Bear Grylls' nephew ties the knot with travel consultant wife at his 10-bedroom Yorkshire mansion with some very well-heeled guests in attendance

Daily Mail​

7 days ago

Bear Grylls ' nephew tied the knot to his wife in a lavish ceremony set at his family seat in Yorkshire over the weekend.
Mungo Fawcett, the elder son of Lara and James Fawcett, married travel consultant Alice Bowers, the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Bowers of Bangkok, Thailand.
While the newlyweds both maintain a low profile on social media, well-heeled guests shared a glimpse into the glamorous festivities, including Lady Eliza Manners, 28.
The nuptials took place at James and Lara's stunning 10-bedroom home, located just outside of Leeds, where Mungo grew up alongside his younger siblings, Bevan and Tallulah.
For the special day, the bride put on a stunning display in a white, satin corset dress, featuring an off-the-shoulder neckline, and a long, net veil.
She added a pair of white satin jewel buckle heels from Manolo Blahnik, which retail at £1,050.
Alice opted to hold a colourful bouquet of flowers down the aisle, with the bunch featuring pink, white, and yellow flowers.
Meanwhile, Mungo, whose mother is adventurer Bear's sister, looked dapper in a three-piece suit, including a white shirt, blue waistcoat, and black tailcoat.
Following the ceremony, crowds gathered outside to throw flower petals towards the happy couple after they said 'I do'.
In one sweet moment, the groomsmen lifted Alice as they posed for photographs to mark the occasion.
The party got started in a marquee outside, with the happy couple entering hand in hand as guests waved their napkins and danced.
The recent heatwave failed to last as long as Mungo and Alice's wedding, and guests gripped onto their umbrellas while travelling from locations within the Yorkshire estate.
But the downpour didn't dampen attendees spirits, and later on, two jolly guests embraced the wet weather and took a dip in a fountain.
Guests also no doubt enjoyed a slice of the two-tiered white wedding cake, which included flowers and small cherub statues made from icing.
Lara and James' mansion is so lavish that it received high praise in a 2017 Tatler article, with journalist Sophia Money-Coutts writing that the house is 'dead posh' and comes with 'four dogs, an Aga and photos of dead things'.
The couple purchased the home, originally built by the Archbishop of York's son, William Markham, in 2011.
At the time of purchase, the home was derelict, having been abandoned and passed down through various developers.
James and Lara made it their mission to transform the drab house into a loving family home, and two years later, following months of planning and battles with the council, they managed to do so.
They aimed to restore the home back to its format in 1790, and removed 6,000 tons of debris in the process, Tatler reported.
Now, the home is packed with traditional features in bright and bold colours, including the original stained glass over the front door, which features the Markham family motto, Mitis et Audax, or 'gentle and courageous'.
After spending two years restoring the home, the couple decked it out in furniture from clients of Lara's PR company, including Nina Campbell, Neptune, and John Lewis.
The home includes several drawing rooms, a dining room, a snooker room, offices, and a blue kitchen, which Tatler dubbed 'the warm nucleus of the house'.
Socialite Eliza Manners, who appears to have gone to the same university as the bride, Newcastle University, shared a series of images from the event on Instagram.
Eliza captured guests, dressed to the nines in summer frocks, enjoying free flowing champagne while standing outside the marquee.
It comes after Eliza's sister, Lady Violet Manners, celebrated her marriage to William James Lindesay-Bethune, also known as Viscount Garnock, in one of high society's biggest weddings of 2025.
Last month, the happy couple were wed in a traditional church service before a lavish party at the Manners family's 15,000-acre ancestral pile in Leicestershire.
Lady Violet, 31, said 'I do' with Viscount Garnock, 33, in a service that brings together two of Britain's most prominent aristocratic families together.
Ahead of the ceremony, the eldest daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Rutland, David Manners, the 11th Duke of Rutland, and Emma Manners, had announced her engagement to colourful Scottish aristocrat William last summer in a post that read 'I said 'yes' to my Caledonian Cowboy'.
William is the son and heir of the 16th Earl of Lindsay, and is based both in Scotland and Texas in the U.S. He is also co-founder of a low and no alcohol spirits brand.
In bright sunshine, the couple were wed at St Mary The Virgin Church in Bottesford with the bride looking resplendent in a Phillipa Lepley couture gown.
Lady Violet wore a family heirloom for her big day, donning the diamond Rutland tiara, which has been part of her lineage for more than 300 years, and hasn't been worn at a public occasion since the late '90s.
The 31-year-old bride wore her brunette hair pinned back, with a flowing veil behind the tiara.
The family diadem has carnation and fuschias, with diamond leaves - the last member of the family to wear it was Lady Theresa Manners on her wedding day in 1997 to Dr John Chipman.
Lady Violet's bridal gown had puffed sleeves, and a delicate sheer panel under her ruffled neckline which was embroidered with symbols, including stars and love hearts.
Meanwhile, the groom was attired in a kilt made from the red and green Lindsay family tartan, which he wore with a traditional sporran and a pale grey suit with a green and blue pattered tie.
He arrived at the church in true, characterful style, disembarking with family and friends from vintage red double decker Routemaster bus as he awaited his bride.
Acknowledging the groom's Scottish heritage, a piper played the bride into the church.
Lady Violet arrived in a closed carriage, meanwhile, with her bridesmaids riding alongside her.
The bridesmaids' stylish sartorial choices tipped a hat to the bride's Christian name by wearing a pretty shade of violet.
They wore their hair tied back and adorned with flowers that co-ordinated with their dresses.
Amongst the bridesmaids were Lady Violet's sisters, Eliza and Alice, alongside Lady Violet's close friend Devisha Kumari Singh.
Flower girls and page boys, who were dressed in light green satin knickerbockers, made up the rest of the bridal party.
The newlyweds were seen waving at guests and well-wishers as they made their way as man and wife from St Mary The Virgin Church back to Belvoir Castle.
Their respective sets of parents, the Duke and Duchess of Rutland and the Earl and Countess of Lindsay, James and Diana Lindesay-Bethune, looked overjoyed as they waved them off.
The two couples clearly have a solid friendship, with Diana Lindesay-Bethune, Countess of Lindsay and mother-of-the-groom, and father-of-the-bride David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, striding in to the church ceremony together.
Mother-of-the-bride Emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland, 61, who is battling breast cancer after a shock diagnosis in the spring, looked elegant in a jacquard coat and dress in a shade of light pink, and a statement tilted hat.
She enjoyed a warm hug with one of Lady Violet's flower girls as the wedding party emerged from the church.
The cream of high society made up the guests at the stately home nuptials, with Lady Tatiana Mountbatten, Lady Sabrina Percy and Princess Alexandra's granddaughter Flora Vesterberg, all in attendance.
The 11th Duke of Rutland's ancestors have resided for almost 1,000 years at Belvoir Castle so it was unlikely the couple would have deviated from the 360-room estate.
The historic property was used as Windsor Castle in Netflix series The Crown.