Richard E. Grant’s daughter has married partner Florian Herbst in a civil ceremony, three years after the famous actor lost his wife to cancer.
Olivia Grant, a cast member whose film credits include last year’s record-breaking Barbie , exchanged vows with Herbst on Monday in a ceremony attended only by her father and the groom’s parents.
Confirming the news to X sometime on Twitter, Withnail & I star Grant, 67, revealed they celebrated the nuptials over a seafood dinner at Mayfair restaurant Scotts before spending the night at The Ritz.
Captioning the post, he wrote: ‘Our lovely daughter @OliviaGranted married Florian Herbst yesterday in a civil ceremony with only me and his parents present. Wedding breakfast at Scott’s and a truly spectacular dinner and sleepover in the suite. Treated royally!!’
The celebration comes three years after Grant’s wife of 35 years and Olivia’s mother, Joan Washington, died after a battle with stage four breast cancer.
Richard E. Grant’s daughter married partner Florian Herbst in a civil ceremony on Monday, three years after the actor lost his wife to cancer.
Dialect trainer Joan tragically passed away aged 75, eight months after being diagnosed with the disease.
Grant confirmed his daughter’s engagement in October, with the actor sharing four images of Olivia, Herbst and her huge diamond ring.
He wrote: ‘Our lovely girl @oliviagranted got engaged to Florian Herbst this weekend. Pockets full of happiness!!’
Cambridge-educated Herbst, an Austrian financier, currently works as Head of Corporate Finance at Village Hotels.
He graduated from Cambridge in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Land Economics, combining ‘law and economics with environment, business, finance and resource management’.
Before moving to England, Herbst obtained a three-year bachelor of science degree in International Business at the WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
Grant previously revealed the ‘amazing mantra’ he has lived by since the death of his late wife.
The actor told how his wife gave him words to live by in the days before she died, which has helped him deal with the ‘chasm of grief’ ever since.
Grant confirmed his daughter’s engagement in October, with the actor sharing four images of Olivia, Herbst and her huge diamond ring.
Grant pictured with his late wife Joan, daughter Olivia and stepson Tom in October 2013
Speaking on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show with Helena Bonham Carter, he said: ‘She told me four days before she died, she said to my daughter and me, “I know you’re going to be sad, but try to find a pocket of happiness in every day”.
“It’s been a great mantra to navigate the abyss of grief in the last 15 months and I’m grateful for that.”
Grant also shared how he misses Joan the most during the winter over Christmas and their wedding anniversary in November.
Speaking in 2023, he told Radio Times: ‘Our wedding anniversary is on November 1; Joan’s birthday is December 21; it’s Christmas Day and then Olly’s [his nickname for his daughter Olivia] birthday is January 4th.
Last year, Olly and her partner Florian very generously invited me to Venice and then to visit his family in southern Austria, which was absolutely magical.
“This year I’m going with them both to the Caribbean so I won’t be in London for Christmas.”
Dialect trainer Joan has tragically passed away aged 75, eight months after being diagnosed with stage four breast cancer.
In November, the actor paid tribute to Joan, who he married in 1986, on what would have been their 37th wedding anniversary.
Captioning a photo montage, he wrote: ’37th posthumous wedding anniversary today. I am deeply grateful for the long partnership I have shared with the extraordinary love of my life, Joan Washington.’
The actor had previously announced it in a tribute that included a video of the duo dancing to Only You by The Platters.
He wrote: ‘ONLY YOU! Joan – Love of my life and Giver of life to our daughter Olivia. Our hearts are broken with the loss of your life last night. 35 years married and 38 together.
‘To be truly known and seen by you is your immeasurable gift. Don’t forget us, sweet Monkee-mine.’