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THE ROYAL WEDDING: A FAMILY CELEBRATION
ITV, 8pm
FROM the red velvet and chocolate cake to the brand of tequila behind the bar, we’ve already been teased with the wedding plans of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.
Of course, the nuptials won’t capture the public’s attention quite like those of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and there has been controversy over how much the day will cost the taxpayer.
The Daily Mirror is among the voices opposing the use of public funds to meet a £2.25million policing and clean-up bill.
So what do we know about the lavish event? Eugenie, the Queen’s 28-year-old granddaughter, will get hitched to drinks executive Jack at St George’s Chapel, Windsor – the same venue used by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
At least 800 guests, including the Queen, the Cambridges and the Sussexes, will be dressed in their finest as they gather in the Gothic chapel.
Only Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, is unable to attend, having a longstanding prior engagement at a school harvest festival in Scotland. There will be plenty of celebrity spotting opportunities too, with guests rumoured to include Robbie Williams and wife Ayda, singer Ellie Goulding, supermodel Cindy Crawford and the Beckhams.
Eugenie’s big sister Princess Beatrice will be her maid of honour, and we hear that her dress has been made by a top British designer.
Italian singer-songwriter Andrea Bocelli will perform during the service and the Queen is hosting an afternoon reception before an evening party carries on into the early hours.
If you’re a fan of the royals, you’d better get the bunting out.