Richard E. Grant’s daughter Olivia marries financier Florian Wirst in a ‘magical’ gardens of Babylon themed home ceremony  – three years after the death of his wife Joan to cancer

No expense was spared on Sunday as Richard E. Grant’s daughter Olivia married long-term partner Florian Wirst in a ‘magical’ home ceremony. 

Olivia, a casting associate whose film credits include last year’s record-breaking Barbie, had previously exchanged vows with Herbst in July – a service attended only by her father and the groom’s parents.  

Sunday’s ceremony, held in the grounds of Grant’s sprawling London home, gave the bride and groom’s wider circle of friends and family an opportunity to celebrate their marriage. 

The bride wore an elegant white wedding gown from British designer Suzanne Neville, while Austrian financier Herbst opted for a smart black tuxedo and bow tie. 

The celebration comes three years after Grant’s wife of 35-years and Olivia’s mother Joan Washington died following a battle with stage four lung cancer.

And the actor ensured it was a night to remember by drafting in luxury event planner Johnny Roxburgh Designs to create a magical themed ceremony.

Guests were treated to a lavish dinner from Michelin-star chef Skye Gyngell, owner of London’s Spring restaurant, beneath a specially erected marquee.

Dialect coach Joan tragically passed away aged 75, eight months after she was diagnosed with the illness.

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 beloved daughter @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 bachelors degree in Land Economy, combining ‘law and economics with the environment, business, finance and resource management’.

Before moving to England, Herbst took a three-year bachelor of science degree in International Business at 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 ‘abyss of grief’ ever since.

Speaking on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show with Helena Bonham Carter, he said: ‘She said to me four days before she died, she said to my daughter and I, “I know that you’re going to be sad but try and find a pocketful of happiness in each day”.

‘It’s been an amazing mantra to navigate the abyss of grief in the last 15 months and I’m grateful for that.’

Grant also told how he misses Joan more around the winter period during Christmas and their wedding anniversary in November.

Speaking in 2023, he told the Radio Times: ‘Our wedding anniversary is on 1 November; Joan’s birthday is on 21 December; there’s Christmas Day and then Olly’s [his nickname for his daughter Olivia] birthday is 4 January.

‘Last year, Olly and her partner Florian very generously invited me to Venice and then to visit his family in the south of Austria, which was absolutely magical.

‘This year I’m going with the two of them to the Caribbean, so that I’m not in London at Christmas.’