Who did the Prince of England marry? Prince Harry. Will Meghan Markle become a princess?

The groom wore the uniform of the Blues & Royals regiment to the ceremony. The bride chose for the happiest day of her life an elegant white dress with a classic cut with lace and long sleeves. A long veil completed the look. The outfit was created by the famous British designer Claire Waight Keller.

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Meghan and Harry arrived at the chapel, as expected, separately. The bride was accompanied by her mother, and the groom's brother William. The newlyweds, seeing each other in the church, beamed with smiles.

At the most crucial moment of the ceremony, Harry put a ring on Meghan's finger, which was made from a piece of Welsh gold donated by Queen Elizabeth II. After that, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby declared the prince and actress husband and wife.

Note that the Prince's engagement ring is made of white gold with a textured frame. The symbols of endless love were delivered to the chapel of St. George by the Duke of Cambridge William. He acts as Harry's best man.

The wedding did not end with the exchange of rings and vows. After announcing the creation of a new family, the Archbishop of Canterbury continued the ceremony.

When all the formalities were completed, the newlyweds appeared on the steps of the chapel and shared their first kiss with an enthusiastic crowd. People went crazy with happiness when Harry and Meghan kissed in front of everyone, which is a royal wedding tradition.

Recall that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry met in the summer of 2016. Their first meeting, as both later admitted, was "intoxicating". Meghan fell in love with Harry at first sight. Relations developed rapidly, and in early November 2017, the prince asked the actress to become his wife.

The attention of the whole world is riveted today to the city of Windsor in the county of Berkshire in the UK. It was there, in the chapel of St. George in Windsor Castle, that the wedding ceremony of the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II - Prince Harry and his beloved - American actress Meghan Markle took place. From eleven o'clock in the morning Moscow time, the first guests of the wedding ceremony began to appear at Windsor Castle. More than two and a half thousand fans of the royal family were invited to the royal wedding. Residents of the UK got the opportunity to personally attend the grounds of Windsor Castle to greet the newlyweds. Also, 600 guests from the close circle of the bride and groom were invited to the wedding ceremony.

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Among the guests of the event are the Duchess Catherine and her sister Pippa Middleton with her husband James Matthews, Oprah Winfrey, Victoria and David Beckham, George and Amal Clooney, Elton John and many others. Former lovers of Prince Harry, Cressida Bonas and Chelsea Davy, were also seen among the guests.

Cressida Bonas

Became known the title that will receive Miss Markle after marriage. Representatives of Buckingham Palace have announced that Prince Harry of Wales has been granted the title of Duke of Sussex. Thus, his wife will become the Duchess of Sussex.

Just the day before, it became known that the beautiful bride to the altar will be led by Prince Harry's father, Prince Charles. It was originally planned that Meghan's father Thomas Markle would carry out this honorable mission. However, the media reported that he suffered a serious illness, which is why he could not fly to his daughter's wedding.

The laconic white dress that Megan chose for the wedding ceremony was created by Givenchy brand designers, namely the creative director of the fashion house, Claire Waight Keller.

Meghan Markle

For the wife of Prince William, Kate Middleton, the wedding of Prince Harry is the first official publication since the birth of their third child. On April 23, the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a boy named Louis Arthur Charles. Today the baby will spend with a nanny, and his mother with older children will attend an important event. The eldest son of Prince William and Duchess Catherine, Prince George will have to carry the rings that the bride and groom will exchange.

: today lovers exchanged marriage vows in the presence of relatives, friends and star guests. The online broadcast of the ceremony was watched by millions of people around the world - the spectacle was truly fabulous ..

1. Arrival of the bride

One of the most exciting moments at any wedding is. Megan came to the church with her mother, as well as with young assistants - pages and bridesmaids. The kids, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte, were so adorable. But, of course, all the same, the eyes were riveted on Megan, who gracefully walked up the stairs, going up to the chapel, where her future husband was already waiting for her.

2. Wedding dress

Oh, there were legends about Meghan Markle's wedding dress six months before the wedding itself - rumors about what the outfit would be like appeared literally every day. But Megan fooled everyone: most of the theories and insider stories were not confirmed. For help preparing for one of the most important days of her life, Prince Harry's lover turned to British designer Claire Waight Keller, who heads the French fashion house Givenchy. Claire is the first female creative director in the history of the brand, and many believe that choosing her as the author of the wedding dress is a kind of "political statement".

