Princess EugenieandJack Brooksbankdid not write their own vows, and instead said traditional vows like royal brides and grooms of years past. The royal couplesaid their “I dos” in front of 800 guests at St. George’s Chapelon Friday.
The couple made the same vow to one another as they held hands.
Jack recited first: “I, Jack Christopher Stamp, take thee, Eugenie Victoria Helena to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth.”
Eugenie made the same vow as her new husband, saying: “I Eugenie Victoria Helena take thee Jack Christopher Stamp to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth.”
Like her late auntPrincess Dianaand her cousinsKate MiddletonandMeghan Markle, Eugeniedid not vow to obey her husband, choosing to omit that word from her vows. Diana was the first to break royal precedent in doing so, asQueen Elizabeth(then a princess) vowed to obey her husband, Prince Philip, at her own wedding in 1948.
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Much like his new cousinPrince William,Jack has decided to eschew the tradition of men wearing wedding bands and did not receive a ring from Eugenie during the ceremony.
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The vows are one of the final parts of the wedding, before the prayers, the blessing and a final hymn. After the recession out of the church, Eugenie and Jack will go on a procession through the town of Windsor and up the Windsor Long Walk.
source: people.com
