{"id":745251,"date":"2026-06-18T15:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/745251\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:43:16","slug":"the-princess-of-wales-greets-her-sister-in-law-alizee-thevenet-with-a-kiss-on-the-cheek-as-they-reunite-at-royal-ascot-in-rare-joint-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/745251\/","title":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales greets her sister-in-law, Aliz\u00e9e Thevenet, with a kiss on the cheek as they reunite at Royal Ascot in rare joint engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aliz\u00e9e Thevenet wed James Middleton in an intimate ceremony in 2021 after a 2019 engagement. The C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur nuptials were held in the picture-perfect village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, attended by close family, including the then-Duke and Duchess of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/cambridge\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cambridge<\/a>, Pippa Matthews, and, of course, Carole Middleton.<\/p>\n<p>The love story began in 2018 with a serendipitous encounter at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/south-kensington\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Kensington<\/a> Club, where James\u2019s cocker spaniel, Ella, ran over to Alizee. Her late father, the French diplomat Jean-Gabriel Thevenet, spoke of the match, saying: \u2018My daughter Alizee is very happy with James, they are very much in love.\u2019 Sadly, he passed away before the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since, Aliz\u00e9e has proven herself to be a master of occasion dressing. Indeed, the mother-of-one has been known to borrow clothes from her relatives to create ensembles ranging from outdoorsy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/ascot\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ascot<\/a>-ready. Take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/royal-ascot\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Ascot<\/a> last year, when she wore the Juliette Millinery hat that mother-in-law Carole Middleton had previously worn to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/prince-louis\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Louis<\/a>\u2019 christening in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Born in France but raised around the world, from Germany and Indonesia to Chile and Belgium, Alizee brings an international flair to the famously British Middleton clan \u2013 and where better to showcase her continental <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatler.com\/topic\/style\" isautogenerated=\"true\" class=\"text link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">style<\/a> than Royal Ascot?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Prince William Duke of Cambridge Andreas Hestler Person Adult Accessories Formal Wear and Tie\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2282154921.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla in the carriage procession<\/p>\n<p>Chris Jackson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aliz\u00e9e Thevenet wed James Middleton in an intimate ceremony in 2021 after a 2019 engagement. 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