Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor believed Princess Eugenie "should get everything" at her wedding as the former Duke of York was determined for his daughter's ceremony to be bigger than Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's.
Ahead of Eugenie's marriage to Jack Brooksbank in October 2018, the former prince pushed for a full-scale royal wedding at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel.
Despite question marks about his own position, Andrew wanted a full public outing.
He was frustrated with comparisons to Harry and Meghan's royal wedding earlier in the year and was adamant his daughter's ceremony should not be viewed as lesser, sources told People.
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Author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, Andrew Lownie, explained Andrew's determination for the wedding.
Mr Lownie said: "She's a granddaughter of the Queen - a princess of the blood. He believed she should get everything."
Eugenie had a larger guest list than Harry and Meghan, with an extra 250 people in attendance.
But an estimated 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Andrew wanted an extra 250 people at his daughter's wedding compared to the Sussexes
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Andrew did not want his daughter's wedding to be viewed less than Harry and Meghan's
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The news comes as Eugenie's charity has come under scrutiny, as a public watchdog confirmed it is "assessing concerns raised" in a new statement.
The Anti-Slavery Collective is a UK-based charity founded in 2017 by Eugenie and Julia de Boinville.
The initiative grew out of a 2012 visit to Kolkata in India, where the pair met survivors of modern slavery working with the Women's Interlink Foundation.
After five years researching the issue and meeting campaigners and survivors, the organisation was formally launched to raise awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Eugenie's charity has come under scrutiny
| PAThe charity focuses on raising awareness of forced labour, human trafficking and exploitation in global supply chains.
However, a spokesman from the UK Charity Commission has told GB News: "We are assessing concerns raised in the media about charitable spending at The Anti-Slavery Collective to determine what role there is, if any, for the Commission."
The watchdog has not yet made any findings and does not put a timeframe on how long its initial enquiries take.
GB News has contacted the Anti-Slavery Collective for comment.
As watchdog has confirmed it's 'assessing concerns' around Eugenie's charity
| GETTYMedia scrutiny has focused largely on the charity's finances after accounts showed it recorded income of £92,311 in the year to April 2025.
However, the non-profit's total expenditure was £301,024, including £191,537 on staff salaries and £97,206 on charitable programmes.
The Anti-Slavery Collective's social media accounts do not appear to have been updated since late January.
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