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The Duke of Westminster has lost his unofficial title, “Britain’s most eligible bachelor”, after marrying Olivia Henson.

Hugh Grosvenor, 33, who ranked 14th on the 2024 Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of £10.1bn, has made his bride a duchess after marrying her at Chester Cathedral today.

The largely private couple only made their first public appearance together last month, but their wedding has been one of the most prestigious social events of the year, with esteemed guests such as Prince William attending.

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A car arrives at the wedding of Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, to Olivia Henson at Chester Cathedral. Picture date: Friday June 7, 2024.
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The scenes outside the cathedral ahead of the ceremony. Pic: PA

The duke arrived at the ceremony in a green Land Rover and waved to crowds who were waiting in the streets outside the cathedral.

Miss Henson travelled to her wedding with her father Rupert Henson in a vintage Bentley that was originally made for W.O. Bentley, the founder of Bentley Motors, in 1930.

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Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster (left) arrives at Chester Cathedral for his wedding to Olivia Henson. Picture date: Friday June 7, 2024.
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The Duke of Westminster waves to crowd as he arrives at Chester Cathedral. Pic: PA


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Olivia Henson arrived with her father

Thousands lined the streets of Chester to catch a glimpse of the event from early in the morning, with many bringing camping chairs and picnics.

It was already packed when the Prince of Wales, an usher at the wedding, arrived at the cathedral at about 10.30am – so much so that he entered the cathedral through a side entrance to avoid being seen.

Later on around 400 guests, including Princess Eugenie, were brought to the venue in coaches.

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The Prince of Wales (centre) leaves Chester Cathedral after the wedding of Olivia Henson and Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster. Picture date: Friday June 7, 2024. PA Photo. The Duke of Westminster is godfather to the Prince of Wales' son, Prince George, and also, reportedly, to the Duke of Sussex's son Prince Archie. See PA story ROYAL Westminster. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
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Prince William, an usher, seen after the ceremony. Pic: PA


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Princess Eugenie leaves Chester Cathedral after the wedding. Pic: PA

King Charles, who is the duke’s godfather, wasn’t one of them, nor was the Queen.

The King has scaled back his public appearances since he started being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer, though he and the Queen were in France for the D-Day commemorations yesterday.

The Princess of Wales didn’t attend either as she continues to undergo her cancer treatment.

The Duke of Sussex was not there despite reportedly being being a close friend of Hugh Grosvenor’s, who is a godfather to Prince Harry’s son Archie.

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The Duke of Westminster’s links to the Royal Family

Protesters target event

A fire extinguisher was set off outside the cathedral as the bride and groom made their way to a Bentley car.

Two women sprayed orange powder paint in the air from the extinguisher while standing among a crowd of spectators, with police officers wrestling it from them and escorting them away seconds later.

The environmental protest group Just Stop Oil has claimed responsibility for the incident.

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Orange smoke sprayed above the crowd. Pic: Just Stop Oil

The wedding arrangements

The ceremony at Chester Cathedral began at midday, with the Dean of Chester, the Very Reverand Dr Tim Stratford, leading the service.

It featured the Chester Cathedral choir, conducted by Philip Rushforth, organist and master of the choristers at the church. They were accompanied by a group of musicians from across North West England.

Olivia Henson arrives in a vintage car for her wedding to Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster at Chester Cathedral. Picture date: Friday June 7, 2024. PA Photo. The Duke of Westminster is godfather to the Prince of Wales' son, Prince George, and also, reportedly, to the Duke of Sussex's son Prince Archie. See PA story ROYAL Westminster. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
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The car the bride arrived in. Pic: PA

A spokesperson for the Duke and Miss Henson said the couple chose seasonal flowers sourced from local growers, with much of the foliage coming from the grounds of the Duke’s Eaton Estate.

They included rambling roses, philadelphus, campanula and orlaya grandiflora, while birch trees lined the inside of the church, the spokesperson added.

After the ceremony, the Duke and Duchess of Westminster travelled back to Eaton Estate, which has been home to the Grosvenor family since the 1400s, where they are hosting a private wedding reception for guests.

