Princess Eugenie follows in footsteps of Harry and Meghan with golden tickets and carriage ride for her Windsor wedding

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank are to invite members of the public into Windsor Castle for their October wedding, as they follow in the footsteps of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. 

The couple, who will marry on Friday, October 12, are to use a blueprint of the last Royal wedding to shape their day, adopting the same key elements as the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Inviting 1,200 members of the public into the grounds of the castle to watch guests arriving, Princess Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank will also ask representatives from their favourite charities to catch a glimpse of the happy couple.

Each ticketholder will be able to see the senior members of the Royal family walking into the church, as well as any invited celebrities.

The newlyweds will also undertake a carriage ride through the town, slightly shorter than the route taken by Prince Harry and Ms Markle to take into account the different scale of the wedding. 

Announcing details of the wedding, a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said the couple would be inviting members of the public to share their day.

"The couple are delighted to announce an opportunity for 1,200 people from across the United Kingdom to be invited into the grounds of Windsor Castle to share the experience of their special day," a spokesman said.

"The attendees will view the arrival of the congregation and members of the Royal Family, listen to a live broadcast of the marriage service and watch as the bride and groom depart St George's Chapel at the end of the ceremony."

Like the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the couple will invite members of the Windsor community, residents of castle and some Royal Household staff to stand in the grounds, along with children from the local schools which Princess Eugenie attended. 

The newlyweds will undertake a carriage ride through Windsor High Street, but will not travel down the Long Walk, avoiding any visual comparison between the number of admirers who turn out to celebrate their day with the crowds on May 19. 

The plans echo the successful elements of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and also follow a pattern set by the wedding of the Earl and Countess of Wessex at St George's Chapel in 1999.