Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank kiss after their wedding at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Queen Elizabeth’s Granddaughter Marries at Grand Royal Wedding

WINDSOR, England – Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle on Friday in front of celebrities and Britain’s senior royals including Prince Harry and wife Meghan who wed at the same venue in May. Eugenie, 28, younger daughter of the queen’s third child, Prince Andrew, and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the […]

12-10-18 16:09
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank kiss after their wedding at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

WINDSOR, England – Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie married Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle on Friday in front of celebrities and Britain’s senior royals including Prince Harry and wife Meghan who wed at the same venue in May.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank kiss after their wedding at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Britain’s Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank leave in a carriage after their wedding ceremony at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York and her husband Jack Brooksbank travel in the Scottish State Coach at the start of their carriage procession following their wedding at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS
Guests arrive to attend the wedding of Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS
Armed police officers secure the Long Walk towards Windsor Castle before the royal wedding of Britain’s Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Eugenie, 28, younger daughter of the queen’s third child, Prince Andrew, and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, tied the knot with Brooksbank, 32, in the castle’s 15th Century St George’s Chapel.

It was the same setting as the wedding of Harry and Meghan earlier in the year, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as the couple are now known, were among the star-studded congregation at Friday’s event.

Guests wait for the royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
People try to fix foliage at St George’s Chapel before the royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Guests wait for the royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Zimbabwean ex-girlfriend of Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy and a guest arrive for the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Matt Crossick/Pool via REUTERS

The 92-year-old queen and her husband Philip, 97, who has retired from official engagements, were joined by other royals and celebrities including Hollywood stars Liv Tyler and Demi Moore, models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell and singer Ellie Goulding.

Female guests had to cling on to their hats as a blustery wind threatened their wedding outfits and a page boy tripped on the stairs walking into the chapel.

An onlooker is seen watching from a window of a building inside Windsor Castle as guests arrive to attend the wedding of Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain on October 12, 2018. Adrian Dennis/pool via REUTERS
Wedding guests hold onto their headwear in the windy conditions as they arrive for the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Andrew Matthews/Pool via REUTERS
Two women wait near Windsor Castle before the royal wedding of Britain’s Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples
A guest stoops to collect her hat that blew off in the wind as she arrives to attend the wedding of Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain October 12, 2018. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS

Eugenie’s dress, by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos who founded the British-based label Peter Pilotto, was designed deliberately with a low back to reveal scars from surgery she underwent as a child. She was led down the aisle by her father, Prince Andrew.

“This is meant to be a family wedding,” Andrew said earlier.

“There will be a few more people than most people have, there are a few more than Harry had, but that’s just the nature of Eugenie and Jack – they’ve got so many friends that they need a church of that size to fit them all in,” he told ITV’s “This Morning” which broadcast the event live.

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Singing and cheering well-wishers gathered outside in the streets of Windsor in the shadow of the castle, although there were far fewer people than crammed into the town for Harry’s wedding.

“I’m a true royalist,” David Weeks, 77, bedecked in a “Union Jack” suit and bowler hat, told Reuters. “I was here for the queen’s 90th birthday. I was here for Harry and Meghan’s wedding, I wouldn’t miss it, I love the atmosphere.”

Guests arrive ahead of the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Gareth Fuller/Pool via REUTERS
Pixie Geldof at the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS

The ceremony was overseen by the Dean of Windsor David Conner and charity guests and 1,200 members of the public were invited into the grounds for the occasion.

One noticeable absentee was Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, as she was carrying out an engagement in Scotland.

Heather Kerzner (right) during the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, October 12, 2018. Gareth Fuller/Pool via REUTERS
Naomi Campbell (right) arrives ahead of the wedding of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Britain October 12, 2018. Gareth Fuller/Pool via REUTERS

Princess Charlotte, 3, daughter of Harry’s elder brother Prince William and his wife Kate, was a bridesmaid, and her brother, Prince George, 5, a page boy.

After the service, the couple will make an open-top carriage tour of Windsor. The queen will then host a reception at the castle.

Britain’s Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank leave Windsor Castle a day ahead of their wedding in Windsor, Britain, October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Eugenie, a director at London’s Hauser & Wirth art gallery, and Brooksbank, who owns a wine wholesale business and is European brand manager for Casamigos Tequila, which was co-founded by U.S. actor George Clooney, met in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier in 2010.

(Additional reporting by Helena Williams; editing by Guy Faulconbrige and Robin Pomeroy)