Lily Coleman Weds Felix McCorquodale in Lavish London Ceremony

Lily Saffron Coleman, daughter of TV presenter Annabel Croft, celebrated her recent wedding to Felix McCorquodale with a vibrant reception in London.

Coleman, a sports presenter and former reality show producer, married McCorquodale, an insurance executive, at St Mary's Church in Battersea. The bride, 28, initially wore an elegant ivory gown with a draped neckline for the ceremony. For the evening celebration, she changed into a white feathered mini-dress and bright pink platform heels, accessorizing with a feather boa.

The reception was held at Wild by Tart, a restaurant and events venue in Belgravia co-founded by Jemima Jones, the wife of environmentalist Ben Goldsmith. The venue hosted a wedding breakfast at long banquet tables before the evening's festivities, which included dancing under a disco ball.

Guest videos shared by Coleman showed the bride and groom dancing energetically, including being carried on guests' shoulders and sharing a bottle of beer. One clip captured Coleman kissing her husband in the photo booth.

Felix McCorquodale is a relative of Princess Diana, being a descendant of Raine Spencer, Princess Diana's stepmother. Raine Spencer was the daughter of novelist Barbara Cartland.

The wedding took place more than three years after the death of Lily Coleman's father, Mel Coleman, in May 2023. Annabel Croft revealed that her late husband had given Felix his blessing to marry Lily, a detail she learned years later. Mel Coleman, a former international yachtsman and investment banker, died at age 60 from sepsis, which developed while he was battling advanced cancer. The couple had met in 1987 when Mel taught Annabel to sail for a television program.

Annabel Croft participated in the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing months after her husband's death, reaching the semi-finals. She has credited the show with aiding her grief process.