For the bride of the British prince, the designer created a laconic but spectacular dress made of silk with a train and a five-meter-long veil. The veil was embroidered with 53 flowers, each of which symbolized one of the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. This reference is not accidental: after the wedding, working with the Commonwealth will become a priority for Meghan and Harry as members of the royal family.

3. Antique tiara

Another important detail of Megan's image was a diamond tiara, which was lent to the bride by Queen Elizabeth. The tiara belonged to her grandmother, Queen Mary, and was made in 1932. At the center of this magnificent piece is a detachable brooch of 10 diamonds dated 1893, which Maria received as a gift for her wedding. A tiara was made especially for this brooch.

Diamonds on this day were also on Megan's other jewelry - earrings and a bracelet from Cartier.

4. "You're gorgeous!"

Not only did fashion critics take their breath away when they first saw Meghan in a wedding dress - Harry also froze in admiration. And when the future wife approached him, he gently whispered to her: "You look great." Those who watched the broadcast almost died of emotion.

5. Harry was very nervous

Megan's face did not leave a smile for almost the entire ceremony, but Harry, with a red face and trembling hands, smiled inappropriately and often frowned. But not from a bad mood, no! It's just that the groom was very, very worried, especially while waiting for the bride. When Megan appeared, Harry cheered up, but it seems that he did not stop being nervous, which was noticeable in his face and voice. The bride encouraged the groom as best she could, but as soon as he left the church, he finally relaxed.

6. Star guests

The wedding will also be remembered by the number of guests - it seems that we have never seen so many celebrities visiting monarchs. and Amal Clooney, David and, Tom Hardy, Carey Mulligan, Serena Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Megan's colleagues on the series Suits - who was not here!

We are completely silent about the representatives and Prince Harry - no one could miss such a wedding!

7. Debut Kate Middleton

Undoubtedly, she became one of the most important guests, because the Duchess of Cambridge for the first time after her third child. For the solemn event, Kate chose a light dress and a matching hat, but her mood, according to Internet users, left much to be desired that day - it seemed to many that she was dissatisfied with something and frowned all the time.

8. The role of Prince William

William had a very important role - he became the best man of his younger brother. And, in our opinion, he coped with his task perfectly: he kept calm and tried to cheer up Harry, who was very nervous waiting for the bride.

In the meantime, guests and spectators sighed sentimentally, remembering how, in the same way, Harry reassured William at his wedding in 2011.

9. Prince George and Princess Charlotte conquered everyone again

Whoever was in a good mood was the children: the kids, who got the honorary roles of pages and bridesmaids at the wedding (some carried a veil for the bride, others carried flowers), obviously rejoiced at what was happening - no one was capricious, everyone smiled. True, George looked a little scowling for a while, but everyone chalked it up to the usual tiredness after a long ceremony. But the indefatigable Charlotte was as cheerful at the end of the ceremony as at the beginning - just look at how she waves to the cheering crowd!

10. "Mad" priest

In terms of the most hesitant moments, George and Charlotte have a rival - Bishop Michael Curry, the head of the Episcopal Church (the Anglican Church in America), the first African American in this position. It, called "The Power of Love", shocked the guests not only with its content, but also with its execution: violent gestures, sudden transitions from whispering to screaming and vice versa, all kinds of oratory techniques - this is not the case in the church, and even at the wedding and in the presence of the entire royal family, not was never. Everyone seemed to be surprised, even Harry, who actually invited the bishop himself to speak.

But everyone's reaction was different: the Queen was clearly unhappy with such a violent expression of feelings, David Beckham almost laughed out loud, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla held back their laughter, Harry listened intently, and Megan listened with a smile.

But aside from that, how spoke the bishop and focus on what he said, it would not be a laughing matter - it would not burst into tears, because the speech turned out to be very touching and heartfelt! It began with a quote from Martin Luther King:

We must find the power of love—the saving power. And when we find it, we can change the old world and make it new. Love is the only way out.

There is power in love. Don't underestimate her. But it's also too idealistic. There is power, and that power is love. Love is able to help and heal when nothing else can help. It is the power of love that inspires us, leads us forward, and sets us free when nothing else can.

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During the ceremony, not only classical music was played, but also the 1962 hit Stand By Me, which Harry and Meghan chose for the ceremony themselves. It was performed by a gospel choir, which included many African-American performers. The performance turned out to be very emotional and bright, which, of course, no one expected from a "classic" royal wedding.

