After two years dating Ned got married on September, 2009 to 23 year-old Eliza Cowdray daughter of Viscount Cowdray, their wedding took place at her family 17,000-acre Sussex estate in a pagan barefoot ceremony with guests that included Princess Beatrice. Eliza’s mother commented sometime before the wedding
They are getting married under our avenue of wellingtonia trees near our meditation pyramid in the garden. They are totally in love. There’s going to be a family lunch for 70. Then lots more people will arrive for the reception, which will go on all afternoon. We are just keeping our fingers crossed for sunshine so we can all stay outdoors. The ceremony involves nature and the four elements
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earth, wind, fire and water
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combined with the points of the compass – north, south, east and west. We know J. J. the druid very well. It is sure to be wonderful. Eliza is wearing a white dress which she helped design herself, but all the men are going to wear tails with flamboyant trousers. It will be great fun.’ It seemed that Ned and his wife spilt up on the early months of 2011 and she wanted the divorce, to clear his mind he flew to Necker Island where Kate Winslet was staying, sources said they have met before but both were in their own relationships, but not anymore and they really hit it off.