Princess Eugenie’s extravagant nuptials

The minor royals have been corrupted by celebrity culture and have ideas above their station.

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Eugenie with her beau: "naive and somewhat immature"
(Image credit: 2018 Getty Images)

No one is a bigger fan of the Duke and Duchess of York than yours truly. After all, where would British industry be without Prince Andrew's tireless work to forge links with every oligarch and chancer from Moscow to New York? Where would the fight against obesity be without Sarah Ferguson's commendable work on the problem? Nevertheless, one must admit to being somewhat taken aback when one reads about Princess Eugenie's plans for her nuptials.

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