It’s one of the most important wedding questions, both for the royal family and for the rest of us.
Which song will you choose for your first dance?
Princess Eugenie recently revealed that when she took the floor with Jack Brookbank, they moved to the sound of You’ve Got the Love, the 2008 hit by Florence and the Machine.
And there was a sentimental reason for the choice, as she admitted when she appeared on the “Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time” podcast.
‘That was our first dance, You’ve Got The Love, and that’s because when we first started dating – Jack and I have been together for thirteen years – we always sang ‘Euge got the love’ and not ‘you have’. love,” she laughed.
“No one knows,” she then noted. ‘That’s a really big nugget!’
As for the rest of the royal family…
Princess Eugenie revealed during the ‘Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time’ podcast that her first wedding dance to Jack Brookbanks was You’ve Got the Love by Florence and the Machine
Prince William And Kate Middleton
For their royal wedding in April 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton danced to Ellie Goulding’s rendition of Elton John’s Your Song
William and Catherine chose a rendition of Your Song by Elton John, sung live at the reception by Ellie Goulding in April 2011.
Ellie previously admitted that her nerves were one of her standout memories of the performance – and said she thought she would be a bait act for another big music artist.
The song has a connection with his mother Princess Diana; Elton originally planned to sing the tune at her funeral in 1997.
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
Zara Phillip and Mike Tindall chose Frank Sinatra’s classic ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ for their first wedding dance in June 2011
When Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne, walked down the aisle with England rugby star Mike Tindall on June 30, 2011, they did so in the humble surroundings of Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
And when it came to her first wedding dance with Mike, Zara opted for a classic: Frank Sinatra’s version of I’ve Got You Under My Skin.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
For their first dance at the couple’s wedding in May 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose Land of a Thousand Dances, by Wilson Pickett
Speaking about the trailer for their Netflix documentary, Harry and Meghan seemed a little hazy about the name of the classic they chose for the first dance.
Meghan said: ‘I just wanted the music to be fun.’
Then she asked Harry, ‘Even our first dance. Song of a thousand dances? I always get it wrong,” before singing a few lyrics like “Mashed potato, do the alligator.”
She was right, of course: Wilson Pickett’s version of the 1962 hit, Land of a Thousand Dances.
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Tom Kingston
Lady Gabriella Windsor and Tom Kingston danced to their favorite song, Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles, on their wedding day in May 2019
When Lady Gabriella Windsor married Tom Kingston in 2019, the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent chose her favorite song, Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles.
To make it even more special, it was her sister-in-law, Sophie Winkleman, who performed it at the reception.
Speaking to the Ny Breaking at the London Art Biennale, she said: ‘There were a few tears but I’m not sure if that was because they were moved or because they wanted me to stop!’
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden chose ‘Sofias Brudvals’, a waltz written by Pelle Arhio and sung by Per Bredhammar for their first dance before their wedding in June 2015
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden married on June 13, 2015 in the Swedish Royal Chapel.
The pair began their lavish reception with “Sofias Brudvals,” a waltz written by Pelle Arhio and sung by Swedish artist Per Bredhammar.
Later that evening, the couple made a drastic change performances by Icona Pop and the late Avicii.
That was reported dance music star Avicii performed and even adapted the lyrics of one of his hit songs: ‘I met Carl Philip in Ibiza where we were able to hang out and talk for a while’.