The Queen was joined by Duke of Edinburgh as she walked into
the service at Romsey Abbey in Hampshire Alexandra Knatchbull is the daughter
of Lord Brabourne a close friend to Charles and the Royal Family. Also in
attendance at the abbey today was Prince Anne and Alexandra’s grandmother
Countess Mountbatten.
The Queen arrived at the ‘society wedding of the year’
between Mounbatten heiress Alexandra Knatchbull and her fiance Thomas Hooper
today with Prince Charles giving the bride away.
Her Royal Highness was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh as
she made her way into Romsey Abbey, in Hampshire, as Charles accompanied Miss
Knatchbull, the daughter of his close friend Norton Knatchbull, who holds the
title of Lord Brabourne, into the church.
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It is smiles all around for the happy couple Alexandra
Knatchbull and Thomas Hooper as they lean in for a kiss after their wedding
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The Queen wore a peach floral dress with a matching coat and
hat as she entered the service with the Duke wearing tails and a gold
waistcoat. Charles cut a smart figure as he walked the bride into the Abbey in
a grey three-piece suit with a light blue shirt and tie.
Princess Anne also attended the wedding, making her way into
the service after her parents and brother, wearing a pink outfit with a
matching hat.
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Alexandra Knatchbull and Thomas Hooper enjoy a kiss as
newlyweds after they get married at Romsey Abbey in Hampshire today
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Among the family members enjoying the big day were
Alexandra’s brother Nicholas, who has previously battled heroin and crack
addiction, her two sisters and her wheelchair-bound grandmother Countess
Mountbatten.
Her father and mother, Lady Penelope Brabourne, linked arms
as they walked into the service, demonstrating a sign of strength after their
marriage was rocked by Lord Bradbourne’s affair with businesswoman Jeannie
McWeeny.
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Lord and Lady Brabourne lead out flower girls after their
daughter Alexandra Knatchbull married entrepreneur Thomas Hooper
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Among the other members of British and foreign aristocracy
at the wedding included Queen Sophia of Spain, the Former monarchs of Greece,
King Constantine II and his wife Queen Anne-Marie as well as Prince Hassan bin
Talal of Jordan and his wife Princess Sarvath al-Hassan.
Forensic accountant Alexandra is married her entrepreneur
husband after the pair enjoyed a long-term relationship, with the service led
by Rev Canon Tim Sledge.
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The Queen speaks to the Rev Canon Tim Sledge, who led
proceedings, while the Duke of Edinburgh shares a joke with a guest
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While the arrivals of the Royals in the small market town of
Romsey may have turned the heads of locals, the Knatchbull family are used to
the company of monarchs and enjoy close links to Buckingham Palace.
Lord Brabourne is the godson of the Duke of Edinburgh and
Prince Charles was his best man, while his son Nicholas was a mentor to Prince
William when the pair studied at Eton.
Lord Brabourne is also Prince William’s Godfather, while
Prince Charles was Lord Mountbatten’s godson.
Lord Mountbatten was famously killed in August, 1979, IRA
bombers blew up a small boat he was on in the sea off Mullaghmore, County
Sligo.
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Nicholas Knatchbull attends the wedding of his sister
Alexandra at Romsey Abbey in Hampshire earlier today
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The explosion also Lord Brabourne’s 14-year-old younger
brother Nicholas, his paternal grandmother, the Dowager Lady Brabourne, and a
local boy who was with the family. Nicholas’s twin brother Timothy, and his
parents, were all injured.
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