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| Who is Jack Brooksbank – and will you be paying for his wedding to Princess Eugenie? | Who is Jack Brooksbank – and will you be paying for his wedding to Princess Eugenie? |
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| The former manager of Mahiki nightclub has been congratulated on his recent engagement – with particular enthusiasm from the Duchess of York | The former manager of Mahiki nightclub has been congratulated on his recent engagement – with particular enthusiasm from the Duchess of York |
| Tue 23 Jan 2018 14.43 GMT | Tue 23 Jan 2018 14.43 GMT |
| Last modified on Tue 23 Jan 2018 22.19 GMT | |
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| Name: Jack Brooksbank. | Name: Jack Brooksbank. |
| Age: 31. | Age: 31. |
| Appearance: Tim Nice But Dim. | Appearance: Tim Nice But Dim. |
| Who is he? He’s the man who has just got engaged to Princess Eugenie of York. | Who is he? He’s the man who has just got engaged to Princess Eugenie of York. |
| Which one is she, again? The younger one. | Which one is she, again? The younger one. |
| Doesn’t help me. Brown hair, not red? Bit less jolly-looking than the other? Does it matter? | Doesn’t help me. Brown hair, not red? Bit less jolly-looking than the other? Does it matter? |
| Good point. So, Eugenie’s engaged. How did they meet? In Verbier, on a skiing holiday. | Good point. So, Eugenie’s engaged. How did they meet? In Verbier, on a skiing holiday. |
| What were the odds... Well, is this blighter any good then, what what? Where did he go to school? Stowe. | What were the odds... Well, is this blighter any good then, what what? Where did he go to school? Stowe. |
| Stowe’s first headmaster said the school aimed to turn out young men who were “acceptable at a dance and invaluable in a shipwreck”. How does young Brooksbank measure up? He’s a former manager of Mahiki nightclub who now markets Casamigos tequila, a brand that used to be part-owned by George Clooney. | Stowe’s first headmaster said the school aimed to turn out young men who were “acceptable at a dance and invaluable in a shipwreck”. How does young Brooksbank measure up? He’s a former manager of Mahiki nightclub who now markets Casamigos tequila, a brand that used to be part-owned by George Clooney. |
| Golden pedagogic hopes all must, as chimney-sweepers, come to dust. Now, buck up. He seems like a nice lad. He and Euge have been together seven years and seem deliriously happy about their engagement. | Golden pedagogic hopes all must, as chimney-sweepers, come to dust. Now, buck up. He seems like a nice lad. He and Euge have been together seven years and seem deliriously happy about their engagement. |
| Is everyone? I’ve seen The Crown. I know how wrong these things can go. “The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are very pleased and wish the couple all the best.” | Is everyone? I’ve seen The Crown. I know how wrong these things can go. “The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are very pleased and wish the couple all the best.” |
| That’s fabulously bloodless. Don’t worry. The Duchess of York made up for it in a series of tweets. | That’s fabulously bloodless. Don’t worry. The Duchess of York made up for it in a series of tweets. |
| No phrase more dread. Indeed. The first overlaid a black-and-white portrait of the couple and read ... | No phrase more dread. Indeed. The first overlaid a black-and-white portrait of the couple and read ... |
| I really don’t want to know. “A total embrace of goodness and joy. We love Jack and I am so excited to have a son, a brother and a best friend. Eugenie is one of the finest people I know and so together it will be pure harmony.” | I really don’t want to know. “A total embrace of goodness and joy. We love Jack and I am so excited to have a son, a brother and a best friend. Eugenie is one of the finest people I know and so together it will be pure harmony.” |
| Ah, Fergie. Never change. Actually, that reminds me – who will be paying for this shindig? Is it me? It had better not be me. The wedding will be paid for privately, except for the security provisions. | Ah, Fergie. Never change. Actually, that reminds me – who will be paying for this shindig? Is it me? It had better not be me. The wedding will be paid for privately, except for the security provisions. |
| Throwing a cordon round the mother of the bride, eh? Ah, the old ones are the best. They’re really not. | Throwing a cordon round the mother of the bride, eh? Ah, the old ones are the best. They’re really not. |
| Do say: “Congratulations!” | Do say: “Congratulations!” |
| Don’t say: “George – how would you feel about throwing some Casamigos sponsorship pesos our way, old chap? House of York slammers all round!” | Don’t say: “George – how would you feel about throwing some Casamigos sponsorship pesos our way, old chap? House of York slammers all round!” |
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