Gayle King's Royal Wedding Invite: Yes Or No?

Gayle King was not invited to the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as a guest, but she was in attendance at Windsor Castle as she covered the event for CBS This Morning. King shared behind-the-scenes images on her Instagram, including a video ahead of the wedding where she revealed that Harry and William are walking down the street talking to people. It's awesome that they're doing that. Awesome, awesome, awesome. It's so cute!.

Gayle King covered the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for CBS This Morning

Gayle King, the CBS Mornings co-anchor, was not a guest at the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. However, she did fly to England to cover the event for CBS This Morning.

King shared behind-the-scenes images on her Instagram, from chatting with ET's Kevin Fraser to polling spectators about Harry's facial hair. She also posted an Instagram video ahead of the wedding, in which she revealed that "Harry and William are walking down the street talking to people. It's awesome that they're doing that. Awesome, awesome, awesome. It's so cute!".

King's coverage of the wedding included a preview of the carriage procession route in Windsor and a look at the merchandise for sale. She also turned her hotel room in London into a control room for the coverage.

King's close friend, Oprah Winfrey, was a guest at the wedding, and King joked about her having to take the bus to travel to Windsor Castle: “I said Oprah has to ride the bus? Oprah is not a bus person. Has she been informed?!”.

Oprah Winfrey, King's friend, attended the wedding

Gayle King was not invited to the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as a guest, but she was in attendance at Windsor Castle as she covered the event for CBS This Morning.

King's best friend, Oprah Winfrey, was invited to the wedding, however. Winfrey attended the wedding in a blush pink Stella McCartney dress and a vintage Philip Treacy hat.

Winfrey's attendance at the wedding is unsurprising given her close relationship with King. The two are so close that King's son, William Bumpus Jr., held his wedding at Winfrey's house. Winfrey even helped to plan the wedding, with King praising her friend's organisational skills.

King was not a guest at the wedding, but she was at Windsor Castle

Gayle King was not a guest at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but she was at Windsor Castle to cover the event for CBS This Morning.

King shared her excitement about the wedding on the show, saying: "I have such a bad case of royal wedding fever, and I'm not the only one. It hit me the minute I stepped off the plane, from the moment you get into the airport."

The TV host reported from the streets of Windsor with "Entertainment Tonight" co-host Kevin Frazier, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the celebrations. She also shared photos and videos from the event on her Instagram account, including a preview of the carriage procession route and her sparkly clogs.

While King was not an attendee at the wedding, her longtime best friend Oprah Winfrey was present at the nuptials. King even teased Winfrey about taking the bus to Windsor Castle, joking: "I said Oprah has to ride the bus? Oprah is not a bus person. Has she been informed?!”

King hosted a TV special about the Duchess of Sussex before the wedding

Gayle King, the CBS News anchor, has a friendship with the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, that has not been highly publicised. However, King hosted a TV special about the Duchess before the royal wedding, titled "Meghan Markle: An American Princess". The programme chronicled the Duchess' life, from her time in grade school to her career in Suits, leading up to her marriage to Prince Harry. It included interviews with people who know the Duchess best, including her former sorority sisters, Suits colleagues, and photographer Alexi Lubomirski, who took the couple's official engagement and wedding portraits.

King flew to England to cover the wedding for CBS This Morning, reporting from Windsor Castle and sharing behind-the-scenes images on her Instagram. She was not a guest at the wedding, but her best friend, Oprah Winfrey, was in attendance. King revealed that Winfrey had a last-minute outfit change because her original look was "too white" for a wedding. King also teased Winfrey about taking the bus to Windsor Castle, joking, "I said Oprah has to ride the bus? Oprah is not a bus person. Has she been informed?!".

King has a soft spot for Prince Harry and praised Meghan Markle

While Gayle King was not invited to the royal wedding as a guest, she was in attendance at Windsor Castle in her capacity as a journalist covering the event for CBS This Morning. King has expressed a soft spot for Prince Harry, recalling how young he was when his mother, Princess Diana, passed away, and praising his choice of partner.

In an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, King noted that Prince Harry had grown into "a grown-ass man who is in love with someone who is very unexpected." She expressed her admiration for the royal family's acceptance of Meghan Markle, highlighting the unexpected aspects of her background that the royal family seemed to have embraced.

King further praised Markle, describing her as "a very private person," as well as "very kind, very generous, and a really, really sweet person." She attended Markle's baby shower, where she gave a gift that she chose not to disclose to the public. King also anchored a TV special about Markle ahead of the royal wedding, titled "Meghan Markle: An American Princess," which chronicled the duchess' life leading up to her marriage to Prince Harry.

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