Will Jack Brooksbank get a title when he marries Princess Eugenie?

From Cosmopolitan

Royal Wedding number 2 is just around the corner, in which we'll see Princess Eugenie marry long-term boyfriend Jack Brooksbank in a ceremony at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel.

Eugenie and Jack's wedding comes just five months after Prince Harry married Meghan Markle in the same venue, making her an official member of the royal family with the title 'Duchess of Sussex'.

But will Jack Brooksbank be given the same honour and get a royal title of his own? It seems not. Nothing has been officially announced by the Palace yet (although Kensington Palace didn't actually announce Meghan and Harry's Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles until the morning of their wedding), but the evidence is pretty much pointing in favour of zero title for Jack.

Here's why:

1. There's a clue in their joint monogram

A royal wedding isn't just a regular wedding, remember - and unlike most regular people, royal couples get gifted with their own royal monogram when they get wed. Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's royal monogram was revealed last week via a set of china from The Royal Collection Trust, and it looks a little something like this:

As well as a joint monogram, which sees the initials 'E' and 'J' intertwined in fancy calligraphy, Eugenie and Jack also have individual royal monograms. But the eagle-eyed amongst you will notice there's a subtle difference between the two: Eugenie's initial has a little crown above it, whereas Jack's does not.

Does this indicate that Jack isn't getting a royal title when he marries Eugenie? Quite possibly. The couple's joint royal monogram is also sans-coronet, whereas Harry and Meghan's featured one, suggesting there's a real chance Jack won't be getting a title of his own to match Eugenie's.

2. Princess Eugenie's dad said he hasn't asked for his daughters' husbands to get titles

In 2016, reports circuited that Eugenie's dad, Prince Andrew, was getting uppity about the prospect of his two daughters' future husbands potentially not getting titles. Following speculation that Eugenie was engaged to Jack Brooksbank at the time after she was spotted wearing a ring on her wedding finger (she wasn't engaged, this was two years ago, she just liked the ring) the Daily Mail reported that a source told them Prince Andrew had asked Prince Charles to allow his daughters' future husbands to become earls.

The reason being, apparently, because Andrew was concerned any subsequent grandchildren wouldn't inherit a title either, if their own fathers didn't have one. "Otherwise his daughters' children will be commoners, defined as one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty," the source reportedly said.

We probably could have guessed this rumour wasn't true, because surely Prince Andrew would have gone to his mother - the actual Queen and reigning monarch - about an issue like this if he'd wanted to raise it, rather than his brother, Prince Charles. But anyway, Andrew himself actually ended up releasing a statement denying the claims. "It is a complete fabrication to suggest I have asked for any future husbands of the Princesses to have titles," he said.

Now that did come from Prince Andrew's mouth. So can we take it as gospel that he hasn't requested a title for Jack Brooksbank, then?

3. Jack won't be a working royal

There's a big difference between Princess Eugenie's level of royalty, and say, the likes of Prince William and Prince Harry. Because William and Harry are closer in line to the throne than Princess Eugenie (they're second and sixth, respectively), they are seen as more senior royals and their full-time jobs are to carry out official duties and tours on behalf of the rest of the family.

Eugenie and Jack, meanwhile, have normal jobs. Jack is European Brand Manager for the tequila company Casamigos, set up by George Clooney no less. Princess Eugenie, believe it or not, also has a real job. The 28-year-old is Associate Director at London art gallery Hauser & Wirth, where she plans special projects, supports the gallery's artists, and manages events.

If Jack won't be a working royal, then it could be argued that there's no real need for him to have a title. It also explains why Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle both got one after marrying into the royal family.

4. It's a pattern that Princess' husbands don't take a title

Call it patriarchy; call it what you want - but royal tradition indicates that the husbands of Princesses don't accept titles after marrying into the royal family. Speaking to Hello! Magazine, royal historian Marlene Koenig said: "Jack will not be getting any title from the Queen. The precedent was set by Princess Alexandra and the Hon. Mr. Angus Ogilvy in 1963. He turned down an earldom. Princess Anne and Mark Phillips also turned down an earldom from the Queen in 1973."

As a result, Princess Anne's children, Zara and Peter Phillips do not have titles, and neither do their respective children; Mia and Lena, and Savannah and Isla.

So while we won't really know until tomorrow whether Queen Elizabeth will gift Jack with a royal title, based on all the above it's not looking likely.

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