Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank on October 12, 2018, at St George's Chapel in Windsor, according to royal author Andrew Lownie. The wedding, while less internationally prominent than Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's earlier that year, was shaped by Prince Andrew's determination to match the grandeur of his nephew's ceremony, Lownie told major media. He said Prince Andrew believed Eugenie, as a granddaughter of the Queen, deserved the same level of spectacle as Harry's wedding.
This push for extravagance included a procession through Windsor, which royal author Hugo Vickers said alarmed the groom, Jack Brooksbank, who feared no one would turn out to cheer them. Vickers noted that Windsor loves a procession and a good crowd did gather, but the insistence on a public display contradicted Prince Andrew's own later statements. In a press conference, Prince Andrew described the wedding as 'not a public wedding, this is meant to be a family wedding,' adding that the guest list was larger than Harry's only because Eugenie and Jack had many friends.
She’s a granddaughter of the Queen — a princess of the blood. He believed she should get everything.
This contradiction between his reported private insistence on grandeur and his public framing of a family affair has drawn scrutiny from royal commentators, highlighting a potential discrepancy in his intentions. The wedding's media coverage also reflected this tension. While Harry and Meghan's wedding was broadcast to millions and received extensive international attention, Eugenie's ceremony did not attract the same scale of coverage, according to reports.
According to Hugo Vickers, Prince Andrew was annoyed that major networks declined to film the wedding, but he persuaded a company to record it instead. The guest list further underscored the differences: Eugenie and Jack had about 850 guests, compared to about 600 at Harry and Meghan's wedding, as reported by royal sources. Despite the larger number, the event was less of a global media spectacle, which some observers attribute to the differing public profiles of the couples and the ongoing controversies surrounding Prince Andrew.
It will not be the same as the previous one that was held in May. This is not a public wedding, this is meant to be a family wedding. There'll be a few more people than most people have. There are a few more than Harry had, but that's just the nature of Eugenie and Jack — they've got so many friends that they need a church of that size to fit them all in.
Looking ahead, the future roles of Princess Eugenie and her sister Princess Beatrice within the Royal Family remain uncertain. According to Daily Mirror - Main, royal journalist Matt Wilkinson expressed sympathy for both sisters and hoped they would find a role in the family. Wilkinson said that King Charles wants to include them despite the issues surrounding their parents, but noted that there may not be mass public sympathy for them at the moment.
He described them as likely going through a personal crisis, but added that they have supportive husbands and sufficient resources to cope. The specific roles, if any, that the sisters will assume have not been confirmed, and it remains unclear how the royal family will integrate them amid the fallout from the Epstein scandal involving their father. Recently, Princess Eugenie was spotted skiing in Switzerland with her family, a rare public sighting that offers little insight into her future royal duties.
I've got sympathy for both Beatrice and Eugenie, and I'd like to see them somehow rehabilitated and used properly in the Royal Family. I think the King wants her, wants them both, to not pay for the sins of their parents, but I'm not sure there is mass public sympathy for them at the moment. They're probably going through a complete and utter personal crisis.
The exact size of the crowd that attended the wedding procession has not been disclosed, and the company that filmed the wedding after major networks declined has not been named. Additionally, the current status of Prince Andrew's relationship with his daughters amid the ongoing scandal remains private, with no official statements from the family. These unknowns leave room for speculation about the sisters' place in the monarchy and the lasting impact of their father's actions on their public roles.
I don't like bad things to happen to people when they haven't actually done anything wrong themselves, but I think they can cope. I think there are enough support structures around them and enough money. Their husbands are both very supportive and rich, so I think they'll be able to cope.