Author: Marcia Moody / Source: POPSUGAR Celebrity
You wait years for a royal wedding, and then two come along in five months! Both Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie will marry this year in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor (Harry on May 19 and Eugenie on Oct. 12), but when it comes to the details, each day is set to go down differently.
Here’s how.1. Scale
Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding will be smaller in scale than William and Kate’s, as the Cambridges’ choice of Westminster Abbey seats 2,000 people, whereas St. George’s Chapel seats 800. So although Harry and Meghan’s guest list is still a good eight times larger than your average wedding, it is still less than half the size of William and Kate’s. Like William and Kate, Harry and Meghan will host a reception straight after the ceremony for all their guests before shearing the guest list in half for an evening reception with just close family and friends.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s wedding will also be held at St. George’s Chapel, so they could also invite up to 800 guests — or they could go for a smaller number if they choose. Eugenie’s cousin Peter Phillips married at St. George’s Chapel in 2008 and just had one reception afterward — at nearby royal residence Frogmore House — so if Eugenie and Jack wanted to keep numbers down, they could follow in Peter’s footsteps and just have one reception.
2. Pomp
The prince’s wedding is not a state occasion, but there will be a few flourishes throughout the day. He and Meghan have already confirmed a short carriage ride through the town of Windsor, and Meghan’s wedding day will be the first time she is eligible to wear a tiara — most…
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