Prince Charles's godson Nicholas Knatchbull has quietly married his 'mermaid' fiancee, I can reveal.
The son and heir of Earl Mountbatten of Burma wed Ambre Pouzet — who was once a 'mer-lesque' artiste, or performing mermaid, under the surname Saint-Clare — after a two-and-a-half-year engagement.
They married at his family's stately home, Broadlands, in a civil ceremony conducted by a registrar on May 20, 2021, their marriage certificate shows. The Mail this week obtained the public document certifying their union from the Hampshire Record Office.
It gives Nicholas's occupation as 'music producer and gardener' and Ambre's as 'behavioural therapist'.
The son and heir of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Nicholas Knatchbull, has quietly wed his fiancee Ambre Pouzet (both pictured) after a two-and-a-half-year engagement
He is thought to do gardening work at Broadlands in Romsey, Hampshire, where the couple live in a nearby cottage.
Newlyweds Nicholas, who turned 40 five days before the wedding, and Ambre, whose 37th birthday was last Saturday, were photographed together wearing their wedding rings on a recent stroll around Winchester.
Tattooed former drug addict Nicholas uses the names Deep N Beeper and Five Dimensional Nick in his work as a musician.
He wore a T-shirt with a skull design and the motto 'will to win', tracksuit trousers and trainers, and slung his hoodie over his shoulder.
Ambre wore a black dress, denim jacket and trainers, and carried a large tote bag and a face mask.
The marriage certificate also shows that Ambre's father is a retired manager of a rental company and her late mother was a retail manager.
Ambre who was once a 'mer-lesque' artiste, or performing mermaid, under the surname Saint-Clare. She could one day become the next Countess Mountbatten
Nicholas, the godson of Prince Charles (pictured), has been engaged three times before and describes himself and Ambre as the 'dynamic duo'
One of the witnesses is thought to have been a make-up artist friend of Ambre's. Nicholas, who was educated at Eton, where he helped to mentor the young Prince William, has never wanted to use his courtesy title, Lord Romsey.
The marriage means Ambre, who is French and has lived in England for four years, could one day become the next Countess Mountbatten. But at the moment the new title he has been calling her by is 'wifey'.
Nicholas, engaged three times before, describes himself and Ambre as the 'dynamic duo'.
Her work as a mermaid included giving performances which involved donning a custom-made Swarovski crystal-encrusted mermaid tail for underwater shows and photoshoots.
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'One of the coolest things was the stunt team was so excited about someone willing to do most of it,' says the 25-year-old from Oxford.
Although only 5ft 3in, Florence Pugh (pictured) mastered some dangerous moves performing her own stunts for the Marvel film Black Widow
'I was taught by some of the best fighters around the world, it's like an action-packed dream. Apparently, I'm good at high kicks.
'I had a dancer's background, so I knew I liked movement but it's nice knowing you're weirdly OK at something you've never done before.'
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'In the end, we've all got to die of something,' says the 76-year-old.
'These absurd people wailing, 'Oh, my great-grandfather died at the age of 92 . . .' Everybody knows you only put them in a care home because you don't bother to look after them. It's true but nobody dares say it. That is the general truth.
'That is why we have care homes. Societies that care about their old don't have care homes. You don't have them in Italy or most of the East because the family structure cares. Here, we're indifferent. It's one of the reasons we get such a creative society.'
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Her signature neutral palette can be found in many homes of the rich, but 'Queen of Taupe' Kelly Hoppen's (pictured) volte-face will probably spark some expensive renovations
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'However, I've seen the light and now it makes me chuckle after all those years of saying I couldn't do it, that I have done a volte-face.
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