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A woman has told how she had to camp on her own while visiting Windsor for the latest royal wedding.

Kerry Evans, a royalist and history enthusiast from Barton-upon-Humber, made her journey to Windsor last Tuesday ready and raring to watch Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank.

Turning up to join the festivities however, Kerry was disappointed to find she was the first person there.

The 64-year-old said: "I arrived there on Tuesday because I'd been to the other two weddings, William and Kate's and Harry and Meghan's in May, and I know the supporters turn up early. I went to Harry and Meghan's and it was a big party atmosphere. But when I got there, no one was there.

"I was going to find some accommodation but there was none available in the town so I decided I would camp."

Kerry camped by a river, and when no one turned up the next day even Googled to see if the wedding was still on.

She said: "I went to have a look around Eton and the town and watched people making arrangements for the day. There wasn't any people there, it wasn't the same kind of atmosphere. There wasn't really a party atmosphere because people came much later and not many people camped out at all.

"I camped on my own near the river and I think the people who went didn't really have the chance to get to know each other because they didn't have as long, but I still made friends and exchanged addresses."

A day before the nuptials, Kerry eventually met up with some superfans - although she said the support for the wedding was still thin on the ground.

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She said: "At one point there were more journalists than people watching and there was a lot of police officers too. I met a couple of superfans who were lovely and one couple were really good friends with Fergie and got a picture sent from her."

When the wedding day eventually came, Kerry said it was "exhilarating and exhausting."

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She said: "I really liked her dress, and that she showed her scar. Her dress was very graceful and plain but they all have quite plain dresses, although I thought she might have lace as she seemed to usually like it.

"By having the emeralds in her tiara and the sashes and things on the bridesmaid dresses brightened things up a bit. The trouble is she got quite a lot of criticism for Beatrice reading out the Great Gatsby passage but it was an expression of her love. I loved that Robbie Williams' daughter was a bridesmaid too.

"I think it is amazing that someone who lives in the area can end up entertaining a member of the royal family and their daughter ended up being a bridesmaid, it wouldn't have happened years ago but it is nice to see the worlds mixing."

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