Prince Charles’s godson Nicholas Knatchbull has quietly married his ‘mermaid’ fiancée in a civil ceremony at his household’s stately residence.
The tattooed ex-drug addict, 40, is the son of Lord and Girl Brabourne and the good grandson of the late Lord Mountbatten, with whom Prince Charles had an exceptionally shut bond whereas rising up.
The inheritor to the £100million Mountbatten fortune wed Ambre Pouzet — who was as soon as a ‘mer-lesque’ artiste, or performing mermaid, underneath the surname Saint-Clare — after a two-and-a-half-year engagement.
They married at Broadlands in Hampshire in a civil ceremony carried out by a registrar on Might 20, 2021, their marriage certificates reveals.
The wedding means Ambre, who’s French and has lived in England for 4 years, might in the future grow to be the following Countess Mountbatten.
The marriage is more likely to have been fairly totally different from Nicolas’ sister Alison’s 2016 nuptials, the place she was walked down the aisle by Prince Charles and friends included the Queen and Prince Philip.
The son and inheritor of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Nicholas Knatchbull, has quietly wed his fiancée Ambre Pouzet (each pictured) after a two-and-a-half-year engagement
Ambre was as soon as a ‘mer-lesque’ artiste, or performing mermaid, underneath the surname Saint-Clare. She might in the future grow to be the following Countess Mountbatten
A wedding certificates obtained by the Mail offers Nicholas’s occupation as ‘music producer and gardener’ and Ambre’s as ‘behavioural therapist’.
He’s thought to do gardening work at Broadlands, the place the couple reside in a close-by cottage.
The royals have an enormous sentimental attachment to Broadlands. The Queen and Philip spent their marriage ceremony evening there, as did Charles and Diana.
Newlyweds Nicholas, who turned 40 5 days earlier than the marriage, and Ambre, whose thirty seventh birthday was final Saturday, have been photographed collectively carrying their marriage ceremony rings on a latest stroll round Winchester.
He wore a T-shirt with a cranium design and the motto ‘will to win’, tracksuit trousers and trainers, and slung his hoodie over his shoulder.
Nicholas was educated at Eton, the place he helped to mentor the younger Prince William (pictured collectively in 1992)
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Prince Charles has had a detailed relationship with the Knatchbull household ever since childhood.
He was famously dedicated to the primary Earl Mountbatten – Alexandra’s great-grandfather – Louis, who had hoped that the Prince would marry his granddaughter Amanda.
The Prince referred to Lord Mountbatten as his Honorary Grandfather, and consulted him on issues each of state and of the guts.
Prince Charles was famously dedicated to the primary Earl Mountbatten – Alexandra’s great-grandfather – Louis, who had hoped that the Prince would marry his granddaughter Amanda
The Prince referred to Lord Mountbatten as his Honorary Grandfather, and consulted him on issues each of state and of the guts
Their shut relationship was depicted within the hit Netflix sequence The Crown, the place Lord Mountbatten was portrayed by Greg Clever (seasons 1 and a couple of) and Charles Dance (seasons 3 and 4)
When Lord Mountbatten was killed alongside together with his grandson Nicholas by IRA terrorists in 1979, Charles was heartbroken and he learn the lesson at his funeral.
Louis Mountbatten’s grandson is Norton Knatchbull, the bride Alexandra’s father.
Norton, often known as Lord Brabourne, and his spouse Penelope – herself the carriage-racing associate of Prince Philip – had three kids: Alexandra, her brother Nicholas, and a sister, Leonora, who died tragically of kidney most cancers when she was simply 5 years previous.
The royal household’s shut relationship was depicted within the hit Netflix sequence The Crown, the place Lord Mountbatten was portrayed by Greg Clever (seasons 1 and a couple of) and Charles Dance (seasons 3 and 4)
Lord Brabourne walked out on his 31-year marriage to be with Jeannie Nuttall, however later returned the household residence Broadlands.
Nevertheless, the couple are nonetheless estranged, and relations between Lord Brabourne and Alexandra are stated to be strained.
He didn’t give away his first-born daughter at her marriage ceremony in 2016 as he was too sick to carry out the mandatory duties.
It’s unknown if the household attended Nicholas’ marriage ceremony in Might.
The marriage is more likely to have been fairly totally different from Nicolas’ sister Alison’s 2016 nuptials, the place she was walked down the aisle by Prince Charles and friends included the Queen and Prince Philip
Ambre wore a black gown, denim jacket and trainers, and carried a big tote bag and a face masks.
