Clooney's Royal Wedding Invite: Why He Made The Cut

George and Amal Clooney were among the lucky few to be invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. The couple had prime seats at the wedding, sitting next to Lady Carolyn Warren, the wife of the Queen's bloodstock advisor, and opposite Princess Margaret's son, Viscount Linley. There are a few reasons why the Clooneys might have been invited. Firstly, George Clooney may have endeared himself to Harry through his charity work, which focuses on human rights in the developing world. Amal Clooney, a human rights lawyer, introduced Meghan to her hairstylist, Miguel Perez, who styled her hair for many of her public appearances before the wedding. Additionally, George Clooney is said to have befriended Markle's husband through his own charity work.

George Clooney and Meghan Markle met through charity work.

George Clooney and his wife Amal were among the lucky hand-picked guests invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. The Clooneys had prime seats at the wedding, sitting next to Lady Carolyn Warren, the wife of the Queen's bloodstock adviser John Warren, and opposite Princess Margaret's son Viscount Linley.

George Clooney, who co-founded the tequila brand Casamigos, showed off his bartending skills at the wedding reception. A source said, "George Clooney hopped behind the bar and was mixing drinks for guests."

George Clooney and Meghan Markle's friendship has continued to grow since the wedding. The Clooneys have hosted the Duke and Duchess at their Oxfordshire home on at least two occasions.

Clooney's wife, Amal, introduced Meghan to her hairstylist.

Amal Clooney, a renowned human rights lawyer, introduced Meghan Markle to her hairstylist, Miguel Perez. Amal and Meghan have known each other for a while and share a close friendship. Amal Clooney, nee Alamuddin, is a British international human rights lawyer. She has held various appointments with the Government of the United Kingdom and the United Nations and is an adjunct law professor at Columbia Law School. Amal is qualified to practice law in the United States and England and Wales and has worked on several notable cases, including the prosecution of five members of Hezbollah accused of assassinating former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri in 2005.

Amal Clooney's work and philanthropy have earned her numerous awards and recognition. In 2019, Charles III launched the Amal Clooney Award to celebrate "incredible young women." She was also recognised by the Committee to Protect Journalists with the Gwen Ifill Award in 2020 and was named one of Time magazine's Women of the Year in 2022. Amal's work and connections, particularly her friendship with Meghan Markle, likely contributed to her and her husband, George Clooney, being invited to the royal wedding.

The Clooneys are friends with Harry and Meghan

George and Amal Clooney were among the 200 lucky guests invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in May 2018. The Clooneys had prime seats at the wedding, sitting next to Lady Carolyn Warren, the wife of the Queen's bloodstock adviser John Warren, and opposite Princess Margaret's son Viscount Linley.

George Clooney reportedly befriended Meghan Markle's husband through his own charity work. Amal Clooney introduced Meghan to her hairstylist, Miguel Perez, who styled Meghan's hair for many of her public appearances before the wedding.

The Clooneys and the Sussexes have since grown close and have hosted each other at their Oxfordshire homes on several occasions. The biography, "Finding Freedom", claims that the Clooneys first met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at their British home in Oxfordshire, where Harry and Meghan brought their dogs to play. George and Amal also took their friends out by the lake. It is also said that Harry and Meghan were flown out to Lake Como on George's private jet, just weeks after the wedding.

George Clooney stood up for his good friend, Meghan Markle, during her pregnancy. He said that the press had been "a little unjust" with its treatment of the duchess in the royal spotlight, even though she "hadn't done anything except just happen to live her life". Clooney also told Australia's "Who" magazine that Meghan was being chased like the late Princess Diana. He said, "She's a woman who is seven months pregnant and she has been pursued and vilified and chased in the same way that Diana was, and it's history repeating itself. We've seen how that ends."

The Clooneys live near Harry and Meghan's UK home

George and Amal Clooney attended the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. The Clooneys live just 30 minutes away from Harry and Meghan's UK home by car. The Clooneys moved to a village in Berkshire, in 2016. They live in a Grade II listed home in Sonning, which is estimated to be worth around £10 million. The property reportedly has a 12-seat home cinema and a swimming pool and is on its own island on the River Thames.

George and Amal Clooney have hosted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at their Lake Como villa, Villa Oleandra. The 18th-century villa was bought by Clooney in 2002 for US$7 million and is worth more than US$100 million today. The villa has 25 rooms, a sprawling garage, well-manicured gardens, tennis courts, an outdoor pool, a gym, and a theatre. It also has a pizza room and secluded outdoor patios.

It is not uncommon for celebrities to be invited to royal weddings. Other celebrities who attended Harry and Meghan's wedding include Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra, Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian, and several of Meghan's Suits co-stars.

George Clooney is a supporter of Meghan Markle

George Clooney and his wife Amal were among the lucky guests invited to the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. The Clooneys had prime seats at the wedding, sitting next to Lady Carolyn Warren, the wife of the Queen's bloodstock adviser John Warren, and opposite Princess Margaret's son Viscount Linley.

While it was initially unclear how close the Clooneys were to the royal couple, with some sources claiming that they didn't know each other well, it has since been reported that they have grown close and have hosted the Duke and Duchess at their home in Oxfordshire on multiple occasions.

George Clooney has been a vocal supporter of Meghan Markle, especially during her pregnancy, when he spoke out against the unfair treatment she received from the press. Clooney told the *Daily Mail* in 2019:

> We live not too far from one another and we have dinners and stuff and we're friends with them for all the reasons that you're friends with anybody... They're just really nice, fun, kind people, they're a very loving couple, and they're going to be great parents.

Clooney also told *Australia's Who* magazine that Meghan was being chased and vilified by the press in the same way that Princess Diana was, stating: "It's history repeating itself. We've seen how that ends."

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