PRINCESS Eugenie will marry Jack Brooksbank on October 12, in the same castle Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tied the knot in Princess Eugenie’s wedding in St George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle is set to be a grand affair.
More than 850 guests have been invited, a significant increase on the 600 who attended Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May.
According to Vanity Fair, this is because Eugenie and her dad, Prince Andrew, want her nuptials to be a properly big deal.
But there has been speculation that there won’t be much interest in the wedding, with the BBC declining the exclusive rights to air the event. Despite the seeming lack of public interest, Eugenie has invited 1,200 members of the public to her big day.
These guests will stand outside the church in the grounds of the castle during the ceremony, hoping for a glimpse of the royals and celebrity faces.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk: "The day will certainly see a large number of celebs - the Beckhams, the Clooneys - and it'll be a significant royal event.
"But Meghan and Harry's wedding was a global event."
A family friend told the magazine’s royal correspondent: “The feeling among the Yorks is that she deserves her moment in the spotlight and a big royal wedding with all the frills.” Read more from EXPRESS.