Billionaire Heiresss Lunar-Cycle Wedding Unveiled

Francesca Packer-Barham is set to walk down the aisle in a matter of months. 

And the billionaire heiress is opting for some esoteric touches to her ceremony, a new report claims.

The 31-year-old will marry fiancé Robert Bates in , with the wedding set to take place under a full moon, the Daily Telegraph reported this week. 

Packer planned the three-day event to align with the lunar cycle, with the festivities ending on the night of July 29, when the full moon emerges. 

The plans are inspired by Packer's 'interest in spirituality and crystals', the publication alleges. 

Ahead of the big day, Packer will reportedly celebrate at a hens' party in Majorca on June 16, with the 'unconventional' event combining both the hens and bucks nights. 

It will be an 'intimate' occasion despite Packer's fame, due to the war in Iran making travel difficult for some of the socialite's A-list friends. 

'Things feel very volatile at the moment. People don't want to get stuck at airports or stranded overseas if the situation escalates,' a source tells the Daily Telegraph. 

Guests will include Packer's mother Gretel and grandmother Ros, as well as close friends Ian Stewart, Joshua Penn and Benjamin Palmer. 

The granddaughter of late media mogul Kerry Packer - as well as daughter of Gretel and English financier Nick Barham, and niece of  - has been dating the controversial wellness CEO, 46, since 2022.

While the pair have yet to publicly confirm an engagement, Packer has hinted at it through a second Instagram account seemingly dedicated to a forthcoming marriage.

She is following a page titled 'Francesca & Robert', complete with a ring emoji.

'We can't wait to celebrate with you!' the bio reads. 

But while some may have private concerns about the engagement between Bates and Packer given his history of controversy, one family friend gave the couple the benefit of the doubt. 

'[Francesca] is really kind and giving and I know that if she's engaged to this man, then she sees the good in him,' the well-placed source told the Daily Mail.