Princess Eugenie gets married and the British say they're gay about the draft law on the tax

LONDON – What a difference a royal wedding does.

In May, a grandchild of the Queen of England married a commoner from St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, while thousands of supporters gathered in the city and the international media covered to cut the breath.

On Friday, five months after this very popular wedding – of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – a much more windy and less celebrated royal ceremony was held at St. George's Chapel: the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.

According to an opinion poll, a majority of Britons said that they would not be listening this time and that legions rushed into social media to complain about the bill. tax.

The two weddings, even though they were anchored in the same castle, showed marked differences between the higher star power of guests in May and the reduced media coverage of Friday's wedding.

The union of Prince Harry, who occupies sixth place on the British throne, and Mrs. Markle, a biracial, divorced and feminist self-described American actress has been seen as the dawn of a new era: a more inclusive monarchy.

While millions of people watched the royal wedding in May, According to the BBC, the British television channel has decided not to fully disclose Eugenie's wedding, although ITV has managed to fill the void. At least 84% of Britons said they would "probably not" or "definitely" not listen, a government poll said this month.

Among the 850 guests on Friday were models Naomi Campbell and Cara Delevingne (in a pantsuit and a top hat; singer Robbie Williams; the actor Demi Moore; comedian and writer Stephen Fry; and, of course, Queen Elizabeth; Prince Philip; the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; and Harry and Mrs. Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Princess Eugenie, who underwent surgery to correct scoliosis at the age of 12, wore a dress designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos that allowed her to display her scar. "I think you can change the way beauty is, and you can show people your scars, and I think it's really special to defend that," she told ITV before wedding.

Windsor Dean David Conner led the vows. Princess Eugénie's sister, Princess Béatrice, read an excerpt from Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby" invoking a passage reminding her of her fiancé's "rare" smile. For some, even that did not go well.

A journalist, Ned Donovan, wrote on Twitter: "I have the impression that the princesses may not have read the Great Gatsby, since they just read a passage about the smile of a crook on the point to scam you massively. "

Twitter was also plagued by criticism of the cost of the case. While the royal family was paying for items such as flowers, dress and evening, there was significant security required for the event as the couple decided to run a carriage in Windsor.

This security was provided by the Thames Valley police – and funded by taxpayers' money. The exact cost was not immediately published, but the information estimated them at two million pounds, or about $ 2.6 million.

"Princess Eugenie is getting married today," Hasan Patel wrote on Twitter. "I hope she'll have fun knowing that millions of taxpayers' money is being used for her special day as school kids get hungry and big sleepers die on the streets." "

Others said that the expense was showing deafness at the time of austerity in Britain.

"Meanwhile, homelessness and the use of food banks have risen sharply," writes Shahil Parmar in Twitter. "What joke."

Nearly 47,000 people signed a petition from Republic, a militant group for the abolition of the British monarchy, in order not to incur public money for the marriage and to publish all the costs to taxpayers .

"The palace claims marriage will to be financed by the royal family, but the royal financing blurs the distinction between private income and public money, "Republic wrote in a statement. "So, whether it's the cost of the police services paid directly by us, or the costs of the wedding ceremony, paid by the royal family, the taxpayer always ends up paying."

But it was not acrimony on social media. Eugenie's decision to show her scars has been praised.

"It's so good to see that Eugenie chose her wedding dress to reveal the scar she had suffered during her scoliosis surgery," said a Twitter user, Harmony. wrote. "I like the mentality that it's an honor badge showing what she's been experiencing and encouraging others to do the same and not to be ashamed of the scars of the surgery." . "

After the immense interpretation of "Ave Maria" by Andrea Bocelli, the couple was pronounced husband and wife, and the newlyweds went for their ride in the streets of Windsor.