In 2006, 27-year-old Laura married Harry Lopes, a former Calvin Klein underwear model-turned-accountant, at a church in her hometown of Wiltshire, as reported by BBC News. Although Laura values her privacy, her wedding was a somewhat public affair with "some 500 well-wishers" waiting to get a glimpse of Laura and the other royals in attendance. At the time, Prince William was dating Kate Middleton, and the wedding provided the future Duchess of Cambridge a big opportunity.
According to Express, Laura's wedding was William and Kate's "first family outing." Although there were already many rumors about their relationship and even photographs of the couple from around that time, Kate's first formal event took place during Laura's big day. Royal expert and biographer Marcia Moody additionally confirmed in Kate: A Biography (via Express) that Laura's wedding was "their first family wedding together."
Later, when William and Kate married in 2011, Laura was a guest at their wedding. As E! News revealed, Laura and her husband's daughter, then-3-year-old Eliza, served as a bridesmaid for the royal couple.
