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· collected 2026-09-04 · by TOI World Desk
Isabel Getty, the 32-year-old great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, has married British financier Faris McKinnon in an intimate ceremony in London.
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The billionaire heiress looked elegant in a white skirt suit paired with striking cobalt blue heels as she tied the knot with Faris, 41, at Chelsea Old Town Hall earlier this week.
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The couple, who welcomed their son Viggo last year, celebrated their wedding with close friends and family at the exclusive Harry’s Bar in Mayfair.
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The ceremony marked a joyful new chapter for Isabel and her family, whose immense wealth has long been accompanied by a history of high-profile personal tragedies.
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Isabel Getty opts for chic white ensemble
Isabel Getty stuns in a white bridal ensemble as she marries Faris McKinnon at Chelsea Old Town Hall.
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For her wedding ceremony, Isabel opted for a fitted white jacket with fringed edging and a matching short skirt.
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She completed the look with a white pillbox-style hat and pointed cobalt blue heels, adding a bold splash of colour to her otherwise classic bridal outfit.
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Faris complemented his bride in a blue double-breasted suit and patterned tie.
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Their young son Viggo also played a role in the celebrations, with Faris seen carrying him as the newlyweds emerged from Chelsea Old Town Hall.
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Newlyweds Isabel Getty and Faris McKinnon celebrate their wedding with family and friends in Mayfair.
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Friends and relatives gathered on the steps beneath a large floral arch as the couple were showered with white confetti and red petals.
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Isabel carried a bouquet featuring pink, peach and lilac flowers.
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A source close to the newlyweds told the Daily Mail: “It was a beautiful day celebrating a wonderful couple.
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Newlyweds leave ceremony in vintage Rolls-Royce
Isabel Getty and Faris McKinnon marry after welcoming their baby son Viggo last year, celebrating their wedding with their young son by their side.
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Following the ceremony, Isabel and Faris departed in a vintage black Rolls-Royce convertible, while their guests travelled to the reception in a privately hired red Routemaster bus.
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The celebrations continued at Harry’s Bar, the exclusive private members’ club in Mayfair.
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Long dining tables were decorated with pink flowers, while guests were given instant cameras to capture memories from the special occasion.
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The wedding comes two months after Isabel celebrated her hen weekend in Copenhagen.
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The celebrations included a boat trip on the harbour and games featuring masks bearing Faris’s face, while Isabel wore a white veil.
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The group stayed at the five-star 1 Hotel Copenhagen, where rooms can reportedly cost up to £600 a night.
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Isabel Getty comes from two billionaire dynasties
Isabel is the daughter of business leader Christopher Getty and film producer Pia Getty, giving her a connection to two of the world’s best-known wealthy families.
Her great-grandfather, J. Paul Getty, built Getty Oil into an enormous business empire and was once regarded as the world’s richest man, with an estimated fortune of around $6 billion.
On her mother’s side, Isabel is the granddaughter of businessman Robert Miller, who co-founded the duty-free giant DFS Group.
Her extended family also includes several prominent figures.
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Marie-Chantal Miller is married to Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, while Alexandra Miller was previously married to Prince Alexander von Furstenberg.
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Isabel, however, has developed her own career in Britain, particularly in the worlds of art and music.
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After studying music and business at New York University, she returned to London, where she now runs The Graduate Gallery in Fitzrovia and fronts the rock band Jean Marlow.
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Getty family fortune has been marked by tragedy
The lavish wedding comes against the backdrop of a complicated family history.
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Perhaps the most notorious episode came in 1973, when J. Paul Getty’s 16-year-old grandson, John Paul Getty III, was kidnapped in Rome and held hostage for five months.
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His captors demanded a multi-million-dollar ransom, but his billionaire grandfather initially refused to pay.
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The kidnappers subsequently cut off part of the teenager’s ear and sent it to an Italian newspaper before a reduced ransom was eventually agreed and he was released.
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John Paul Getty III later battled drug addiction and suffered a stroke at the age of 25, leaving him severely disabled.
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He died in 2011 at the age of 54.
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Other family tragedies have also shaped the Getty story.
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J. Paul Getty’s youngest son Timothy died from a brain tumour at just 12, while his eldest son George died in 1973 following an overdose of pills.
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Talitha Getty, the actress and model who married J. Paul Getty Jr and became a celebrated 1960s style icon, died in Rome in 1971 at the age of 30 following a suspected heroin overdose.
Getty dynasty has inspired films and television series
The extraordinary history of the Getty family has also become the subject of major film and television projects.
Christopher Plummer portrayed J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott’s 2017 film All the Money in the World, which dramatised the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III.
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A year later, Donald Sutherland played the family patriarch in the television series Trust, which also explored the infamous abduction and its aftermath.
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The series starred Hilary Swank and Harris Dickinson alongside Sutherland.
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The family name is also globally associated with photography.
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Isabel’s father’s cousin, Mark Getty, co-founded Getty Images in London in 1995, although the family’s original fortune was built through the oil industry.
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Isabel Getty on living with her famous surname
Despite being born into enormous wealth and one of the world’s most recognisable dynasties, Isabel has spoken about building an identity of her own.
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She has previously acknowledged that the Getty name can influence how people perceive her, particularly when meeting her professionally or socially.
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“Some people bring a prejudice beforehand about meeting me – socially, professionally,” she said.
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