--- title: Royal Wedding: Where Is Kate and William's Grumpy Bridesmaid description: Grace van Cutsem's reaction to Prince William and Kate Middleton's first public kiss went viral at the 2011 royal wedding. Where is she now? canonical: https://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-19T14:08:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:18.733Z og:title: Where's the Grumpy Bridesmaid of William and Kate's Wedding? og:description: Grace van Cutsem first made headlines at the 2011 royal wedding og:url: https://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a123249c51dc437/6989300f86f68e9ccc6e91fb/kate-middleton-prince-william-bridesmaid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kate-Middleton-Prince-William-Wedding-First-Kiss og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Where's the Grumpy Bridesmaid of William and Kate's Wedding? twitter:description: Grace van Cutsem first made headlines at the 2011 royal wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a123249c51dc437/6989300f86f68e9ccc6e91fb/kate-middleton-prince-william-bridesmaid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Really Want to Know Where the Hilariously Grumpy Girl From Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding Is  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 19, 2018 2:08 PM UTC  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace with bridesmaids Margarita Armstrong-Jones (Right), Grace Van Cutsem (Middle) and Lady Louise (Left), following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on the balcony at Buckingham Palace with bridesmaids Margarita Armstrong-Jones (Right), Grace Van Cutsem (Middle) and Lady Louise (Left), following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 19, 2018 2:08 PM UTC When [Prince William and Kate Middleton](http://time.com/5192470/royal-baby-name-louis-arthur-charles/) tied the knot in 2011, [their kiss](http://time.com/5222224/meghan-markle-harry-pda-prince-william-kate-middleton/) on the balcony of [Buckingham Palace](http://time.com/4851742/david-beckham-birthday-buckinham-palace/) was celebrated around the world. But for one young bridesmaid, the romance of the moment was clearly lost in the roar of the crowd. In a photo that quickly went viral, the then 3-year-old Grace van Cutsem can be seen covering her ears and pouting as the bride and groom share their first public smooch in front of the thousands of supporters gathered on The Mall—as well as the millions watching from home.  Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images Unfortunately, much to the Internet’s disappointment, Grace was nowhere to be seen at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Saturday nuptials. Although her younger cousin, 3-year-old Florence van Cutsem, acted as a bridesmaid in the ceremony, Grace never made an on-camera appearance. “I would like the now ten-year-old Grace van Cutsem to be on the balcony to recreate this moment at the [#RoyalWedding2018](https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoyalWedding2018?src=hash),” one Twitter user tweeted alongside the famous photo. > [](https://twitter.com/Lulamaybelle/status/997716075750932480) See some more reactions to Grace’s absence below. > [](https://twitter.com/shameema%5Fmatovu/status/997795521573081089) > [](https://twitter.com/kateforster/status/996677677309349888) > [](https://twitter.com/JentoInfinity/status/982037231014744065) > [](https://twitter.com/DauneRobinson/status/997308712770469888) Royal Wedding: Where Is Kate and William's Grumpy Bridesmaid ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/"},"headline":"People Really Want to Know Where the Hilariously Grumpy Girl From Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding Is","datePublished":"2018-05-19T14:08:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:18.733Z","description":"Grace van Cutsem first made headlines at the 2011 royal wedding","url":"https://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royal wedding"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a123249c51dc437/6989300f86f68e9ccc6e91fb/kate-middleton-prince-william-bridesmaid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a123249c51dc437/6989300f86f68e9ccc6e91fb/kate-middleton-prince-william-bridesmaid.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kate-Middleton-Prince-William-Wedding-First-Kiss","caption":"Kate Middleton and Prince William share their first kiss as husband and wife","creditText":"Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5272736/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-grumpy-bridesmaid/","name":"People Really Want to Know Where the Hilariously Grumpy Girl From Prince William and Kate Middleton's Wedding Is"}}]}] ```