Princess Charlotte’s schoolteacher has married the young royal’s grandfather.
Lucy Lanigan-O’Keeffe, a teacher at Charlotte and Prince George’s school, Thomas’s Battersea, married Thomas van Straubenzee, a lifelong friend of Prince William, in a micro-wedding last month.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s planned wedding was canceled in April, meaning that Charlotte missed out on being a bridesmaid and the Duke of Cambridge was prevented from being a resident.
Instead, Mr Straubenzee, 38, and Mrs Lanigan-O’Keeffe, 32, tied the knot on July 24 at Chelsea Old Church, Chelsea.
Due to restrictions, only the couple’s parents and brothers were present at the ceremony, the Sunday Times reported.
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Apparently the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge helped Mr. van Straubenzee and Mrs. Lanigan-O’Keeffe together, with the couple now expecting their first child.
Ms Lanigan-O’Keeffe is an assistant principal at Thomas’s Clapham and teaches mindfulness and outdoor leadership at the school’s Battersea department, where Prince Charlotte and Prince George attend.
She also runs the social action projects for Thomas’ schools in London.
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Mr. Van Straubenzee, who works as a partner in the private office of estate agent Knight Frank, has known William since the school year.
His younger brother, Charlie, is a close friend of the Duke of Sussex.
William and Prince Harry also knew Charlie and Thomas’ late brother Henry, who died in a car accident in 18 years in 2002.
The families remained close for decades and were first reunited after William van Straubenzee, Thomas’ uncle, became a close friend of Princess Diana.
The brothers were counselors at Sussex’s wedding in 2018 and Thomas also gave a speech at William and Kate’s wedding in 2011.
It is the second marriage for Thomas, who married Lady Melissa ‘Missy’ Percy, 32, in 2013.
In January, Thomas bought a five-bedroom house near the school in Clapham where his wife works.
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