Princess Eugenie, 28, will have her wedding broadcast by ITV it has been revealed.
This is a break with tradition for royal weddings, which are usually broadcast by the BBC.
The BBC broadcast Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding in April 2011, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding in May this year.
However, the private broadcasting company has revealed it will air the Princess of York’s wedding.
The wedding will be shown on a special edition of This Morning on the day of the nuptials, which is a Friday.
Daytime TV favourites Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford will host the programme.
ITV said in a statement reported on ITV.com: “This Morning At The Royal Wedding will capture the atmosphere and arrivals at St George’s Chapel, with Eamonn and Ruth joined by guests, commentators and experts for this specially extended programme”.
Like Meghan and Harry’s wedding the whole ceremony will be broadcast.
There will laos be a 30-minute highlights programme, The Royal Wedding: A Family Celebration, at 8pm that day.
Did the BBC snubbed the offer to air the wedding of the Queen’s grandaghter, Prince Andrew’s youngest child?
A source told the Mail on Sunday: “From the outset the instruction from the very top was that Eugenie’s wedding must be televised.
“The BBC was approached because they have a special relationship with Buckingham Palace and a formula that works.
“But they turned it down because they don’t think enough people will tune in and that there isn’t enough support for the Yorks.”
Twitter users took ot the social media platform to air their opinions on the move to broadcast the wedding on ITV.
One said: “I am very pleased that the BBC has decided not to waste licence-payers’ money covering this.”
Another wrote: “With everything that’s going on, do I give a monkeys?”
However, others were thrilled the wedding would still be broadcast.
One wrote: “Hallelujah!!! Princess Eugenie’s wedding WILL be broadcast live on ITV, despite earlier reports! This makes it all the better!!!”
Another tweeted: “When I heard the BBC passed on Princess Eugenie’s wedding, I was wondering how ITV hadn’t snatched that up. Well now they have.”
Princess Eugenie: Five facts about Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s youngest daughter
Full name
Her full title is Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York. She is the Queen’s sixth grandchild and is currently ninth in the line of succession.
Education
Eugenie started her education at Winkfield Montessori before heading to Upton House School and Coworth Park School.
She then attended St.George’s School in Windsor before completing her A levels in Art, English Literature, and History of Art at Marlborough College.
To undertake her Bachelors degree in English Literature, History of Art and Politics, Eugenie attended Newcastle University.
Career
In 2013, Eugenie moved to New York City to work for online auction firm Paddle8 as a benefit auctions manager.
She returned to London in 2015 to work for Hauser & Wirth art gallery as an associate director, gaining a promotion to be a director in 2017.
Social media
Princess Eugenie joined Instagram in March this year, the first royal to officially do so. Other members of the Royal Family have accounts run by the palaces.
She has 281,000 followers, but is only following 19 accounts, including close friend Ellie Goulding, her mother, and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Celebrity friends
Eugenie mixes in strictly A List circles, and is friends with celebrities and the cream of British society.
Close girlfriends include Cressida Bonas and Chelsy Davy, both former flames of Prince Harry.
Ellie Goulding, Cara Delevinge, Jack Whitehall, Jimmy Carr, and James Blunt are also known to be friendly with the Princess.
