Why was a place empty at Princess Eugenie’s wedding? Royal Secret revealed

When Princess Eugenie Tied tied with Jack Brooksbank In October 2018, the couple left a main place open in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.

The empty seat, which lay right in front of the late Queen Elizabeth And next to the bride’s father, Prince Andrew, spectators who were buzzing, had some wondered if a key guest had jumped out at the last minute or if the space was left in full to honor a deceased family member.

But the real reason behind the empty seat is a simple: the queen needed to see the altar. According to The mirrorIt was the tradition of keeping the seat in front of the Queen Tom so she had a clear view. The outlet also reports that the place that was left open was one that the royal “did not think comfortable”, so she sat back a line instead.

For Eugenie’s wedding, the Queen was united in the second line of Prince WilliamThe Kate MiddletonThe King Charles and Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleWho married just a few months before Eugenie, 35, and Jack, 39, did.

At Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May 2018 left a place open Inside St. George’s Chapel. Although some suspected that the empty space was to honor Harry’s mother, late Princess DianaAt that time, people reported that the seat was left open to ensure that the Queen “had a clear picture of the procedure from the other row.”

When she participated in Prince William and Kate’s wedding in 2011, the Queen sat in the first row, so there was no empty place for her.

Eugenie and Jack first met in 2010 while they were on a ski trip in Verbier, Switzerland and fell in “Love at first sight,” Eugenie said later. The couple Was engaged in January 2018 and Wed in October of that year.

IN An Instagram tribute Eugenie marked her first anniversary, “This was the biggest day of my life … forever and always! Happy a year anniversary, my Jack !!” Along with a video of never seen pictures from her wedding before.

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The couple welcomed their first child, son August, in February 2021, and welcomed their Other childrenErnest, in May 2023. Eugenie recently famous Her husband’s 39th birthday with a sweet Instagram post that praises her “hero”.

“Gosh it’s been 14 years old and every birthday gets better as our family grows,” she wrote. “Best Dada ever and the best memories with so many more to come, →.”