Their spokesperson said the couple had taken “a great deal of care in planning the wedding, putting their own personal stamp on all the arrangements and have made a conscious effort to involve local and regional suppliers in several aspects of the day”.

Who is the new Duchess of Westminster?

The 31-year-old had been with the duke for two years when the pair announced their engagement in April 2023.

The Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson shared this image as part of their engagement announcement. Pic: PA
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The Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson shared this image as part of their engagement announcement. Pic: PA

Much like her husband, the duchess largely stays out of the public eye. What we do know is she’s a senior accounts manager at Belazu, an ethical food company based in London, and she was introduced to the duke through mutual friends.

She is widely reported to have studied at Marlborough College – the same as the Princess of Wales and Pippa Middleton.

‘Britain’s most eligible bachelor’

The duke became an instant billionaire when he inherited his title and control of the historic Grosvenor Estate aged 25 following the death of his father from a heart attack in 2016.

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As part of the estimated £10bn estate, the duke, previously known by his honorary title Earl Grosvenor, also inherited Eaton Hall in Cheshire – home to the Grosvenor family since the 15th century.

It’s where his notably casual engagement photo with his then fiancé was taken last year.

The duke, a former student of countryside management at Newcastle University, is one of four children: He has two older sisters, Lady Tamara and Lady Edwina, and one younger sister Lady Viola.

He inherited his father’s fortune despite not being the eldest of them as legitimate male heirs take precedence over their older sisters when it comes to inheriting an estate.

Hugh Grosvenor's sister Lady Tamara married her husband Edward van Cutsem at Chester Cathedral in 2004. Pic: AP
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Hugh Grosvenor’s sister Lady Tamara married her husband Edward van Cutsem at Chester Cathedral in 2004. Pic: AP

The property company he inherited, the Grosvenor Group, owns about 300 acres of land in Mayfair and Belgravia in central London, as well as major city centre developments such as Liverpool’s ONE shopping centre and properties in the US and Canada.

The billionaire, who was widely dubbed Britain’s most eligible bachelor after inheriting the fortune, is chair of both the Grosvenor Trustees and the Westminster Foundation, which represents his and the Grosvenor Group’s charitable interests.

Grosvenor Square in Mayfair is the second largest square in London. Pic: Wolfram Kastl/picture-alliance/dpa/AP
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Grosvenor Square in Mayfair is the second largest square in London. Pic: Wolfram Kastl/picture-alliance/dpa/AP

Grosvenor Group owns Liverpool ONE, a shopping centre with more than 170 stores. Pic: PA
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Grosvenor Group owns Liverpool ONE, a shopping centre with more than 170 stores. Pic: PA

When he does occasionally make headlines, it’s usually down to his charitable role. Such was the case in 2020 when he donated millions to the national effort against COVID.

‘You can feel the positive energy coming from them’

It can be difficult for the public to get to know a couple like the duke and duchess, who like to stay out of the limelight.

They made a rare public outing last month when they attended a parent-toddler music programme at Chester Cathedral.

It was a chance for them to see one of the many charitable programmes for young people they support through the duke’s Westminster Foundation.

Emma Thomas, a development artist at Cheshire Dance, which runs the programme, not only met the couple on their visit, but also went to primary school with Hugh Grosvenor.

Ms Thomas said they had a very “relaxed” and “approachable” quality to them on their visit, adding: “They seem very comfortable together and you could feel the really positive energy coming from them.”

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Hugh Grosvenor. Pic: PA

She said the duke was “so enthusiastic about bringing opportunities for young people” and that it’s “wonderful to hear him talk so genuinely and passionately about that work”.

“The duke was absolutely wonderful” with the children there, she added. “So approachable, so engaging. I think it could be very easy to not be like that.

“But he was wonderful and he gave the kids a really great experience. I think they were very nervous to meet him, and he made it feel very relaxed.”

She added the duchess was “asking lots of questions” and “really valuing the voices of the children”.

