'Let Princess Eugenie wedding pay for herself'

- Thousands of Britons think that Princess Eugenie has to pay for her wedding out of her own pocket. They signed a petition calling on the House of Commons not to spend public money on the wedding, which takes place on Friday 12 October in Windsor.

The petition of Republic, a political organization against the monarchy, has been signed more than eleven thousand times. The wedding of Eugenie, the youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, and Jack Brooksbank, the British will cost about two million pounds (2.2 million euros), mainly because of security. Republic states that a royal wedding is a private affair, 'which is packed as a national occasion'. 'The royal family uses weddings as pr and expects the taxpayer to pay for a large part of the costs. '

Moreover, the organization finds the role of Eugenie too small. As the ninth in line of succession to the throne, the princess has no official duties. Her wedding, unlike that of her cousin Prince Harry in May, is not broadcast live on British television. 'And yet the royal family calls us an expensive wedding. '

Republic is of the opinion that the royal family itself must run for all costs of the wedding. The organization also wants 'full transparency' about the costs. Before Harry married Meghan, similar sounds surfaced. They were ignored. The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have their hands full of obligations on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, cost the British an estimated 30 million pounds (33.7 million euros).