-owned Eton Estate, just over four miles from the cathedral, where the newlyweds will live.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, turned down an invitation to the wedding amid tensions with William.
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Duke heads under-40s rich list
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Flowers to be made into bouquets for charities
Much of the foliage for the wedding of the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson came from the grounds of Duke’s Eaton Estate, which will later host the private wedding reception.
The flowers included rambling roses, philadelphus, campanula and orlaya grandiflora, while birch trees lined the inside of Chester Cathedral.
The flowers will now be made into bouquets and delivered to local charities, churches and organisations, including those with whom the royal family have a close association.
The birch trees will be relocated to the Eaton Estate.
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Why Duke and new wife chose Chester Cathedral
Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, comes from the Grosvenor family, who hold the Eton Estate, just over four miles from Chester Cathedral, and has close ties with the church.
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster and Hugh Grosvenor’s father, gifted the Westminster Window in the cathedral, designed by Alan Younger to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the Cathedral, in 1992
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Watch: Just Stop Oil set off fire extinguisher metres away from Prince William
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A Just Stop Oil supporter set off a fire extinguisher metres away from the Duke of Westminster’s wedding attended by the Prince of Wales and Princess Eugenie in Chester on Friday, 7 June. The newly-wed couple had just left the cathedral when a protester set off orange smoke in the middle of a crowd. Cheshire Constabulary said two women were arrested on suspicion of public order offences. Just Stop Oil said: “Weddings are a time of coming together in celebration to make a commitment to the future. However, for countless millions around the world there is no future unless we come together to stop oil and gas.”
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Ex-nurse arrested
The Just Stop Oil protest group said one of the two people arrested was a 69-year-old woman from Bristol, who worked as an NHS nurse for 50 years.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: “Shortly after 1pm on Friday a coloured flare was released by two women, believed to be protesting on behalf of Just Stop Oil, on St Werberg Street, Chester.
“Officers were immediately on the scene and two women were quickly arrested on suspicion of public-order offences.
“The 69-year-old woman from Manchester and 73-year-old woman from Suffolk are both in police custody at this time.”
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