A good end to a good day

Ms Thomas also reminisced with the duke about their time attending Eccleston C of E Primary School together.

She was a few year groups older but saw a fair amount of the duke because he and her younger brother were friends.

She recalls a birthday party they both went to when they were about six or seven – where they had a tour of Liverpool’s Anfield stadium.

“He was quite a calm kid, but he loved Liverpool so much. The enthusiasm!”

She said she fondly recalls going to McDonald’s with the duke after visiting the stadium.

Wedding of the year?

Despite keeping a low profile, the wedding wasn’t the first lavish event the duke has thrown.

His 21st birthday party for 800 guests at Eaton Hall in 2012 was reported to have cost £5m.

Comedian Michael McIntyre and hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks provided the entertainment, and Prince Harry was among the guests for the “black tie and neon” event.

On his wedding plans, the duke told Town & Country Magazine during the Chester Cathedral visit: “I think next time we’re in here will be slightly more nerve-wracking.”

He added he was “unbelievably excited”.

“I also just wanted to make it very clear how unbelievably helpful people have been, how supportive they’ve been so far which I’m unbelievably grateful for,” he told the publication.

“Because I do realise that it’s going to be a big thing for the city. It’s going to be certainly a huge thing for us, so we’re just really grateful for all the help.”

On holding the wedding in Chester, the bride added: “It’s obviously a place where we will live, where we’ll be building our lives together.”

The pair currently live in London and are “slowly transitioning” to Chester where they plan to put “roots down”, she added, saying it was a “really easy decision” to have the wedding there.

Shortly after their engagement announcement last year, a spokesperson for the couple said: “The couple have chosen the cathedral for both its beauty and long association with the Grosvenor family, including to the duke personally.

“Cheshire is the Grosvenor family’s ancestral home and as Miss Henson’s connection to the region continues to grow, they are keen to plan their wedding there.”

Royal relationships

The Grosvenors have been aristocrats for centuries, as they began building their property empire in London back in the 1600s.

To cut a several hundred-year story short, Hugh Grosvenor’s ancestor Hugh Lupus Grosvenor was made the first Duke of Westminster by Queen Victoria in 1874. The current holder of the title is the seventh Duke of Westminster.

However, the Grosvenor family’s modern relationship with the royals goes beyond peerage.

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The sixth Duke of Westminster – the current duke’s father – with Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. Pic: PA

The duke’s late father Gerald Grosvenor was a close friend of King Charles before his death in 2016.

They were so close that Gerald Grosvenor made the King a godfather of his son Hugh when he was born in 1991.

Now the duke is a godfather himself to Prince William’s eldest child, Prince George, and Prince Harry’s son Prince Archie.

He is said to have maintained relationships with both brothers over the years, but Prince Harry did not attend the duke’s wedding.

Some reports have suggested he and his wife Meghan were not on the guest list, adding the duke was concerned their presence would take away from the wedding itself due to their ongoing rift with the rest of the Royal Family.

Other reports suggested Harry and Meghan were sent a ‘save the date’ but decided to decline in order to prevent any awkwardness.

Motorists warned – and ice-creams on the happy couple

Chester’s council warned the city will be busier than usual on Friday due to the wedding, and urged people to “rethink journeys into the city centre” today.

In an update on X, the council added it would be best to avoid travelling to the centre by car.

The couple are also supporting local businesses by subsidising free ice-cream, gelato and sorbet on their wedding day from three local dessert parlours.

Duke of Westminster’s fortune explained

The duke has been featuring on rich lists since he inherited his father’s billion-pound fortune.

As Sky News’ business presenter Ian King explains: “While the Grosvenor family is automatically linked in many people’s eyes to properties in west London’s upmarket Mayfair and Belgravia districts, such assets are only part of the wider Grosvenor Group, the company that manages the Duke of Westminster’s wealth.

“The business now encompasses a range of assets and activities, including property in the UK and overseas, investments in food producers and agricultural technology companies and three large rural estates in northern England and the Scottish Highlands.”

