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The couple are set to marry at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in October, the same location where the Duke and Duchess of Sussex got married in May.
Despite the fact Princess Eugenie is a more minor Royal than Prince Harry and does not carry out regular Royal engagements on behalf of the Queen, her wedding is still expected to cost the taxpayer in the region of £2million, according to the Daily Mirror.
Emma Dent Coad, Labour MP for Kensington, commented on the figure to the newspaper, stating: “In these times of heightened security risks, it is irresponsible for a minor member of the Royal family to have a high-profile, very public wedding.
“This may be the time to review the role and cost of minor Royals.”
The MP commented previously on the cost of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding in May, which reportedly cost between £24 and £30million.
Speaking alongside the anti-Royal campaign group Republic outside Parliament in May, she said: “The taxpayer is expected to pay £30million towards the security element of this wedding of two beautiful, rich, young people who are very much in love.
“I’ve got no problem with them getting married – it’s very sweet, very romantic if you’re into that kind of thing – but I don’t understand why the taxpayer is expected to pay for the security of this event.
“If they want to have this event driving around the streets of Windsor so that people can look at them, they should fund that themselves.”
The largest expenditure for Princess Eugenie’s wedding will go on security, with a large number of firearms officers being drafted in to surround Windsor Castle for the ceremony, and Royal Lodge where the evening reception is set to be held.
Drones will also reportedly be banned from flying over Windsor Castle throughout the celebrations, and police officers will be dispersed throughout the town.
While the Royal family picks up the tab for the ceremony and reception itself, the British public are obliged to pay for the security costs surrounding the big day.
Chris Williamson, Labour MP for Derby North, criticised the expense and branded it an “outrage”.
He told the newspaper: “It really is an outrage when you’ve got people sleeping rough and gripped by poverty that people are indulging in this conspicuous consumption.”
The wedding is also set to be grand affair, with the Duke of York reportedly vowing to organise a “huge occasion” for his daughter.
A source commented on the celebrations to the newspaper, stating: “The Duke of York has insisted his daughter’s wedding must be a huge occasion to be remembered and wants everyone to get on board to celebrate the happy couple.”
The Duchess of York has also expressed her excitement over the preparations.
Speaking on the BBC’s The One Show, she said: “Jack and Eugenie are very contemporary, they are very inclusive, and they are all about love, and they want this wedding to be about that — to include everybody and to really absorb the love they have for each other with everybody else.”
She vowed to bring a united front to the wedding alongside her ex-husband the Duke of York.
She said: “The thing about Andrew and I is that we go with our hearts, we go with family unity. We really believe in that.”
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