After initially meeting as teenagers and only sparking up a romantic relationship years later, Lady Marina Windsor and Nico Macauley’s wedding in North Yorkshire was the perfect culmination of their love story.
The pair announced their engagement on 8 June 2025, which was Marina’s grandparents the Duke and Duchess of Kent’s wedding anniversary, before tying the knot just over one year later. In another sweet nod to their family, cybersecurity expert Nico dug into his family’s jewellery archive when he quietly proposed during an intimate night in, but exclusive photos from the royal wedding show it looks very different one year later.
Nico had originally planned to pop the question on a sunny Friday afternoon on a beach on the west coast of Ireland. Instead, he opted for a quiet at-home proposal, which he said “completely caught Marina off guard… because she was watching TV when she got back from work!”
Recalling the “mundane” yet “romantic” moment, Prince Harry’s cousin Marina said: “I was so taken aback that I pulled my jumper over my head. I was in total shock. But it was very sweet, romantic and loving.”
Nico presented Marina with the platinum sapphire and baguette diamond ring his late grandmother, who died in late 2024, had originally been given in 1952 by his grandfather, British racing driver Eric Thompson.
His mother Nicky had passed the sentimental heirloom to her son before he proposed, but the couple chose to give the design a new lease of life, turning to jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas to modify it.
Showing off her dazzling new ring in wedding photos shared exclusively to HELLO!, Marina revealed two eternity bands now encase the central stones, which happened to match the couple’s respective birth months – a September sapphire for Marina and an April diamond for Nico.
© Instagram“It’s really special, because there were lots of serendipitous things to do with it,” Marina told HELLO!. “That just happened to be what the ring was, so that was very sweet – and the inside of the ring has our initials, M and N. So it’s all lovely.”
In one photo, Marina rested her left hand on her new husband’s chest, revealing her newly-designed engagement ring was nestled next to her simple gold wedding band that matched Nico’s.
© Rachael FraserFor her walk down the aisle at All Saints’ Church in Hovingham – where the Duchess of Kent spent her childhood – the beautiful bride complemented her newly designed ring with a custom-made Larissa von Planta gown.
Completing her look was the magnificent Diamond Crochet Bandeau tiara, which had been passed down from her great-grandmother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, grandmother Katharine Worsley, and her aunt, Lady Helen Taylor.
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