Another, "royal wedding," is on the horizon. My question is, does this count as a royal wedding? Is the bride close enough to the Queen or high enough up in the line of succession for it to count? The bride, Flora Ogilvy is the granddaughter of Princess Alexandra. Princess Alexandra, along with her brothers Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent, are first cousins of the Queen. Their father was the late Prince George, Duke of Kent, who died in a plane crash during world war two. The late Duke was a brother of the Queen's father, the late King George VI. Flora's father is James Ogilvy, son of Princess Alexandra and her husband Sir Angus Ogilvy.
Flora and Timothy's wedding will not be an official royal wedding, but members of the royal family are likely to attend. Flora is 56th in line to the throne, and the great-great-granddaughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Flora attends some royal family events and weddings, and notably is a regular on the balcony at Trooping the Colour, which is arguably the event that sees the most members of the wider royal family together. I think that is great, that they still can do things together and the more distant members of the family can be on the balcony!
Flora's fiance is Timothy Vesterberg, a Swedish former ice hockey player and now financier who lives in Britain. It's been a whirlwind romance we are given to believe, as last year Flora said she did not have time for romance in her busy schedule. Flora is an art dealer.