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Prince Harry may be set to miss out on being named a godparent amid his feud with the Royal Family.as Prince William appears set to take on the meaningful role.
It comes as Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster and godson of King Charles, has welcomed his first child with his wife, Olivia Henson.
Cosima Florence Grosvenor was born on July 27, with an official announcement sharing the Duke and Duchess were: “Thrilled to announce the birth of their baby daughter.”
“Both the Duchess and Cosima are doing well. The Duke and Duchess now look forward to spending this special time together as a family,” the statement concluded.
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Prince Harry may be set to lose out on a becoming a godfather
Cosima was born just over a year after Hugh and Oliva wed in the summer of 2024 at Chester Cathedral.
Their plush ceremony was attended by the great and the good, including Princess Eugenie.
Prince William, who is a close friend of the Duke of Westminster, attended in the role of an usher.
Prince Harry, another longtime friend, was also invited to the wedding but chose not to attend as relationships with the rest of the Royal Family remained frosty.
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The Duke and Duchess of Westminster have welcomed their first child, baby Cosima
Signalling his closeness, Hugh is godfather to William and Princess Kate’s oldest child, Prince George.
The duke is also believed to be a godparent to Harry and Meghan’s son, Prince Archie.
As such, speculation has already began at who may be selected to be godparents for baby Cosima.
Whilst neither Prince has publicly acknowledged the recent birth, private congratulations are believed to have been extended to the new parents.
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Prince William appears set to become a godparent to the new baby
Prince William’s presence at the Westminster wedding last June has positioned him as the likely choice for godparent to Cosima.
William’s close involvement with the Grosvenor family extends beyond formal occasions, as demonstrated when he and Prince George joined the Duke and Duchess at Aston Villa’s Champions League quarter-final against PSG in April.
However, it appears unlikely Prince Harry may be offered the same honour as he has remained detached from royal affairs.
The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals in 2020, settling permanently in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
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William attended the 2024 wedding of Hugh and Olivia while Harry chose not to amid his feud with the Royal Family
Duke Hugh Grosvenor, 34, is the 7th Duke of Westminster and among one of the wealthiest men in Britain.
He inherited his late father’s impressive fortune of around £9.5billion in 2016, now worth an estimated £10.6billion.
His aristocrat wife, Olivia Henson, is a descendant of Sir Richard Hoare, the founder of Britain’s oldest bank C Hoare & Co.
After tying the knot, the couple have remained relatively private and only made a handful of public appearances.