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Grosvenor Group owns buildings, squares and public spaces in Belgravia and Mayfair. Pic: iStock

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King adds: “The business is owned by a series of UK resident (in other words, onshore) trusts set up by the family in the 1950s to shield itself from the risk of expensive divorces or reckless spending by wayward members of the family.

The arrangement means that, although the duke and his family are the ultimate owners of Grosvenor, he is not able, for example, to sell assets if he felt the need to raise cash. Major transactions such as asset disposals have to be agreed by the trustees.

“Contrary to what is often suggested, the family are all UK-registered for tax and pay UK taxes, while the trusts are liable for income tax and capital gains tax.

“They are also liable for inheritance tax levied by the UK government, although, as is common with UK trusts of this type, the majority of the trusts pay a recurring payment to HM Revenue & Customs of 6% of the value of their assets every 10 years, rather than a payment of 40% inheritance tax upon death of beneficiaries.

“For a private company, Grosvenor is unusually open about its activities, publishing annual reports and financial statements in the way a listed company would.

“Its latest results, for 2023, revealed a £400m drop in the value of the group’s portfolio to £8.6bn. That portfolio is split roughly 50/50 between UK and international assets. A pre-tax loss of £28.6m for the year compared with a profit of £110.4m in 2022.”

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‘I lost my father to suicide’: Schoolgirl’s assembly on the hardest of subjects

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Evie likes scary movies, musicals and Taylor Swift – but there is something that sets her apart.

The 16-year-old hates the way other children at school casually joke about suicide.

“People saying things like ‘I’m going to kill myself if I have to sit another maths test’, you’d be surprised how often people say things like that,” Evie Roodhouse tells me.

“People don’t understand the seriousness, saying they are ‘depressed’ as if it’s a positive thing. I think it’s become even a trend that some people think is cool or funny.”

Evie and younger sister Ada lost their father in 2018, and what they rarely tell anyone is that was suicide. However, Evie’s approach to this deeply personal subject is about to change. She has decided to give a school assembly on the subject.

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Evie, Ada and their dad

Eight-year-old sister Ada supports Evie’s decision and has experienced her own frustrations: “She [Evie] gets people joking about it,” says Ada, “In my school I just get people, like, complaining about their parents being gone for a week, say on holiday, especially their dad. ‘My dad’s going to this place for a week, and I won’t get to see him.’ ‘Oh he’s not here on Father’s Day.’ Or, ‘he’ll be away for a whole month, that’s almost as much as you.’ – It’s not. It’s really not.”

It’s entirely understandable that, up until now, Evie has been extremely private around the cause of her father’s death. Her presentation on the subject for a room of her peers at Brighton Hill Community School in Basingstoke, would surely be one of the most courageous school assemblies ever given.

The night before, I met up with Evie along with Mother Caroline and sister Ada. “This is the first time I’ve openly shared my own personal experience, my story so that’s where the nerves are coming in,” Evie says as we get on to the subject of her presentation.

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Evie speaks to Sky’s Jason Farrell

Her previous experience of confiding in friends is that their response varies between asking invasive questions, wanting details that Evie doesn’t want to share, or they feel awkward and change the subject. What Evie wants is for people to be able to talk about the subject and understand how to talk about it, especially if they themselves are struggling.

“With mental health we know that opening up and talking about it is the best thing you can do,” she says. “I think we understand ourselves better if we talk about our mental health. Communication is the best way around the stigma.”

However, this conversation around Evie’s home dining table is going to take us to some dark places, and it occurs to me how difficult it must have been for Caroline to explain what happened, to her young children. Did she have a choice? Could she have invented some other form of death to protect them from the truth?

Caroline explains her decision to tell them. “I had no idea Steve was going to take his own life. On the day I found out, luckily a friend of mine contacted an amazing charity called Winston’s Wish and they gave me some important advice, and that was honesty.

“However, uncomfortable that was, however brutal that was at the time. I’m grateful for that advice – because it’s meant that we’ve always had trust between us.”

