Irish teacher Lucy Lanigan-O'Keeffe to marry Prince William's best friend Thomas van Straubenzee

An Irish teacher who works at the London school attended by Prince George is set to marry Prince William’s best friend.

Lucy Lanigan-O’Keeffe (31) is newly engaged to Thomas van Straubenzee (36) following his proposal last week, according to the Sunday Times.

Ms Lanigan-O’Keeffe is originally from Kilkenny and is a sister of Olympic pentathlete Arther Lanigan-O’Keeffe and daughter of barrister Stephen Lanigan-O’Keeffe.

She is assistant head teacher at Thomas’s Clapham school and the Sunday Times reports that she also teaches outdoor learning and mindfulness.

Mr van Straubenzee (36), meanwhile, own a property business and was previously married to Lady Mielissa Percy but they split in 2016 after three years together.

Thomas is a good friend of Prince William’s and is godfather to Princess Charlotte while his brother Charlie is also friends with Prince Harry.

Both Harry and William attended Thomas’s previous wedding in 2013 and both Thomas and Charlie were ushers at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May.

It is expected that William will be an user at the wedding and the Prince George and Charlotte will also be involved in the ceremony.

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