The wedding certificates additionally reveals that Ambre’s father is a retired supervisor of a rental firm and her late mom was a retail supervisor.
One of many witnesses is believed to have been a make-up artist good friend of Ambre’s.
In gushing posts beforehand shared on Instagram, Ambre has beforehand described Nicholas ‘mon amour’, whereas he has described her as his ‘missis’ (sic) and ‘lover’.
She described herself on her profile as a ‘holistic well being coach’ with pursuits in ‘natural medication’, ‘lunar chronobiology’ and ‘dance/intuitive motion/yoga’.
Amongst Ambre’s expertise are hearth consuming, ‘physique burning’ the place flame is ‘immediately in touch’ together with her pores and skin, and a ‘actual gold leaf physique cowl present’
However she has additionally labored as what is called knowledgeable mermaid.
A local of Paris, she started classical dance coaching on the age of seven earlier than she ‘found the world of stomach dancing, circus, and music corridor, which allowed her to develop a powerful presence on stage and a singular power’, in response to a biography of her on one other web site.
‘In 2010, when she was on a visit within the Caribbean, she found diving and the ‘flipper’,’ it continues.
It was then that Ambre, who was apparently ‘captivated by the mermaid world since her childhood’, started her mermaid performances.
These concerned carrying a custom-made Swarovski crystal-encrusted mermaid tail – however usually little or no else – for her ‘unforgettable’ and ‘practical’ underwater reveals and photoshoots.
Pictured: Queen Mom, Nicholas Knatchbull, Alexandra Knatchbull, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York at Trooping the Color in 1987
His father Lord Brabourne is the godson of the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles was his finest man, whereas his mom Girl Brabourne was a detailed good friend of Prince Philip
Along with what she known as her ‘aquatic magic’, Ambre might additionally flip her hand to fireplace consuming, ‘physique burning’ the place flame is ‘immediately in touch’ together with her pores and skin, and a ‘actual gold leaf physique cowl present’.
In the meantime Nicholas, a great-grandson of Earl Mountbatten of Burma and a godson of Prince Charles, is subsequent in line to the celebrated Mountbatten title after his father.
His father Lord Brabourne is the godson of the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles was his finest man.
Lord Brabourne can also be Prince William’s godfather, whereas Prince Charles was Lord Mountbatten’s godson.
Lord Mountbatten was famously killed in August, 1979, when IRA bombers blew up a small boat he was on within the sea off Mullaghmore, County Sligo. Charles was heartbroken and he learn the lesson at his funeral.
Nicholas, who has been engaged 3 times earlier than, was educated at Eton, the place he helped to mentor the younger Prince William and is the godson of Prince Charles
The tattooed former drug addict makes use of the names Deep N Beeper and 5 Dimensional Nick in his work as a musician (pictured, on the marriage ceremony of his sister Alexandra in 2016)
The explosion additionally killed Lord Brabourne’s 14-year-old youthful brother Nicholas, his paternal grandmother, the Dowager Girl Brabourne, and a neighborhood boy who was with the household. Nicholas’s twin brother Timothy, and his dad and mom, have been all injured.
In the meantime his mom Girl Penny Brabourne was a long-term carriage-driving companion of Prince Philip, with the pair competing in numerous reveals throughout the nation.
She was one of many few friends invited to his funeral in April.
Nicholas was educated at Eton, the place he helped to mentor the younger Prince William.
Then he went to Edinburgh College however dropped out after six weeks and descended into drug dependancy.
The royals have an enormous sentimental attachment to Broadlands. The Queen and Philip spent their marriage ceremony evening there, as did Charles and Diana (pictured, the Queen and Prince Philip at Broadlands in 2007)
He fought an extended battle with crack cocaine and heroin, and there was speak of his dad and mom disinheriting him amid fears he would squander the household fortune.
He has by no means needed to make use of his courtesy title Lord Romsey, pointedly dwelling a life as far eliminated as attainable from the good household home.
He spent a few years dwelling in numerous flats throughout London and has been engaged to 3 of his ex-girlfriends.
Nicholas, engaged 3 times earlier than, describes himself and Ambre because the ‘dynamic duo’.
The tattooed former drug addict makes use of the names Deep N Beeper and 5 Dimensional Nick in his work as a musician.
