The wedding of fashion designer Misha Nonoo and oil tycoon Michael Hess is fast approaching, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘ are expected to fly to Italy to attend – just three days before they begin their royal tour of Africa.
A source told Page Six that the Duchess of Sussex feels the event is unmissable.
“There is no way that Meghan wouldn’t be at Misha’s wedding — no way at all.”
Meghan is not alone in her beliefs, as the guestlist for the wedding is brimming with A-list celebrities and other members of the royal family.
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Page Six reported that supermodel Karlie Kloss will be in attendance, alongside her husband Joshua Kushner (a close friend of groom Mikey) as well as Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York.
The daughters of Prince Andrew are close friends of Misha’s, with Eugenie recently visiting Misha’s pop-up store in New York City.
Ivanka Trump will also be attending with her husband Jared Kushner, as well as pop star Ellie Goulding and her husband Caspar Jopling.
In addition, singer Katy Perry and her fiance Orlando Bloom are also expected to attend the nuptials.
According to Hola!, the wedding reception will be held at Cinecittà (the legendary film studio where icons such as Rossellini, Fellini, De Sica and Visconti filmed).
This will be Misha’s second Italian wedding (her first wedding was in Venice to Alexander Gilkes in 2012).
Meghan and Nonoo have been close friends for some time, with the designer recently working with the Duchess on a capsule collection that benefits Smart Works – a charity that helps unemployed women find professional clothing for job interviews.
The designer previously attended Meghan’s infamous New York baby shower and also made her first public appearance with Mikey at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan last year.
Rumoured to be the matchmaker behind the royal couple’s romance, Misha also designed the famous white ‘husband shirt’ that Meghan wore for her first public appearance with Prince Harry at the Invictus games last year.
After attending the London launch for the capsule collection, the Bahrain-born designer spoke out about criticism the Sussexes have faced, saying:
“I think it’s unjust, and I think that people should really focus on the good work they do,. A good example of that is [that] this is her first official engagement after having had her baby, (and) it’s all about empowering women, all about what she has essentially always sought to do.”
“When she goes to Africa with Prince Harry and their new little one, she is going to do some events there on empowering women,” Nonoo said. “She’s really interested in empowering women around the world.”
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