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Duke of Northumberland's daughter gets divorced

The Duke of Northumberland's daughter Lady Melissa Percy, 26 with her (former) husband Thomas van Straubenzee, 30 as they leave St Michael's Parish Church in Alnwick, following their wedding in 2013 Credit: PA

The marriage of the younger daughter of the Duke of Northumberland has ended after less than three years.

The undefended "quickie divorce" - obtained by the former Lady Melissa Percy on the grounds of Thomas van Straubenzee's unreasonable behaviour - took just a few minutes at the Central Family Court in London.

33-year-old property consultant Mr van Straubenzee is an old prep school friend of the Duke of Cambridge.

Both the Duke and Prince Harry were guests at his Northumberland wedding, in June 2013, when the reception was held in Alnwick Castle, the ancestral home of his tennis coach bride.

Melissa Percy arrives with her father, the Duke of Northumberland, for her wedding to Thomas Straubenzee at St. Martin's Church in Alnwick (2013) Credit: PA