Well after several months of planning, Meghan Markle bashing and speculation on who will be invited and who won’t, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now married. With that, Prince Harry will now have a new title and he will be known as the Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel (the last one is weird). Meghan Markle will be known as well, HRH the Duchess of Sussex.
Quite a load of who’s who of royalty, the elite, businessmen and celebrities graced the occasion including Oprah, Elton John, Serena Williams, The Clooney’s, The Beckhams, and just about everyone who is anyone.
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Meghan wore a Givenchy wedding dress designed by Clare Waight Keller. She is seen here walking down the aisle and being given away by Prince Charles as her father opted out and couldn’t make it due to health reasons or so that’s the official version.
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Here’s another panoramic shot of Prince Charles walking Markle down the aisle of St George’s Chapel where the wedding took place.
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Here’s the mother of the bride Doria Ragland. She is 61 years old and the ex-wife of Thomas Markle, Meghan’s father. The couple met on the sets of General Hospital in the seventies. The couple divorced in 1988 and Meghan has lived with her mom ever since.
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That’s right during the carriage ride in London after the nuptials; ITV news UK arranged a surprise for Markle. It was none other than her old drama teacher and 1940,s star Gigi Perreau who came as an exclusive contributor. The duchess recognized her immediately shouting “Oh my god”!!
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As is customary for the newlyweds of any royal wedding, they have to take a carriage ride across Windsor and London for the benefit of the scores of people who have come out to witness the pomp and splendor of a great royal show.
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The carriage ride is quite an affair for thousands of spectators lining the route some of whom have been squatting there the night before.
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In all respect to Harry, The wedding isn’t a very important affair for the royals as Harry is 6th in line to the throne. However, the wedding has generated worldwide interest because of his unusual choice of bride. Markle is divorced, American and three years older than Harry. She is also biracial which is a first is for the royal family. Harry is 33 while Markle is 36.
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Here they are, just at the start of the carriage ride. Meghan undoubtedly looks excited as this is every woman’s dream to have such a dazzling royal wedding. Good for her and nice catch.
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If you think the bouquet has been made by some bigwig florist establishing a display of minimalism, then you’re wrong. The bouquet was handpicked by Prince Harry from the couple’s home at Kensington Palace. The flowers were given to florist Phillipa Craddock for arrangement.
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Prince Harry didn’t forget his mother and his way of paying tribute to her in the wedding was adding Diana’s favorite flowers in the bouquet which were forget –me-nots. That’s a beautiful gesture on Harry’s part. In fact, the couple paid tribute to Diana eight times throughout the wedding that included Diana’s sister lady Jane Fellowes giving the first reading.
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Here’s Markle walking along the aisle with her wedding train that included 10 bridesmaids and pageboys including Princess Charlotte and Prince George the children of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Here’s Prince Harry and Prince William walking along looking very pleased with themselves lie two military academy cadets who have just won the prize. If only their mother could see them now, she would be proud.
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The couple shares a kiss much to the enjoyment f the spectators on the steps of St George’s Chapel. The nuptials went off smoothly as you can see further below. Windsor castle looked splendid and the weather was beautiful.
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Thousands of spectators and Royal family supports thronged the town of Windsor that saw an equal crowd of security that included hundreds of policemen, sniffer dogs and special agents.
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And another kiss shared by the couple to please the thousands who have cheered them on
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The Nuptials was a solemn Christian wedding ritual with Harry waiting nervously as Prince Charles walks her down the aisle; he also sheepishly utters a “thanks Pa.”
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Harry lifts Meghan’s veil after which the couple exchanges their vows. They are then pronounced man and wife.
Reverend Michael Curry the head of the Episcopal Church in the USA gave the address which focused on the value of love. It was a fitting gesture to include him into the ceremony. The wedding ceremony also.
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The gospel choir that sang at the wedding was the Kingdom Gospel Choir from Southeast London and led by Karen Gibson. The choir sang songs like “Stand by me” and “let it shine”
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The guest list of celebrities included stars like Idris Elba, Oprah Winfrey, George and Amal Clooney who were surprisingly on the guest list that not many expected. There were several more celebrities walking in after them.
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Singer-songwriter James Blunt has been a long time friend of Prince Harry. He is seen here with wife Sofia Wellesley. The other picture is of David and Victoria Beckham who of course will obviously be invited.
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Elton John is one man who is invited to almost every big celebrity event. Even royals must have Elton on the guest list. Serena Williams was also invited.
Former Miss Universe and now star of the TV series Quantico, Priyanka Chopra was also among the guests seen dressed in a Vivienne Westwood outfit. Chopra is a good friend of Meghan Markle. Sarah Rafferty is Markle’s onscreen best friend who plays Donna in Suits Royalty included the likes of Earl Spencer, Sarah Ferguson, Prince Harry’s Cousins Eliza Spencer, Kitty Spencer and Louis Spencer with their mother Victoria Aitken. Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor arrived with her husband, the historian Dan Snow.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are the daughters of Prince Andrew Duke of York and brother of Prince Charles. Eugenie is ninth in line of succession to the throne.
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The Queen also attended the wedding of her grandson and was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh making his first public appearance after his hip surgery.
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If anyone could read Markle’s mind, she would be surely saying “Phew” finally!! I’m a Duchess..
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Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge arrives with one of the bridesmaids Princess Charlotte peering out from the car.
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The wedding cake to be served at the reception was designed by Claire Ptak and was made with elderflower syrup made at the Queens Sandringham residence. It also featured a light sponge cake made especially for the couple.
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