The world still can't get enough of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, whose May 2018 wedding
was watched by millions around the globe.
News that the newlyweds were expecting a baby has sent royal watchers into a tizzy, but
some royals may not actually be happy about this bundle of joy stealing the spotlight...
Wedding crasher
Princess Eugenie, the daughter of the queen's second son, Prince Andrew, was reportedly
furious following Markle's big pregnancy reveal - if tabloid reports are to be believed, that
is.
It wasn't so much the news itself that supposedly upset Eugenie, but rather the timing of it.
"Congratulations!"
According to various reports, Markle chose to drop the royal baby bomb right in the middle
of Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank.
The princess' big day had already been tainted by accusations that her wedding was a waste
of taxpayers' money, but the baby reveal on her big day supposedly, quote, "tipped Eugenie
over the edge."
A source told Radar Online that Eugenie, quote, "disappeared for a while" once the news broke,
reportedly furious that she had been upstaged.
Subtle social media shade
Moments after Kensington Palace dropped the official royal baby announcement online a
few days later, Eugenie's mother, Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, celebrating her 59th birthday, took
to Twitter - not to offer her congratulations, but instead to post a picture of herself from
her daughter's wedding day.
Was this an intentional swipe at the American after she stole her daughter's thunder?
The U.K. press seem convinced that it was.
"Quite a scandal!"
And Fergie wasn't finished.
The Daily Mail described what followed as a "tweetstorm," and while that might be a
slight exaggeration, Ferguson's Twitter output following the royal baby announcement was
unusually high.
Fergie followed up the evening gown pic with what could be interpreted as a series of retaliatory
snaps from the wedding, beginning with one of Eugenie and Jack exiting St. George's Chapel
at Windsor Castle.
Dad piles on
Eugenie's papa Prince Andrew retweeted one of the wedding photos that Ferguson shared,
and wished his ex-wife a happy birthday at the same time.
He also made zero mention of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal baby news.
It was public knowledge at this point, so why did the queen's third child seemingly
choose to ignore it, rather than offer his congratulations?
According to reports in the British media, Andrew was at odds with the family over just
how lavish an affair the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank should be.
His older brother, Prince Charles, has allegedly been working on ways to phase the two princesses
out as he attempts to trim the royal roster, but their grandmother supposedly wasn't having
it.
A royal insider told the Daily Mail,
"The Queen adores the girls and is keen for them to have some kind of a role.
Charles' vision for a streamlined family is all very well, but how can the royal family
do everything it currently does with just five players?"
Dream wedding thief?
Rumor has it that Eugenie had to put off her wedding for a year and wait until after Prince
Harry and Meghan Markle had their turn, but what's worse is she had to watch them walk
down the aisle in the same venue she had long ago chosen for her own ceremony.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, supposedly came to Eugenie's defense on this matter, letting
Markle know the upstaging wasn't cool.
An insider told New Idea,
"[Camilla] told [Markle] she thought it was atrocious she and Harry were ruining Eugenie's
wedding plans, that Harry should have known that Eugenie had always wanted to marry at
St. George's chapel."
Upstaged engagement?
A delayed wedding and a stolen venue aren't the only alleged slights Eugenie faced thanks
to Markle and Harry.
A supposed royal insider told New Idea that the Princess of York was also forced to delay
telling the world about her engagement, saying,
"Being proposed to is one of the most exciting moments in any young woman's life - and to
think [Eugenie] was ordered to keep it quiet for months because of Prince Harry's impending
engagement news was a real slap in the face for her."
Bittersweet ceremony
It sounds as though Eugenie desperately wanted her wedding to be a day that everyone remembered,
and they will - though sadly for all the wrong reasons.
Eugenie's wedding was never going to match up to Prince Harry's no matter how many famous
friends she invited, because the interest from the public just wasn't there.
It was inevitable that the two weddings would be compared, particularly since they occurred
at the same chapel.
The public party atmosphere of Harry and Meghan's big day wasn't happening for Eugenie and Jack,
but at the end of the day, it's not about the numbers gathered outside.
It's about the bride and the groom, and a beaming Eugenie looked stunning on her big
day - and unique.
She wore a dress that didn't hide the scar on her back, a choice made to raise awareness
about scoliosis.
Her wedding day memories may include some difficult moments, but we sincerely hope she
gets to experience her happily ever after.