THERE IS THE BRIDE, BUT WHERE IS THE GROOM, ASK FANS

When the Royal Collection Trust announced it had produced commemorative china to celebrate the marriage of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, fans were understandably excited. There was just one problem, they discovered: the apparent absence of the groom. Promotional material announcing the new decorative china showed a coaster, pillbox and tankard each displaying the letter E for Eugenie, with the royal coronet above it. A teatowel has the same emblem, along with a tube of “handbag shortbread” ideal for fans to enjoy as they visit Windsor to see the wedding carriage procession on October 12. Only closer inspection reveals the participation of Brooksbank in his wedding, with an entwined monogram on a teacup and an ornate J on the other side of the tankard. The commemorative china for the weddings of Prince William and Kate and Prince Harry and Meghan featured their initials, C and W, and H and M, intertwined under a coronet. But while Eugenie is entitled to use a coronet, Brooksbank is not. He works for a tequila company.