In March 2025, the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grovner, announced that he and his wife Olivia Henson were expecting their first child.

The couple married in a lavish ceremony at Chester Cathedral in June 2024, and the announcement was met with warm congratulations from friends and even the Prince of Wales.

However, rumors began to circulate among the elite that Megan Mellon might be plotting to make an uninvited appearance at the exclusive baby shower hosted by the Grova family.

The baby shower was planned as an intimate yet opulent affair, with invitations embossed with the family crest and an elegant calligraphy.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales, were expected to attend the event. Megan’s recent flurry of activity on the global stage, her Netflix series with love, and her frequent nubbing with Hollywood types in Montesito, may have been a reason for her exclusion from her wedding.

Groven, a lifelong friend of both William and Harry, had attended her own wedding to Harry in 2018 and had been a fixture at Roy weddings in society.

Hugh, who had once been a bridge between her and the royal family, decided to lock her out of his world with a decisiveness that left no room for negotiation.

Megan’s attempts to rebrand herself as a lifestyle Guru had met with skepticism, and whispers of declining influence were growing louder. The event promised to dominate The Society Pages, but Megan could not afford to stay in the spotlight.

In the end, the baby shower was a public humiliation that Megan could not afford, and she was desperate to stay away from the aristocratic intrigue surrounding the event.