Princess Eugenie's Royal Wedding Stirs Public Outrage; Republic Wants Transparency

Princess Eugenie's royal wedding has reportedly stirred outrage from citizens who wanted the royal family to foot the entire bill for the celebration.

Some taxpayers were not happy after learning that Princess Eugenie's big day would cost the public $2.6 million in security. As a result, they wanted the government to "publish a report of all costs to taxpayers."

"Charging one royal wedding to the taxpayer is bad enough, but two costly Royal weddings this year is crossing a line," a Republic spokesperson said (via Express). "Royal spending is out of control, and taxpayers have a right to know how their money is being spent. If the Royals want to use Eugenie and Jack’s big day to shore up support for the monarchy, they have to cover the costs – security and all."

The speaker claimed that two-thirds of the public weren't interested in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding last May based on the polls. But despite this, the royal family is planning another extravagant wedding.

"Public services are being cut, and councils are struggling. Why are we footing the wedding bills for the richest family in the country?" the spokesman added.

The same membership-based group complained the same concerns during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal wedding four months ago. They also called the royal family to pay for all the costs including security.

"We petition the U.K. parliament to commit no public money to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and to call upon the government to publish a report of all costs to taxpayers," the statement from Republic read.

"A royal wedding is a private, personal event, dressed up as a national occasion," the petition continued. "That lets the royals use the wedding as a PR exercise and to expect the taxpayer will pay a large part of the costs."

In related news, royal expert Victoria Arbiter has already foreseen the effect of Princess Eugenie's royal wedding. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's youngest daughter is only ninth-in-line to the throne, but her nuptials has become more extravagant than expected. In fact, it was deemed to be bigger than Prince Harry and Markle's and Arbiter believed this would only subject Princess Eugenie to "hurtful criticism."