Another royal wedding in works
Prince Andrew’s daughter, Eugenie, to marry this fall
LONDON — It will be a busy year for royal weddings: Princess Eugenie is engaged to be married this year, several months after her cousin Prince Harry’s nuptials.
Eugenie, the daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, will marry Jack Brooksbank in the fall, Buckingham Palace said Monday.
The palace said that the wedding will take place at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. Prince Harry and his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, will marry at the same chapel in May.
Eugenie, 27, was the second child born to Andrew and Ferguson.
Ferguson tweeted: “Total joy!!” to mark the engagement and said the couple “float with laughter and love.”
Andrew said he was “thrilled” with the announcement.
The groom’s parents, Nicola and George Brooksbank, also welcomed the news, saying they couldn’t be more delighted.
For the official engagement photos, Eugenie wore a floral cocktail dress by Erdem, the eponymous London-based label from Montreal-born Erdem Moralioglu. The groom wore a dark suit.
Eugenie is a granddaughter of the Queen and is eighth in line to the throne.
The palace said she and Brooksbank became engaged in Nicaragua this month.
Brooksbank has been working as a brand ambassador for Casamigos tequila’s expansion into Britain and Europe.
Eugenie is a director at the Hauser and Wirth art galleries.