Leah Keane weds Taylor Harwood-Bellis as family navigates Caragh's lupus battle

Roy Keane walked daughter Leah down the aisle at Kin House in Wiltshire this week as she married Southampton and England defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, marking the second time in the space of a few months that the former Manchester United captain has watched one of his five children get married. Leah, 24, and Harwood-Bellis got engaged following a trip to the Amalfi Coast in 2024.

The wedding is a moment of celebration for a family that has also faced significant difficulty in recent years. Keane’s second-eldest daughter, Caragh, was diagnosed with lupus in 2021 — an autoimmune condition that left her bed-bound for weeks at a time and forced her to give up her career as a primary school teacher.

Caragh spoke candidly about the experience in 2025. “Life was over,” she told PA Real Life. “No way out. I wouldn’t be here without them [parents Roy and Theresa]. When I was diagnosed, I mourned the person I had been and the person I felt I should have been. The fatigue was unbearable but you just power on. I was essentially bed-bound for a month-and-a-half. I had been experiencing fatigue and memory loss for about six months. Since your immune system is essentially attacking itself, you feel like you only have yourself to blame.”

Early symptoms included hair loss, blistered skin, and aching joints. Since going public with her diagnosis, Caragh has become an advocate for lupus awareness and launched her own wellness brand, Superkeen. She also appeared alongside her father on the Stick To Football podcast to discuss the venture, and has recently become engaged to her long-term partner.

Keane’s other two daughters, Shannon and Alanna, have largely kept their personal lives private. With Leah’s marriage to Harwood-Bellis now adding to the family milestones, it has been a period defined by both hardship and celebration for one of football’s most recognisable families.