Prince Harry and Meghan Markle successfully stepped down from their roles as senior members of the royal family. Now that they will be dividing their time between the United Kingdom and North America, there are assumptions that Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice will be filling the void they left. However, will Eugenie gladly accept their roles after she was never granted an honor that the Duchess of Sussex received when they both got married?
Princess Eugenie got married to Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel in October 2018, five months after the Sussexes tied the knot. As members of the royal family, they are set to receive honors and names after their weddings but Prince Andrew's daughter didn't get any.
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married in May 2018, Queen Elizabeth II granted her grandson a dukedom. They, then, became known as Duke and Duchess of Sussex, making the former Suits stars the first woman to get the said title.
Prince Harry also got subsidiary titles, like the Earl of Dumbarton in Scotland and Baron Kilkeel in Northern Ireland. There were also other options considered for the two before they tied the knot, including Duke and Duchess of Clarence and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
However, while Meghan Markle was set to receive a couple of titles, Princess Eugenie didn't get the same honor on her wedding day. According to Express, it is because only the sons and grandsons of the monarch receive royal dukedoms.
Hence, Princess Eugenie didn't get the title of a duchess. As she was born a woman, she couldn't inherit her father's Dukedom of York. On the other hand, non-royal females who married a prince would carry the title of a duchess if her husband granted a dukedom, just like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
However, although Queen Elizabeth could make an exception if she is really fond of Princess Eugenie, she didn't do so. Also, the Princess of York is known for loving her low-profile status when she said that being a princess is "one of the things" that bugs her the most.
Anyhow, things might be different now after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal exit. After they left for Canada, they also left behind a flood of royal duties that someone needed to cover. So, The Crown historical consultant and royal biographer Robert Lacey told Hello! Magazine that the greatest contenders to do their jobs were Prince Harry's cousins, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
The two might be brought forward if they wanted to. The royal family needed Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice now more than ever as it would take another 15 years before Prince George could step up and do his royal duties.