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Ada and mum Caroline

Suicide rates in the UK have remained roughly the same for the last two decades, although the 7,055 deaths recorded in 2023 was the highest rate since 1999.

Men are three times more likely to take their own lives, and with Evie and Ada’s father there was no warning and no note to explain why.

Caroline says loss by suicide is “grief with a microphone”. One of the hardest things for her to manage has been her feeling of abandonment.

“I wanted to talk to Steve, and he’s the person responsible for not being here. Trying to get your head round the fact that, yes, they took their own life, but they weren’t in a rational state at that point in time, but then you’re feeling angry at the same time. It’s tiring. It’s exhausting.”

Eight-year-old Ada picks up: “You don’t blame them for being sad – but you’re also angry that they are not here.”

“…And that they didn’t tell you that they were struggling,” adds Caroline.

“They act all happy and fine. It’s quite unusual,” says Ada.

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“It doesn’t make sense, does it?” offers Caroline. It is just a glimpse into the impossible conversations, the heartbreak and tears this family has endured.

Photographs of Steve with his children tell of a loving husband and father, hugging his children close, taking pride in his girls and valuing his precious time with them.

Evie tries to explain her own feelings on this, “Rather than someone being taken away from you – that person’s chosen to take themselves away from you.”

“They don’t want to be with you,” says Ada.

Evie picks up: “There’s sadness that they must have been struggling – but you made that decision. You must have thought whatever you had going on, was a bigger deal than me needing a father in my life, and that’s been a big thing for me.”

But Caroline has a consoling thought – a moment she says that changed everything. “It wasn’t that long ago maybe last year I was asked a question that completely knocked me off my feet – and took away most of my anger. I was asked by somebody – ‘What do you think Steve would say if he could come back and speak to you, right now.'”

“And my response to that, knowing what an amazing person he was, is that he would say ‘sorry’ and he didn’t want to cause us any pain. And in that moment imagining him saying ‘sorry’ – took away all my anger.”

Then she adds, “The problem is that replaces the anger with sadness.”

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Evie hates when other pupils joke about suicide

There is a deep chasm in the room. They will never know why. There are no answers. No clues and no way to change that. The profound complexity of emotions is something anyone would struggle with, yet both children Evie have found ways of coping.

“You have the first couple of years of feeling – ‘this is going to be my life now this is how I’m going to feel…’ says Evie. Her emotions break through, she pauses to compose herself then determinedly finishes her point. “…and I think being able to move past that and understand that you are not defined by that loss – and you are more than the person who took themselves away from you – and you are stronger.”

The next day as the assembly loomed Evie emitted quiet confidence. Mum Caroline came to watch and said she felt protective but at the same time “unbelievably proud”.

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Evie gives her presentation at assembly

What then happened was an extraordinary 20 minutes. Around 80 children watched the presentation, which included a thought-provoking animated film that Evie helped to create. She told the room how she lost her father to suicide in 2018 when she was nine years old and warned, “When you hear someone joking about something that has completely turned your world around it can be so hurtful.”

She also had sage advice on where teenagers can get help themselves, listing school provision and organisations outside of school such as Childline and the Samaritans.

Research recently published by the Mental Health Foundation found a third of young people accessed self-harm content online and the theme this year’s Mental Health Awareness week was community. Evie’s presentation couldn’t have been more appropriate.

She told her peers: “Unfortunately, in my experience the people who don’t talk about it, the people who keep their emotions down and don’t want to speak about those feelings are the people who we lose thorough suicide.”

Headmaster of Brighton Hill Community School, Chris Edwards
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Headmaster of Brighton Hill Community School, Chris Edwards

Caroline was right to be proud and so too was headmaster of Brighton Hill Community School, Chris Edwards. He said afterwards: “I bang on about this quite a lot – the younger generation – and the press that they get does not match the depiction that I see day in day out.

“They are phenomenal – and the assembly we’ve seen today which Evie ran was one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in my career. Not just because she was able to tackle a subject that’s very difficult to her, but to do it to her peers is doubly difficult. And I was also proud of the way the children responded.”

