--- title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Had a Wedding Rebel Moment description: At the wedding of Princess Eugenie, Meghan and Harry broke protocol in one small way involving Prince William and Kate Middleton. canonical: https://time.com/5423184/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-12T14:33:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:27.600Z og:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Had a Wedding Rebel Moment og:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex skirted a protocol at the latest royal wedding og:url: https://time.com/5423184/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4527813b3d4ee902/69893c81ab6d7711626b3eb9/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Princess Eugenie Of York Marries Mr. Jack Brooksbank og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Had a Wedding Rebel Moment twitter:description: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex skirted a protocol at the latest royal wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4527813b3d4ee902/69893c81ab6d7711626b3eb9/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Appeared to Skirt Protocol at Princess Eugenie's Wedding  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 12, 2018 2:33 PM CUT  Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wait for the bridal procession after the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Mr. Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wait for the bridal procession after the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Mr. Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England.WPA Pool—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 12, 2018 2:33 PM CUT On Friday morning, onlookers sought out [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5404587/meghan-harry-coach-core/ "undefined"), Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex as usual as they attended the royal wedding of [Princess Eugenie](http://time.com/5423037/princess-eugenie-wedding-dress/ "undefined") to Jacob Brooksbank at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England. Just last spring, the royal pair was the [center of attention](http://time.com/5285412/royal-wedding-official-photos/ "undefined") at their own marriage celebration in the very same spot. But this week they ceded center stage to Harry’s cousin and her groom—although Harry and Meghan did appear to break one protocol with the way that they entered the chapel, continuing their own tradition of doing things their own way. When the Sussex duo attends official events alongside [Prince William](http://time.com/5322289/prince-william-israel/ "undefined"), Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, family hierarchy generally dictates that Harry and Meghan step back and let the future king and his wife proceed first. Here, you can view the full [royal family tree](http://time.com/5238004/royal-family-tree/ "undefined"). But in this case, they didn’t follow this de facto rule, and went on in to the chapel in advance of Will and Kate after exiting their car. (This time, Meghan did not [close the car door](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/meghan-markle-car-door-close-shut-royal-duchess-of-sussex-academy-of-arts-twitter-a8556066.html "undefined") herself — so at least that’s one controversy evaded.) Prince William and Kate apparently arrived soon after, and joined the Duke and Duchess of Sussex inside for the ceremony, also attended by celebrities like [Cara Delevigne](http://time.com/5423073/cara-delevingne-princess-eugenie/ "undefined") and Naomi Campbell and, of course, plenty of royals, including Queen Elizabeth II. Next up for Meghan and Harry: they’re off on a jaunt to [Australia and New Zealand](http://time.com/5307801/meghan-markle-harry-royal-tour-2018/ "undefined"), where they will help open this year’s Invictus Games. > [](https://twitter.com/RE%5FDailyMail/status/1050708042839465985) > [](https://twitter.com/Ed59029780/status/1050700179018567680) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5423184/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5423184/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Appeared to Skirt Protocol at Princess Eugenie's Wedding","datePublished":"2018-10-12T14:33:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:27.600Z","description":"At the wedding of Princess Eugenie, Meghan and Harry broke protocol in one small way involving Prince William and Kate Middleton.","url":"https://time.com/5423184/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4527813b3d4ee902/69893c81ab6d7711626b3eb9/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4527813b3d4ee902/69893c81ab6d7711626b3eb9/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Princess Eugenie Of York Marries Mr. Jack Brooksbank","caption":"Princess Eugenie Of York Marries Mr. Jack Brooksbank","creditText":"WPA Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5423184/meghan-harry-eugenie-wedding/","name":"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Appeared to Skirt Protocol at Princess Eugenie's Wedding"}}]}] ```