Jack Mann and Isabella Clarke on their July 1 wedding day at St Peter’s Church in Suffolk, England.Photo:TheImageDirect.com
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One ofPrince Harry’s pals is officially a married man.
On Saturday, Jack Mann married Isabella Clarke at St. Peter’s Church in Sutton, Suffolk, England. The bride and groom were spotted sharing a kiss as they left the church. Isabella wore a white cap-sleeve gown with floral illusion detail — reminiscent ofPippa Middleton’s 2017wedding dress! — while Jack looked dapper in a classic morning suit and a blue tie.
In another royal connection,Prince WilliamandKate Middleton’s close friendThomas van Straubenzeewas at the wedding with his wife, Lucy. Thomas isPrincess Charlotte’s godfather, and Lucy taught at Thomas’s Battersea Prep, where Charlotte andPrince Georgeused to go to school.
Jack Mann and Isabella Clarke on their July 1 wedding day at St Peter’s Church in Suffolk, England.TheImageDirect.com
According to theDaily Mail, Prince Harry andMeghan Markledid not attend the U.K. wedding. The couple relocated to California after stepping back from their royal roles in January 2020.
Harry and Jack shared a tight bond in years past. TheDaily Mailreports that the two became friends while attending Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and Jack went on to enlist in the British Army. He served Afghanistan (like Harry) and Iraq before founding the private security company Alma Risk in 2015.
That year, the friends competed in the same polo tournament.
Prince Harry and Jack Mann play in the Audi Polo Challenge in London, England in 2015.David M. Benett/Getty
David M. Benett/Getty
Jack also appeared in an intimate image from Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding reception in May 2018 that the couple shared with Netflix for their eponymous docuseries, which debuted in December. The black and white photo showed Harry and Jack smiling in a group shot alongside Henry Warhurst, Charlie Gilkes, Mark Dyer and more.
While it’s unclear how close Prince Harry and Jack are today, the Duke of Sussex wrote in his memoirSpareabout how several friendships became fractured after he and his wife sat down for anextensive interviewwithOprah Winfreyin March 2021, where they addressed their step back from their royal roles.
“Several close mates and beloved figures in my life had chastised me for Oprah. How could you reveal such things? About your family?” Harry wrote inSpare.“I told them that I failed to see how speaking to Oprah was any different from what my family and their staffs had done for decades – briefing the press on the shy, planting stories… The only difference was that Meg and I were upfront about it.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2022.Michael M. Santiago/Getty
Michael M. Santiago/Getty
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Prince Harry previouslytold PEOPLEabout his memoir: “I don’t want to tell anyone what to think of it, and that includes my family. This book and its truths are in many ways a continuation of my own mental health journey. It’s a raw account of my life — the good, the bad and everything in between.”
source: people.com
