Future King George has seven godparents in total - Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William Van-Cutsem, Zara Tindall and The Duke of Westminster - and one of them has astonishing wealth
There's no denying that the royal family are afforded great wealth and privilege - but their fortune pales into insignificance when it comes to one of Prince George's godparents.
When the time arrived for Prince William and Princess Kate to choose George's godparents, they bucked tradition by plumping for close friends and family members, rather than other royals or high-ranking members of the aristocracy.
Those selected to take on the prestigious job were Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Julia Samuel, William Van-Cutsem, Zara Tindall, and The Duke of Westminster.
Hugh Grosvenor is the 7th Duke of Westminster and his family ties to the royals stretch back decades.
The 33-year-old - set to marry his fiancée Olivia Henson on 7 June - is a British aristocrat and billionaire businessman. He inherited his title and control of the Grosvenor Estate, then worth an estimated £9 billion, following the death of his father in 2016. He is now ranked as one of the richest billionaires in the world thanks to his estimated £10.6bn net worth.
Hugh's late father, Gerald Grosvenor, was a confidante of King Charles - who was asked to be one of Hugh's godparents following his birth in 1990.
Gerald's widow, Natalia, meanwhile, is a godmother to Prince William and in turn, the late Princess Diana was chosen to be a godmother to Gerald's second daughter, Lady Edwina Grosvenor.
The two families' connections have remained strong. Not only did William and Kate ask him to be godfather to future King George, it's thought he is also one of Prince Archie's godparents.
The source of Hugh's wealth comes from The Grosvenor Group , which he inherited following his father's death as his only son.
It means Hugh owns several huge areas of London, other sites in the UK, over 40 residential buildings, offices and shops in the US and Canada, as well as other projects in Asia and mainland Europe.
Over in the US, the Grosvenor Group has residential and retail developments in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles, Maryland, Chicago and Washington D.C. There are also considerable projects in Vancouver, Victoria and Calgary.
As for London, the group owns Park Lane, half of Mayfair and 300 acres of Belgravia.
The family also has several enormous estates that include Eaton Hall in Cheshire and the Abbeystead Estate in Lancashire, as well as homes in Scotland and Spain.
Hugh is the world's richest person aged under 30, according to The Sunday Times Rich List, and his family rank 12th place on the list.
While he is unmarried, he has two elder sisters, Lady Tamara Katherine Grosvenor and Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor, and a younger sister, Lady Viola Georgina Grosvenor.
The former married Prince William's close friend Edward van Cutsem in 2004 and has three children, Jake, Louis and Isla van Cutsem.
Lady Edwina married TV presenter and historian Dan Snow in 2010 and also has three children, Zia, Wolf and Orla. Youngest daughter Lady Viola married Dragoon Guards officer Angus Roberts in a secret family wedding and celebrated with a party in Kenya.
Much has been made of Hugh's upcoming wedding, which is taking place at Chester Cathedral. As a close friend to both Princes William and Harry, there is speculation as to whether the feuding brothers will both attend.
It was previously reported that the Duke of Sussex turned down a "save the date" to the Duke of Westminster's wedding to avoid an "awkward" encounter with the other family members he might see there.
"Harry actually got a 'save the date' card a few months ago but called Hugh and said it would be too awkward if he and Meghan Markle attended, so he made his apologies and Hugh understood," a source told Page Six at the time.
But as the nuptials approach, speculation is mounting that the brothers could both attend the lavish wedding, which follows on from reports that Harry reached out to his brother following the news of the Princess of Wales' cancer diagnosis.
According to Ephraim Hardcastle, it has become a "society guessing game" as to whether or not Prince Harry will show up at the event, with the Duke of Westminster thought to be "staying neutral and maintaining a good relationship with both brothers".
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