Princess Beatrice announced her engagement to Italian property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi last week, excitedly declaring that she will be walking down the aisle in 2020.
While Royal fans were initially thrilled to hear the news, an old debate surrounding Royal weddings was brought back into the spotlight, dredging up the scandal that marred the wedding of Princess Eugenie - Beatrice's sister - to Jack Brooksbank in October 2018.
Are the British public expected to foot the bill for the upcoming nuptials of the Princess of York and billionaire Edoardo like they did for Eugenie and Jack, or will the Royal Family cover the expenses?
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Those within the commonwealth are split into two groups, loyal royalists and Republicans. Those who still treasure the monarchy - especially in England - were thrilled to hear that the daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson will be getting married next year.
However, Republicans were quick to bring up the contentious issue of the bill.
After Princess Eugenie's wedding was paid for by the British taxpayers, a petition was started to make the Royal Family pay for their own weddings.
After such fierce backlash, will this mean Buckingham Palace will pay for the wedding of Princess Beatrice?
Royal weddings traditionally cost a pretty penny, with the nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel in May 2018 reportedly costing around £35million ($63 million AUD).
While the Royal Family covered the majority of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding, the British government paid for the security detail.
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When Princess Eugenie tied the knot last year, the overall cost was an estimated £2million (nearly $4 million AUD), which was all paid for by the British public. When it became clear that the Royal Family wasn't fitting the bill, outraged taxpayers began to form anti-royals groups, and even started a petition against the wedding that gained nearly $14,000 signatures.
The petition called for the “House of Commons to urge the Government to commit no public money to the wedding”.
It is not year clear if Princess Beatrice - the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth - will be paying for her own wedding.
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