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India Hicks announces son Wesley's engagement to Dylan Patterson
India Hicks has announced that her son Wesley is engaged to his girlfriend, Dylan Patterson.
Hicks shared the news on Instagram, welcoming Patterson into the family.
Wesley, 29, was raised by Hicks and her husband after his mother died when he was 11.
His mother, Lynne Cleare, had been a friend of Hicks, and Wesley had spent time with the family since he was a young child.
The engagement comes four months after Hicks's mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, died; she was a former lady-in-waiting to the late Queen.
Hicks also has four biological children with her husband, David Flint Wood.
The couple's next step is to marry, though no wedding date was given.
India Hicks announced that her son Wesley is engaged to Dylan Patterson.
She shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday and welcomed Patterson into the family.
Wesley is 29 and works as a marine technician; Patterson, 28, is a travel adviser.
Hicks and her husband, David Flint Wood, fostered Wesley after his mother died when he was 11.
The announcement came four months after the death of Hicks’s mother, Lady Pamela Hicks.
- Who
- Wesley Hicks and Dylan Patterson are engaged.
- What
- India Hicks announced their engagement and welcomed Patterson into the family.
- When
- Hicks announced it on Wednesday; the article was published on 22 October 2026.
- Where
- Hicks shared the announcement on Instagram. The couple’s location when they became engaged is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
After his mother died of breast cancer, India Hicks and David Flint Wood fostered him.
India Hicks announced Wesley and Dylan Patterson’s engagement on Instagram.
Lady Pamela Hicks died.
- Wesley Hicks’s age
- 29
- Dylan Patterson’s age
- 28
- Wesley’s occupation
- Marine technician
- Patterson’s business
- Pink Palmetto Travel Club
- Announcement platform
What people are saying
What exciting news this week. Wesley got down on one knee (good lad) and asked his most wonderful girlfriend to marry him and thank God she said YES.
How happy we are to have you join our family, Dylan. Here's to sharing all the happy times, and holding each other close through sad ones too.
Couldn't be more excited to not only have the best fiancé, but also the best future in-laws.