The youngest son of one of Britain's most well-connected families has married in a ceremony that blended British high society with European royalty. David Hanbury, 39, wed Anouska d'Abo, a senior executive at the SXSW music and film festival, in a pre-Christmas ceremony at London's historic Grosvenor Chapel in Mayfair.
A Wedding Fit for Royalty
While the chapel is famous as the opening setting for Richard Curtis's beloved rom-com Love Actually, the real-life event on December 23rd featured a guest of royal stature absent from the film. Princess Madeleine of Sweden, the 43-year-old younger daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf, was among the attendees, bringing a notable glamour to the occasion.
The royal connection comes through the bride. Princess Madeleine is Anouska d'Abo's aunt by marriage, having wed the bride's uncle, financier Christopher O'Neill, in 2013. The bond was further cemented five years later when the royal couple asked Anouska, now 34, to be godmother to their second daughter, Princess Adrienne.
The Hanbury Family's Remarkable Connections
The groom, David, is the youngest of Tim and Emma Hanbury's three children, entering a family with an extraordinary social web. His father's closest friend is the Duke of Beaufort, and his sisters are both married into the aristocracy: Marina is the wife of the Earl of Durham, and Rose is married to the Marquess of Cholmondeley.
The family are also neighbours and great friends of the Prince and Princess of Wales in Norfolk. Despite this impressive lineage, David's own achievements are formidable. An Old Etonian like his father, he earned a First in Engineering Science at Oxford and another First in Data Science at London University.
Bridging Society and Science
Professionally, David Hanbury is the founder and CEO of Deep Medical, an AI health-tech startup with the ambitious goal of using artificial intelligence to predict missed NHS appointments and help eliminate the treatment backlog. His marriage to Anouska, who holds a key role at one of the world's leading cultural festivals, represents a union of tech innovation and creative industry influence.
The wedding, held in the frenetic run-up to Christmas, provided a glittering counterpoint to the groom's data-driven day job. With Princess Madeleine in attendance alongside the groom's titled sisters, the event showcased the enduring interplay between Britain's established social elite and modern professional success.