It is rare this subject is talked about, and it must be done sensitively. Evie gave a masterclass in how to do it.

Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK.

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Liverpool fan says his baby was flung 15ft in his pram and his partner run over during trophy parade

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A father has told Sky News how his partner was driven over, and his baby son was flung 15ft in his pram, after they were hit by a vehicle during the Liverpool parade collision.

Daniel Everson, 36, had been with Sheree Aldridge and their five-month-old baby, Teddy, at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

“The best day of my life turned into worst”, said Daniel, a lifelong fan of ‘The Reds’.

Daniel described the moment the car came towards him and his family.

“I tried to hold on to the front of the car and try and stop it, push it, do whatever I could [to stop it] from hitting my partner and my baby.

'The best day of my life turned into worst', Daniel Everson told Sky News.
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Daniel Everson was in the crowd for the Liverpool trophy parade when the incident took place

“Me and my partner were flat on the roof, on the bonnet… we were just both trying to hold on for dear life with Ted next to us.

“And my partner went under the wheels of the car, of the front of the car, and it rolled over her leg, and I just bounced off to the side, but my boy and his pram got bounced totally in the opposite direction – about 15ft down the road.

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“As soon as that happened, I just started screaming for my partner, and I found her and I asked where Teddy was, and she didn’t know… and I found him and he was okay, thank God.

“He was in the road, in his pram, on his back, and I grabbed him. I chucked the pushchair to the side and I ran up to some paramedics with him.”

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The suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving.

Daniel, from Telford, said he felt like he was in “hell” as he rushed back to find Sheree.

“I had to carry her up the road with four police officers holding her while she was screaming and crying. At that point, I didn’t know what was wrong with her, but I could see the injuries to her leg,” he explained.

Sheree, 36, is recovering at Aintree University Hospital after suffering muscle tissue damage. Daniel has been allowed to return home with Teddy after he was assessed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

“I feel a lot of emotions right now. Upset, angry, traumatised. A lot of unanswered questions that need to be answered.

To me, it just wasn’t handled properly – the situation with the car getting that far into the crowd, in my opinion, he should not have got anywhere near us.”

Merseyside Police have now been given more time to question a 53-year-old arrested after a car struck a crowd at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.

The suspect, who police have described as a white British man from the local area, is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving, and drug driving.

Police have said the extra time they have been given to question the suspect runs into Thursday.

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan charged with rape in the UK

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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate have been charged with rape and other offences in the UK.

Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, relating to three women.

His brother Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges relating to one woman – including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

The charges were authorised in January 2024, but full details have only been released now.

Bedfordshire Police issued an international arrest warrant for the brothers over allegations, which they “unequivocally deny”, said to have occurred between 2012 and 2015.

The Tate brothers are facing separate allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering in Romania.

They are also accused of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women in a different case, which has been sent back to prosecutors.

They are due to be extradited to the UK following the conclusion of proceedings in Romania.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan outside a Bucharest court last month. File pic: Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via Reuters
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan outside a Bucharest court in January. File pic: Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via Reuters

A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we have authorised charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate for offences including rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm against three women.

“These charging decisions followed receipt of a file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police.

“A European Arrest Warrant was issued in England in 2024, and as a result the Romanian courts ordered the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate.”

The spokesperson added: “However, the domestic criminal matters in Romania must be settled first.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendants have the right to a fair trial.

“It is extremely important that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”

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Representatives for Andrew Tate have been contacted by Sky News for comment.

Lawyer Matt Jury, of McCue Jury & Partners, representing several alleged British victims of Andrew Tate, said: “We welcome the clarity from the Crown Prosecution Service that our authorities are working to ensure the Tates face justice here in the UK – they cannot be allowed to escape extradition.

“At the same time, we ask once more that CPS admit its mistake in failing to prosecute Tate when he lived in the UK and finally charge him for the rape and assault of the other three women, our clients, who originally filed criminal complaints against him as long ago as 2014 but were failed by the system.

“They deserve justice, too.”

The allegations were subject to a police investigation, which was closed in 2019.

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