Why Was a Seat Left Empty at Princess Eugenie’s Wedding ceremony? Royal Secret Revealed

When Princess Eugenie tied the knot with Jack Brooksbank in October 2018, the couple left a major spot open in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.

The empty seat, which was positioned proper in entrance of the late Queen Elizabeth and subsequent to the bride’s father, Prince Andrew, had spectators buzzing, with some questioning if a key visitor had skipped out on the final minute or if the house was left unfilled in honor of a deceased member of the family.

Nonetheless, the actual motive behind the empty seat is a straightforward one: the Queen wanted to see the altar. Based on The Mirror, it was custom to maintain the seat in entrance of the Queen empty so she had a transparent view. The outlet additionally stories that the spot left open was one the royal “did not discover snug,” so she sat one row again as a substitute.

For Eugenie’s marriage ceremony, the Queen was joined within the second row by Prince William, Kate Middleton, King Charles and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who wed simply months earlier than Eugenie, 35, and Jack, 39, did.

At Harry and Meghan’s Could 2018 marriage ceremony, additionally they left a seat open inside St. George’s Chapel. Though some suspected the empty house was in honor of Harry’s mom, the late Princess Diana, PEOPLE reported on the time that the seat was left open to make sure the Queen “had a wonderfully clear view of the proceedings from the second row.”

When she attended Prince William and Kate’s 2011 marriage ceremony, the Queen was seated within the entrance row, so there was no empty seat left open for her.

Eugenie and Jack first met in 2010 whereas on a ski journey in Verbier, Switzerland, and fell in “love at first sight,” Eugenie later stated. The couple got engaged in January 2018 and wed in October of that yr.

In an Instagram tribute marking their first anniversary, Eugenie wrote, “This was the best day of my life…endlessly and at all times! Comfortable one yr anniversary, my Jack!!” together with a video of never-before-seen footage from her marriage ceremony.

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The pair welcomed their first baby, son August, in February 2021, and welcomed their second child, Ernest, in Could 2023. Eugenie just lately celebrated her husband’s thirty ninth birthday with a candy Instagram publish praising her “hero.”

“Gosh it has been 14 years and each birthday will get higher as our household grows,” she wrote. “Finest Dada ever and one of the best recollections with so many extra to come back, 🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊.”