Harry And Meghan's Wedding: Date And Details

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding date was 19 May 2018. The ceremony took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in the United Kingdom. The wedding was held on a Saturday, breaking with the tradition of royal weddings taking place on weekdays. The couple's nuptials were attended by a host of celebrities and royals, including George and Amal Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham, Serena Williams, Priyanka Chopra, and Oprah Winfrey.

Harry and Meghan's wedding date

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding date was Saturday, May 19, 2018. The wedding ceremony took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in the United Kingdom, with the bride and groom arriving at 11:52 am and the ceremony commencing at 12:00 midday. The wedding was unusual for a British royal wedding as it took place on a Saturday, with royal weddings traditionally held on weekdays.

The wedding date was significant for a number of reasons. It was the same date as the FA Cup Final, which Prince Harry's brother, William, normally attends in his role as President of the Football Association. The wedding was also held almost two years to the day since the couple first met on a blind date in 2016.

The wedding was not declared a bank holiday, as is sometimes customary for British royal weddings. However, it was televised and live-streamed around the world, with an estimated global audience of two billion people.

The date of the wedding also had special significance for the happy couple. They exchanged vows in a private ceremony three days before the public wedding.

The ceremony

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in the United Kingdom. The ceremony began at 12 pm BST (7 am ET) and was followed by a carriage procession through Windsor at 1 pm BST (8 am ET).

The wedding was a traditional Christian liturgy for Holy Matrimony, as set out in Common Worship of the Church of England. The Dean of Windsor, David Conner, conducted the service, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, performing the marriage ceremony. The sermon was delivered by Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church (the American member church of the Anglican Communion). Curry's 14-minute address, which quoted Martin Luther King Jr., emphasised the redemptive power of love.

The bride, Meghan Markle, wore a custom boatneck wedding gown by Givenchy Haute Couture, designed by British designer Clare Waight Keller. The groom, Prince Harry, wore a uniform of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), with the permission of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The wedding ceremony included several unique touches. Meghan's bouquet featured a tribute to Prince Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, with the inclusion of her favourite flower, forget-me-nots. The couple also chose to include a gospel choir, Karen Gibson and The Kingdom Choir, who performed a rendition of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me".

The wedding ceremony was televised and live-streamed worldwide, with an estimated global audience of two billion people.

The reception

The second reception was hosted by Prince Charles at Frogmore House, for the couple and their 200 closest friends. The newlyweds arrived in a vintage blue Jaguar E-Type convertible, adorned with a special license plate bearing the date of their wedding. The reception included a DJ set by Idris Elba, who played a playlist provided by Meghan, and cocktails served by George Clooney. Food included baked potatoes, pork belly, and meringue for dessert. Harry and Meghan's first dance was to "Land of 1000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett, and both the bride and groom gave speeches.

The guest list

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, with 600 guests in attendance. The event was a star-studded affair, with a host of celebrities, dignitaries, and members of the public joining the royal family to witness the union of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Relatives of the Groom:

Relatives of the Bride:

Meghan Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, was also in attendance.

Members of Reigning and Non-Reigning Royal Families:

Notable Dignitaries:

Sir John Major and his wife, Dame Norma Major, Sir Nicholas Soames (grandson of Winston Churchill), and Anba Angaelos, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, were among the dignitaries present.

Friends of the Couple:

The couple's friends, including Markus Anderson, Alessandra Balazs, Carolyn Bartholomew, Cressida Bonas, Emilie van Cutsem, Chelsy Davy, Heather Dorak, Misan Harriman, Patrick Harverson, Genevieve Hillis, Tom Inskip, Lindsay Jordan, Silver Tree, Benita Litt, Alexi Lubomirski, Guy Pelly, Tiggy Pettifer, Julia Samuel, Dean Stott, Alexander van Straubenzee, and Violet Von Westenholz, were also invited.

Famous Friends and Notable Guests:

The celebrity guest list was extensive, with names like Oprah Winfrey, David and Victoria Beckham, George and Amal Clooney, Priyanka Chopra, James Corden and Julia Carey, Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre, Elton John and David Furnish, James Blunt and Sofia Wellesley, Abigail Spencer, Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario, Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford, Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian, and many others gracing the occasion.

Flower Girls and Page Boys:

Princess Charlotte, Rylan Litt, Remi Litt, Ivy Mulroney, Florence van Cutsem, Zalie Warren, Prince George, Brian Mulroney, John Mulroney, and Jasper Dyer served as flower girls and page boys, adding a touch of youth and adorableness to the ceremony.

The wedding outfits

The bride's shoes were also from Givenchy and had a pointed couture design. She wore white gold and diamond earrings and a bracelet made by Cartier. Her hair was styled by Serge Normant, who rolled it up with "face-framing fringe tucked behind her ears". Her makeup was done by Dior makeup artist Daniel Martin, who described the look as "a soft brown eyeshadow" with minimal makeup on the face. Her nails were painted in a "neutral pink-y beige". The bride's bouquet, designed by Philippa Craddock, contained "forget-me-nots, scented sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine and astrantia, and sprigs of myrtle from a plant grown from the myrtle used in the Queen's wedding bouquet". The flowers were chosen by the groom, who included forget-me-nots in honour of his late mother, Princess Diana.

For the evening reception, the Duchess of Sussex wore a halter-neck, open-back dress by Stella McCartney and an emerald-cut aquamarine ring that once belonged to Princess Diana. Her hairstylist for the private party was George Northwood.

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