Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez’s $100 Million Wedding Ignites Scandal as Fans Accuse Them of Copying Prince William & Kate’s Royal Ceremony—Internet Explodes Over Meghan Markle’s ‘Seething’ Reaction to Not Being Invited, Sparking Fierce Debate: Did Hollywood Outshine the Royals or Just Cross a Major Line?
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When it comes to wedding receptions, the entertainment is where it’s at. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez‘s wedding was branded the “wedding of the century” with its lavish festivities and A-list guest list, but there’s one thing that they might have taken from a royal’s wedding.
Ellie Goulding sang a rendition of Elton John’s “Your Song” at the Amazon founder and former journalist’s wedding reception. Andrea Bocelli’s son Matteo also performed two songs at the ceremony, including “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” which was their first dance.
Just fourteen years earlier, the “Lights” songstress performed the classic Elton John song at Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s wedding for their first dance.
“Performing the first dance of the night, ‘Your Song,’ was nerve-wracking,” Goulding told the Daily Mail about her role in the royal wedding. “But William and Kate were very appreciative. They are an awesome couple and told me how much they enjoyed it. My band and I stayed at the reception all night, and it’s something I’ll treasure forever.”
Elton John was close friends with Prince William’s mother Princess Diana, and the legendary songwriter performed the song Candle in the Wind at her funeral. Robert Jobson’s 2024 book Catherine, the Princess of Wales, recounted Goulding also performed her own hit, “Starry Eyed,” as well as a cover of “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers (one of the royal couple’s favorite songs) at their reception.
Back in March, Lauren Sánchez’s brother Matthew told TMZ that his sibling’s wedding to be as grand as as Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding to King Charles. The 2025 wedding itself garnered a lot of media attention as well as criticism from Venetian citizens.
Goulding herself was called out by fans online for her role in the billionaire’s wedding. “This breaks my heart, I may have to hang up my hat as a Gouldigger,” one fan wrote on Reddit. “She has always championed climate activism but going to this wedding of all weddings is the height of hypocrisy. She’s been my favorite ride or die pop girl and this just ain’t it.” The singer was accused by her fans of deleting comments on her Instagram that were calling her out, but she responded to one of them on X: “I know for a fact you’ve been waiting for a reason to be unkind to me. Work on yourself a little.”
On the other end of the royal family, RadarOnline reported that Meghan Markle was “seething” that she wasn’t invited to the wedding. “Meghan is reeling after not receiving an invitation to Bezos and Sanchez’s wedding as she considers herself more famous and important than guests such as the Kardashians,” the outlet said, adding that “it shows just how much she and Harry have drifted from Hollywood’s core social scene.”
The outlet even went on to say that it affected her reputation. “Her podcast is one of the most-mocked in the world now on social media and she’s failed to rebrand herself as a philanthropist,” the source said, and added that Harry, “the shift from royal duties to a celebrity lifestyle has hit a dead end.”