Roald Dahl, the Norwegian-British children’s book writer and satirist, would have been both proud and amused by the unexpected turnout of his grandson’s marriage and the plot twist it has suffered in the course of the few months of its prenuptial period.
Ned Donovan is the descendant of Dahl and is currently a journalist, and he has somehow managed to marry Princess Raiyah of Jordan, the youngest and beloved daughter to the late King Hussein of Jordan and his consort Queen Noor. The previous arrangement was that the couple will marry in Jordan, according to the rules of the kingdom, at springtime with all of the royal riches and luxuries in place.
However, their marital ceremony in the Middle Eastern kingdom will have to wait until October, with their formal marriage rather modestly done in here in haste, with almost no one in attendance to celebrate the couple.
Donovan is the 26-year-old son of Tessa Dahl with boulevadier Patrick Donovan, and half-brother to Sophie Dahl.
Despite the simple procedures they had to make, he has already attained the position of royal consort to the princess. In a statement, he said: ‘Everything we’re releasing is in Raiyah’s tweets today.’ Princess Raiyah, who has attained a degree in Japanese at Edinburgh University, has been not so hasty to reveal the motivation behind the wedding, except for the obvious culprit: COVID-19.
‘While it was originally planned for April in Jordan, the pandemic derailed those plans and it was safer for my husband’s family to hold it in the UK,’ she said. The couple had met in India in their respective travels 8 years ago.
Her Twitter statement is followed by the attachment of two pictures, one of them showing Ned in morning coat and donning a polished black Oxford, while he is seen signing the marriage certificate, while Princess Raiyah is seen in a very regal attire and attitude, donned in an exquisite, high-necked, long-sleeved gown with a floral lace overlay.
‘God willing, we look forward to celebrating in Jordan once the situation allows,’ adds Princess Raiyah, who thanks friends ‘for all your kind messages’.
One comes from spirited young clergyman and author Fergus Butler-Gallie whose love of wine stems from when he ‘pilfered’ an Australian pudding wine from his parents’ drinks cupboard.
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