BBC Slammed For Refusing To Air Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank’s Royal Wedding
BBC will reportedly not televise Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s royal wedding, and at least one British national is not happy with the news.
Pat from Yorkshire called Channel 5’s “Jeremy Vine Show” on Monday to share her thoughts regarding the network’s refusal to cover the royal event.
“Do you know? I am so disgusted to think that they are having a vote on this. She is a princess. She is the granddaughter of the Queen. What on earth is going on in this country?” Pat said (via Express).
The host of the talk show responded to the caller and said, “I don’t know what it is. She is ninth in line to the throne so I don’t know if you have a minor princess if there is such a thing. So she is a bit below Meghan.”
“She is a princess. What on earth is going on? The royalty, I’ll have you reminded of, brings a lot of money to this country. They do. The visitors come from everywhere to see the Royal Family,” the caller replied.
Last weekend, Daily Mail reported that Prince Andrew tried to strike a deal with BBC to cover his youngest daughter’s nuptials. But he was told, later on, that it won’t happen.
“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,” a source said.
A day later, it was also reported that Sky News won’t televise the royal wedding on Oct. 12. The union will be held at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. Instead, the network will show short clips from the ceremony.
BBC will also do a similar thing by airing snippets of the royal wedding across their news channels.
Royal expert Hamish Shephard told Express, “After Meghan and Harry’s wedding was the most viewed wedding in history, a second royal wedding at Windsor is certainly going to attract another global audience.”
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