The day is finally here. The day that the world has been waiting for, the day that Prince Harry, the infamous royal wildcard, handsome bachelor and humanitarian, will take the plunge and marry beautiful Hollywood darling, Miss Meghan Markle.
19 May 2018 will be an historic day. Not only will Prince Harry, who is currently sixth in line to the crown, get married, but he will be sealing the deal with the first woman of colour ever to have married into the British royal monarchy.
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Meghan Markle is not only a colour of colour, she is a talented Hollywood actress, a big star on the small screen, a voice for various charities and humanitarian groups. Her marriage to Prince Harry will also be her second marriage, something the Church of England hierarchy would not have condoned a few years ago.
Harry and Markle’s ceremony on Saturday will be the first full-blown royal wedding of a divorced partner to take place with the loving embrace of the traditional English church.
If, like most of us in the Rekord editorial department, you have planned your entire Saturday around this exciting, historic event, please feel free to read up on a few facts about this wonderful day, and the two lovebirds involved.
Things you need to know about the royal wedding:
– Wedding guests will start arrivig at Windsor Castle at 10:30 – 12:00 South African time.
– Members of the royal family will arrive at 12:20 (be sure to catch the illustrious hat choices the women rock up in)
– The wedding ceremony will start at 13:00 and if you have DStv, you’ll be able to view the ceremony on ITV Choice, channel 123 (from 10:30), Sky News, channel 402 (from 13:00), E! Entertainment Television, channel 124 (from 11:00) and BBC World News, channel 400 (from 11:00).
– Markle’s father, Thomas Markle Sr, will no longer be walking the bride down the aisle. This is in part due to health issues and family difficulties. He will also not attend the ceremony.
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– The wedding will take place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The chapel took 50 years to build during the reign of Henry VII.
– Around 600 people are invited to the wedding ceremony and around 200 to the reception at Frogmore House.
– Around 100 000 people are expected to stand along the processional routes.
– Prince William will be right next to Prince Harry, as his best man.
– Meghan Markle will not have a maid of honour for the ceremony.
– Prince George and Princess Charlotte are expected to lead the bridal party down the aisle.
– Meghan’s engagement ring was designed by Harry with a gold band. The main diamond is from Botswana and two other diamonds are from his mother, Princess Diana’s personal collection.
– Instead of wedding gifts, the couple asked that people donate to the seven different charities it is passionate about.
– The couple has chosen a lemon elderflower flavoured cake for the big day.
Everybody is patiently waiting to see what the couple, especially the bride, will wear for their wedding.
Let us know what you think about her dress.
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