Holly Ramsay swept into her wedding in Bath Abbey yesterday on the arm of her celebrity chef father, but keeping her lace gown concealed beneath a billowing hooded ivory cloak.

If Gordon Ramsay's daughter appeared nervous as she made her way through a chaotic crowd of onlookers before she headed down the aisle to exchange vows with Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, she had good reason.

For behind the couple's lavish nuptials lay an ugly family drama which resulted in the groom's mother – and nearly every member of his family – excluded from the dazzling ceremony amid claims of snobbery and classism.

Sitting at home more than 130 miles away in Staffordshire, Adam's broken–hearted mother Caroline was said to be 'beside herself' with grief at missing what should have been one of the happiest days of her life. 

Speaking from the council house where Adam grew up, the 59–year–old told The Mail on Sunday: 'I'm not going to be hurt like this again'.

She had told yesterday's Daily Mail that she felt as if Holly and Adam 'have cut my heart out'.

This newspaper can also reveal that, moments after he married Holly, Adam Peaty was sent a devastating text message by his aunt Louise, who was also not invited to the wedding.

In it, she wrote: 'I hope you never suffer the depth of pain you have put your mother through and despite it all she loves you still. Shame on you both. Shame.

'Remember on this, your happiest day, and on each anniversary of your happiest day, that you hurt your mum so deeply her soul screams.'

Holly Ramsay and groom Adam Peaty were declared man and wife at a ceremony in Bath Abbey 

Adam Peaty's mother Caroline (picture), who spent years ferrying her son to early–morning training sessions, was not invited to the couple's wedding - or to Holly's glamorous hen do at Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds last month

The roots of this terrible family conflict go back to September 2024, when Adam and Holly snubbed wider members of the Peaty family by not inviting them to their engagement party.

Caroline, who spent years ferrying her son to early–morning training sessions, was also not invited to Holly's glamorous hen do at Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds last month, even though the bride's mother, Tana Ramsay, and friends including Victoria Beckham, were at the extravagant bash.

Despite everything Caroline sent a card and gift to her newlywed son for his 31st birthday today.

Meanwhile, Adam's 73–year–old great–aunt Janet, who was also left out of yesterday's wedding, told The Mail on Sunday: 'I just feel so sorry for Caroline.

'I can't believe he's done this to his mother who's done so much for him from an early age. To be treated like this is not kind.'