Grace scored her spot in William and Kate’s 2011 wedding because of her parents’ friendship with the royals. She’s the oldest child of Hugh van Cutsem and Rose Astor, who also have two sons, Rafe and Charles. Hugh, along with his older brother William van Cutsem, is a longtime pal of both Prince William and Prince Harry. Their grandfather trained and bred horses for Queen Elizabeth, and their father, Hugh van Cutsem Sr., is one of Prince Charles’ closest friends. Prince William is also Grace’s godfather. For more about William and Kate, check out The Romantic Details Behind William’s Proposal to Kate You May Not Know. Grace was one of four bridesmaids in the royal wedding, along with three more children of the couple’s friends and family. They all wore matching dresses, tights, shoes, and flower crowns, but Grace stood out for her adorably honest facial expressions. At different moments during the long day, she looked confused, bored, and generally put out by the noise, cameras, and romance of the day.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Her sour mood won her plenty of headlines, with Time calling Grace an “internet sensation” and Vanity Fair saying that she “stole the show.” For more on the behind-the-scenes details of another talked-about royal wedding moment, see why Meghan Markle Revealed the Truth About Her “Feud” With Kate Middleton. https://www.instagram.com/p/BECKmIbDXcQ/ Grace hasn’t been in the spotlight much since her big day, but she does make an occasional appearance on her dad’s hunting-focused Instagram page. In this shot from about four years ago, she and her brothers show off the crayfish that they helped catch for their dinner. For more celebrity news sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjXcc7-ne1a/ The whole family is fairly private, despite both parents coming from well-known bloodlines. Grace’s mom Rose Astor is a descendant of John Jacob Astor, the first American multi-millionaire. In a rare interview with The Sunday Times in 2020 (as reported by Today), Rose briefly discussed her three children, saying, “I just want them to be happy, confident and have good manners and a work ethic.” From her dad’s Instagram, it certainly seems like 13-year-old Grace is learning to do a lot of things herself. And she seems a lot happier traipsing through the woods than she did facing the crowds at William and Kate’s wedding. For more on the couple, here’s How Prince William Stopped the Media From Harassing Kate Middleton.
