The Princess & Mr. Brooksbank

  This morning I watched bits and pieces of the latest royal wedding between Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank. Over the years she has been criticized often by the press for her fashion sense, her vacations and the luxurious lifestyle she lives. That life is common to people born into money. So why does she get so much negative attention when William and Harry are adored?

  Part of it is her Mom I suppose. And theirs. The world seems to think that Fergie is an embarrassment and a joke to both herself and the royal family. Maybe they are always waiting to say "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". Diana never lost her sparkle even after affairs and a tell-all book. While it seems wrong to say it, dying so young and so tragically made her almost saint-like to many people. Making her kids more sympathetic as well.

  Most people who come from money and boy does this family have some, live differently than you and I. Ever stepped on a private yacht? Or celebrated your birthday in a palace? Have servants wait on you 24/7? Not wait for a table or inline at "the" club? Let's not forget private jets and a black AMEX card. All of those things are beyond us but as common to them as shopping at Walmart and eating at Red Lobster is to us. And that is by no means a slight to either company, I love the stuffed mushrooms at RL.

  On Harry's big day no one mentioned his Nazi costume from a few years back but I heard several times, on several different sites, about her past missteps when it comes to fashion. The costume seems ten times worse to me than a fascinator that is ugly or a dress that doesn't suit your coloring. We are all guilty of making bad fashion choices over the years. Why bring them up when she looked stunning on her wedding day? Seems petty, doesn't it?

   Unlike Kate Middleton or Meghan Markle, Eugenie has lived her entire life in the public eye. There are pics of temper tantrums and drunken bar nights I'm sure. Every boyfriend, every job, every appearance scrutinized. Every mistake and embarrassment front page news. It's a sad existence really when you look at it. Yet now Kate and Meghan are fashion darlings when we all know there are some bad choices hiding somewhere.

  Just now I saw a split screen picture of Eugenie and Meghan with the title "The Year of Meghan". Didn't she have her own day? Shouldn't the press let this woman have her own day without being compared to her cousin's wife? Personally, I don't get the hoopla around Ms. Markle. 

  Let Eugenie have her wedding day. Let her be the center of attention. The most beautiful. The most loved. Let her celebrate marrying the man of her dreams. Then leave her alone to get on with her life. Let's hope they will be happy.

  Ang