After seven years of love, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are saying “I do.” The 28-year-old royal’s wedding will mark the second wedding from the royal family this year. Scroll ahead for everything we know about the special ceremony.
When and Where!
Just five months after her cousin Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle tied the knot – Eugenie and Jack will do the same. The Princess and her fiancé had to pick a date that would work for all for members of the royal family and their schedules.
The love birds will make it official on Friday, October 12, keeping up with the royal tradition of marrying on a weekday. Kesington Palace released a statement confirming the date that read: “The marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie to Mr Jack Brooksbank will take place on 12th October 2018.”
The bride has requested to keep the wedding close to home. Eugenie and Jack will marry in Windsor, where she grew up. As for the venue, it will be pretty familiar to royal watchers around the world.
The royal family are heading back to St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said “I do” on May 19, 2018.
Other royals who have used the venue for their big day are, Peter and Autumn Phillips, 2008, Princess Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, 2005, and Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex in 1999.
The palace confirmed that following the service there will be a procession out of the Royal Mews and o to part of High Street. After the carriage ride, it will be time for the bride and groom to celebrate during a black-tie reception, thrown by her grandmother the Queen, at the Royal Lodge Windsor.
The fun doesn’t stop there. The following day, Eugenie and Jack are said to be planning a afternoon party for their guests. With the help of A-list party planning firm, Bentley’s Entertainment, it is set to be a festival-themed bash.