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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kayleigh Roberts

Why Royal Protocol Required Princess Eugenie to Leave a Prominent Seat Empty at Her Royal Wedding

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 12: Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank, look back towards the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York (seated front) and Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, during their wedding at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images).

If something odd happens at a royal family function, there's a decent chance royal protocol is to blame. The Firm is definitely modernizing, but they also still observe a whole host of traditions, rules, and protocols that date back decades or even centuries.

One shining example of royal protocol leaving royal fans scratching their heads occurred at Princess Eugenie's royal wedding to Jack Brooksbank in October 2018, where one of the best seats at the ceremony was mysteriously left empty.

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