Proud dad Jiffy celebrates daughter’s wedding surrounded by family

Wales dual-code legend posted pictures from the special day on his social media account

Jonathan ‘Jiffy’ Davies celebrated the wedding of his daughter Grace over the weekend.

Proud dad Jiffy posted several pictures on his Instagram account of the special day, with the bride pictured ahead of the ceremony in her beautiful wedding dress, while another was selfie-style shot of the pair of them.

Also posted was a picture of Grace and her new husband standing at the back exit of a London bus, with a sign above their heads saying “celebrating the happy couple”.

Also in attendance and pictured were Jiffy’s wife Jay and his beloved mother, Diana, with the three posing for a photograph.

Accompanying the posts on his Stories, Jiffy wrote: “Amazing day, such a proud dad giving my daughter Grace away.”

Jiffy has four children – Scott, Grace and Geena – who he shared with first wife Karen, who sadly died from cancer in 1997 when Grace was just three-years-old. He is also a father to Molly from his marriage to second wife, Helen, and is step-dad to Deia.

The Wales rugby legend spoke to WalesOnline back in 2024 about life now with his kids all grown up.

“It’s important they go their own way,” he said. “You try and help them along the way. I’m proud of them. I’m very proud to see the way they’ve turned out.

“Sometimes it’s been difficult and it’s been tough for everyone. But I’m proud of them and try to catch up as much as we can. They’ve got their own lives now.”

In recent months the 63-year-old has been back on his bike raising vital funds for Velindre Cancer Care. The dual-code legend has been the cancer charity’s president since 2009, having joined as a patron in 2007 after losing his father Len and Karen to cancer.

During that time, the Welsh rugby icon has helped raise millions through fundraising. In August he completed yet another cycle from Cardiff to Swansea’s Bracelet Bay for Jiffy’s Cancer 50 Challenge.

Away from his fundraising, the former fly-half has also been vocal in his criticism of the current WRU board and their plans to reduce the number of professional clubs from four to three, offering his services to help Welsh rugby in any way he can.