American-based fashion designer, Misha Nonoo married oil heir Michael Hess in a lavish ceremony at Villa Aurelia in Rome this weekend. The Daily Mail reported that one friend of the designer described the big day as "the greatest spectacle Rome has seen since the return of Caesar".
The guest list reads like a who's who of young British royals, celebrities and American heirs. See who attended the big day below ...
For starters, who is Misha Nonoo?
Before we get onto the guest list, let's discuss Misha Nonoo. The 33-year-old newlywed is a British fashion designer, close friend of Meghan Markle's and was the first person to run an Instagram runway show, back in 2015.
Nonoo was born in Bahrain to an Iraqi father and an English mother. From aged 11, she lived in Surrey, an English county close to London.
Nonoo and Markle have been friends since meeting at a lunch in Miami, and it is thought that Nonoo introduced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to each other in 2016. They have since worked together to create the duchess's Smart Set capsule wardrobe for the charity, Smart Works. The pair went on holiday to Spain together in 2016.
"We were seated next to one another at a lunch, and we got along like a house on fire," Nonoo told the Evening Standard of the actress-turned-royal in 2017. "She has the most remarkable and generous spirit. I aspire to be as philanthropic as she is, and to have as much of an impact as her."
“I love her to death,” Nonoo added. “She is the coolest girl in the world.”
Now, for the guest list:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
It makes total sense that "coolest girl in the world", the Duchess of Sussex, would be at her good friend's wedding and that her husband, Prince Harry, would tag along.
But the flame-haired royal has his own history with Nonoo: before marrying Hess, Nonoo was married to Alexander Gilkes, a friend of Prince Harry's. Nonoo married online auction house Paddle8 founder Gilkes in 2012, but they separated in 2016.
The royals attended the Italian wedding before leaving for their autumn tour of Southern Africa on Monday, September 22.
Princess Eugenie
Princess Eugenie was beyond your standard guest: she arrived at the venue with the bride, and so it is thought she is a member of the bridal party.
The royal wore a black dress for the black tie occasion, while Nonoo sported a paired-back white wedding dress.
Princess Beatrice
Another royal at the event, Princess Beatrice arrived with Poppy Jamie, a close friend of Nonoo's and model Suki Waterhouse. It has been speculated that, along with music mogul David Geffen, the princess played a part in setting Nonoo and Hess up.
Karlie Kloss
Model Karlie Kloss is married to Joshua Kushner, Michael Hess' best friend and brother to Jared. It is thought that Joshua was Hess' best man at the nuptials.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, arrived at the wedding with her husband, Jared Kushner, who is the older brother of Joshua Kushner and also friends with the groom.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are becoming regulars at society weddings, fresh from Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling's big day on Saturday, August 31. It is thought that Perry knows Nonoo through mutual friend, Jamie Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is stylist who often works with Perry, and is married to Nico Mizrahi, a friend of Hess'.
James Corden
The link between TV personality Corden and the couple is not immediately clear, but he is certainly in with the young royals, having been friends with Prince Harry "for years", and a guest at the royal's May 2018 wedding to the Duchess of Cambridge.
Naturally, Nonoo and Hess were at the duke and duchess' big day, so perhaps they all met there. Corden arrived at the Italian ceremony with wife, Julia Carey.
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Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
