Overview

• Retrospectives mark the seventh anniversary of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s 2018 ceremony at St George’s Chapel with more than 850 guests.
• The empty seat in front of the monarch is attributed to a long‑standing seating custom at the chapel, a practice also noted at other royal services there.
• Accounts reprise Prince Harry’s memoir description of privately sharing the Sussexes’ pregnancy at the reception, including William’s reported reply, “We must tell Kate,” and King Charles’s delight.
• Eugenie’s decision to forgo a veil and reveal her scoliosis scar is highlighted with her earlier explanation that showing scars can redefine perceptions of beauty.
• Reports note Queen Camilla’s absence due to a prior school engagement in Scotland, and one book claims Eugenie and Sarah Ferguson were unhappy about the pregnancy news timing, with the public announcement made three days later.