--- title: Princess Eugenie On How She Prevents Wedding Stress description: Princess Eugenie opened up on how she won't be letting wedding stress get to her ahead of tying the knot with fiancee Jack Brooksbank. canonical: https://time.com/5356255/princess-eugenie-wedding/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-02T14:49:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:16.232Z og:title: Princess Eugenie on How She Prevents Wedding Stress og:description: "You realize that you’re going to be with the person you love forever" og:url: https://time.com/5356255/princess-eugenie-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf654a9be243e0911/698936db0a4a2209509d3573/princess-eugenie-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Royal Ascot 2018 - Day 1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Princess Eugenie on How She Prevents Wedding Stress twitter:description: "You realize that you’re going to be with the person you love forever" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf654a9be243e0911/698936db0a4a2209509d3573/princess-eugenie-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:12 video:published: 2018-05-02 section: history topics: royal weddings, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, British monarchy, royal tradition, commoner marriage, wedding of the century genre: retrospective, news feature tones: nostalgic, celebratory, informative emotions: admiration (medium), nostalgia (medium), excitement (low) sentiment: positive audience: history enthusiasts, royal family followers, general news viewers people: Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Antony Armstrong Jones transcript_source: automatic transcription transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Princess Eugenie Discusses How She Doesn't Let the Plastic-Free Wedding Stress Get to Her > Sponsored content. 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It then notes that Britain's Princess Margaret broke with tradition by marrying a commoner, Antony Armstrong Jones. The remainder of the transcript consists of garbled, repeated title text and contains no further substantive information. ## Key points - Princess Elizabeth of England became a bride in what was described as certainly the wedding of the century. (00:00) - Britain's Princess Margaret shattered tradition by marrying a commoner. (00:19) - Princess Margaret's husband was named as Antony Armstrong Jones. (00:19) - Princess Elizabeth's wedding was characterized as certainly the wedding of the century. (00:00) - Margaret's choice of a commoner as spouse was presented as a break with royal tradition. (00:19) - The video places Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as British royals whose weddings are covered. (00:00) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:19] Princess Elizabeth's wedding of the century. Princess Elizabeth of England becomes a bride in what is called the wedding of the century. - [00:19 to 00:49] Princess Margaret marries a commoner. Princess Margaret breaks tradition by marrying Antony Armstrong Jones, a commoner. - [00:49 to 02:12] Garbled repeated title audio. The remaining transcript consists of repeated, unclear fragments of the video's title with no additional content. ## Key quotes - [00:00] narrator: "The Princess Elizabeth of England had become a bride in what was certainly the wedding of the century." - [00:19] narrator: "Britain's Princess Margaret shattered tradition to marry a commoner, Antony Armstrong Jones." ## Questions this video answers - Whose wedding was described as the wedding of the century? [00:00] - Who did Princess Margaret marry? [00:19] - Why was Princess Margaret's wedding considered a break with tradition? [00:19] - Which British princesses are mentioned in the video? [00:00]  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 2, 2018 2:49 PM UTC  ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Princess Beatrice of York (L) and Princess Eugenie of York attend Royal Ascot Day 1 at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2018 in Ascot, United Kingdom. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Princess Beatrice of York (L) and Princess Eugenie of York attend Royal Ascot Day 1 at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2018 in Ascot, United Kingdom. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 2, 2018 2:49 PM UTC [Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex](http://time.com/4694568/meghan-markle-period-stigma/) and Prince Harry’s nuptials isn’t the only [Royal Wedding](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/) this year; Harry’s cousin, Princess Eugenie of York, will also be tying the knot this October to her fiancee Jack Brooksbank, something the princess is taking in stride. In a rare interview with [_British Vogue_](https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/princesses-beatrice-eugenie-of-york-interview), Princess Eugenie shared that she won’t be letting pre-wedding stress get to her. “I’m not stressed at all,” she said. “It’s very nerve-wracking because you want it to be perfect but then you realise that you’re going to be with the person you love forever and nothing else really matters.” The princess, who just joined Instagram in March, emphasized the importance of keeping things sincere especially because she grew up in the spotlight. “It’s so easy to recoil when you see a perfect image, but it’s important that it’s real. We’re real,” she said. Princess Eugenie also shared that part of her wedding planning includes ensuring that her wedding will be plastic-free, part of her mission to make her whole life plastic-free and more earth-friendly. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:06] The [00:13] Princess Elizabeth of England had become a bride in what [00:16] was certainly the wedding Of the century. [ MUSIC ]. [00:18] Britain's Princess [00:28] Margaret shuttered tradition to marry a commoner. Antony [00:31] Armstrong Jones. 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