Princess Eugenieand fiancéJack Brooksbankwill begetting the royal treatmentat their Oct. 12 wedding at Windsor Castle — but will the new member of the family receive a royal title?Queen Elizabethhanded her grandson,Prince Harry, a dukedom on his wedding day toMeghan Marklein May, officially making them theDuke and Duchess of Sussex.However, Jack will not be receiving a royal title — he’ll simply be known as “Mr. Brooksbank.” According tothe BBC, Eugenie “will keep her royal title when she marries Mr. Brooksbank,” but she will have the “option” to take his last name.In 2016, Eugenie’s father Prince Andrew refuted reports that he had demanded titles for “any future husbands” of daughters Eugenie or Beatrice. At the time, Andrew said he simply wanted his children to be considered “modern, working young women who happen to be members of the royal family.”Jonathan Brady/Pa/GettyCan’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Despite appearing alongside her family at royal events and supporting charitable causes, Eugenie works as a director at the London art gallery, Hauser & Wirth.The 28-year-old is “is throwing herself into it,” an insider recently told PEOPLE of her job.Meanwhile, Jack, 31, works with George Clooney’s tequila business, Casamigos.He “is areally lovely, very kind, down-to-earth man,” said a family friend. “He is great fun and has a great sense of humor. He is the first to laugh with you and not at you, and he is a practical joker, in a good way!”PA Images/INSTARimages.comEugenie and her older sisterPrincess Beatriceare currently ninth and eighth in line for the British throne, respectively, just behind their father. While they received royal titles upon their birth, their cousinsPeter PhillipsandZara Tindalldid not, as they were the children of the monarch’s daughter (rather than one of her sons).Princess Annefamously turned down the Queen’s offer to give her children courtesy titles when they was born. Their father, Captain Mark Phillips, was a commoner and also turned down a title that would have been given to him as a wedding gift from the Queen when he wed Princess Anne.“I’m very luckythat both my parents decided to not use the title and we grew up and did all the things that gave us the opportunity to do,” Zara toldThe Timesin a 2015 interview.RELATED VIDEO:Princesses Eugenie & Beatrice Open Up About Their Relationship in BritishVogue’s September IssueBeatrice, 30, recently toldBritishVoguethat it’sdifficult for the sisters to balance their everyday careers with their high-profile roleswithin the royal family.“It’s hard to navigate situations like these because there is no precedent, there is no protocol,” Beatrice explained. “We are the first: we are young women trying to build careers and have personal lives, and we’re also princesses, and doing all of this in the public eye.”
Princess Eugenieand fiancéJack Brooksbankwill begetting the royal treatmentat their Oct. 12 wedding at Windsor Castle — but will the new member of the family receive a royal title?
Queen Elizabethhanded her grandson,Prince Harry, a dukedom on his wedding day toMeghan Marklein May, officially making them theDuke and Duchess of Sussex.
However, Jack will not be receiving a royal title — he’ll simply be known as “Mr. Brooksbank.” According tothe BBC, Eugenie “will keep her royal title when she marries Mr. Brooksbank,” but she will have the “option” to take his last name.
In 2016, Eugenie’s father Prince Andrew refuted reports that he had demanded titles for “any future husbands” of daughters Eugenie or Beatrice. At the time, Andrew said he simply wanted his children to be considered “modern, working young women who happen to be members of the royal family.”
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Despite appearing alongside her family at royal events and supporting charitable causes, Eugenie works as a director at the London art gallery, Hauser & Wirth.
The 28-year-old is “is throwing herself into it,” an insider recently told PEOPLE of her job.
Meanwhile, Jack, 31, works with George Clooney’s tequila business, Casamigos.
He “is areally lovely, very kind, down-to-earth man,” said a family friend. “He is great fun and has a great sense of humor. He is the first to laugh with you and not at you, and he is a practical joker, in a good way!”
PA Images/INSTARimages.com
Eugenie and her older sisterPrincess Beatriceare currently ninth and eighth in line for the British throne, respectively, just behind their father. While they received royal titles upon their birth, their cousinsPeter PhillipsandZara Tindalldid not, as they were the children of the monarch’s daughter (rather than one of her sons).
Princess Annefamously turned down the Queen’s offer to give her children courtesy titles when they was born. Their father, Captain Mark Phillips, was a commoner and also turned down a title that would have been given to him as a wedding gift from the Queen when he wed Princess Anne.
“I’m very luckythat both my parents decided to not use the title and we grew up and did all the things that gave us the opportunity to do,” Zara toldThe Timesin a 2015 interview.
RELATED VIDEO:Princesses Eugenie & Beatrice Open Up About Their Relationship in BritishVogue’s September Issue
Beatrice, 30, recently toldBritishVoguethat it’sdifficult for the sisters to balance their everyday careers with their high-profile roleswithin the royal family.
“It’s hard to navigate situations like these because there is no precedent, there is no protocol,” Beatrice explained. “We are the first: we are young women trying to build careers and have personal lives, and we’re also princesses, and doing all of this in the public eye.”
source: people.com