12 How Princess Diana Became Part Of The Ceremony

It was very important to Harry that his late mother be invisibly present at his wedding. Princess Diana's sisters, sisters Sarah McCorquodale, Jane Fellows and brother Charles Spencer, were among the guests, with Harry's aunt Jane also speaking to those present. At the ceremony, she read verses from the Epistle to the Romans on the power of love.

Representatives of the royal family have previously confirmed that Meghan and Harry are going to honor the memory of Diana during the wedding:

Prince Harry and Ms Markle are delighted and moved that Lady Jane will represent Diana's family and help them honor the late Princess on this day.

13. Exchange of vows

The moment when Harry and Meghan exchanged wedding vows, promising to love and cherish each other in sorrow and joy, was one of the most touching of the entire ceremony. Not only Megan's mother was crying (and almost the entire editorial staff!), but also many guests and viewers of the broadcast. No wonder: the bride and groom in love with burning happy eyes, the festive atmosphere, the ringing silence, which is broken only by the words of the priest and solemn oaths - it is impossible not to get emotional!

15. Wedding procession

The wedding did not end - Harry and Megan got into a horse-drawn carriage and went for a walk around Windsor - to greet fans who spent days and nights along the route of the procession and took better places in advance to see the newlyweds at least with one eye.

It looked impressive, and not so much because of Harry and Meghan themselves, but because of the number of people who took to the streets to congratulate them.

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On Monday, November 27, the engagement of his mulatto girlfriend Meghan Markle, known for her role as Rachel Zane in the TV series Suits, was officially announced. Their story is reminiscent of a classic English novel: there is platonic love even before they met, and public condemnation, and intrigue, and riddles. And, of course, a fatal lady with a vague past, who actually turned out to be a very virtuous person. figured out who this Meghan Markle was and what they, along with Harry, had to overcome on the way to their "happily ever after".

In the famous novel by John Fowles "The French Lieutenant's Woman" there are two equal and contradictory endings, and the novel of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has two of the same beginnings. Some sources claim that they first met in 2016 in Toronto, where Megan lived and worked, and Prince Harry was passing through there. He advertised in Canada his project "Games of the Invincible" - an international competition for former and current military who became disabled. Others say Harry asked their mutual friend Marcus Anderson to set them up when Meghan traveled to London in 2016 to watch a game at Wimbledon.

However, this is not so important, because, according to royal family expert Katie Nicholl, Prince Harry, as befits the hero of a classic novel, fell in love with Meghan long before they met. In the documentary When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Affair, Katie reveals that the young man was crazy about the actress two years before meeting her. Allegedly, a friend asked Harry who was the ideal girl for him. And he, without hesitation, replied: “Meghan Markle from Force Majeure.”

English prince's woman

The chosen one of Prince Harry was born in Los Angeles on August 4, 1981 in a mixed family (her mother is African American). In recent years, she lived in Toronto, where she starred in one of the main roles - lawyer Rachel Zane - in the TV series Suits.

It is unlikely that the girl herself knew about this, but her future husband is a very distant relative on her paternal side. One of Markle's ancestors was the high sheriff of County Durham, Ralph Bowes, who lived in the 15th century. Bowes' granddaughter married and took the surname Hussey. Her grandson Christopher Hussey went to America and founded Nantucket. The Prince's girlfriend is his direct paternal descendant. Bowes' grandson remained in England and became a Member of Parliament. His daughter in 1767 married John Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Five generations later, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon became the wife of King George VI. Her eldest daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, still rules Britain, and Prince Harry is her grandson.

In 2011, she married producer Trevor Engelson: before that, they had been dating for seven years. Divorced two years later. The media occasionally reported on her novels: sometimes with a golfer, sometimes with a chef. However, by the time of the fateful acquaintance with Harry, she lived only with her dogs: Bogart and Guy.

Unlike Prince Harry, she did not know her betrothed in advance, but she admitted that he definitely should not be a caustic gossip. According to her, she does not consider as men those who gossip about others behind their backs. Megan is quite old-fashioned, she admitted that she loves paper letters: “If at the end of the day a guy writes a letter to a girl, even if it looks like a doctor’s prescription, he finds time to take a pen and paper, and does not type something It's very romantic and beautiful." Well, she must be pleased with the manners that reign in London's palaces.

Moreover, for the sake of them, she will have to say goodbye to her relatively successful acting career. She starred not only in Suits, although this is her most famous role, but also on the big screen in the films Remember Me and Horrible Bosses. A couple of years ago, she could not have imagined such a turn of events: “I never wanted to be a “lady who goes to lunch.” I've always wanted to be a woman who works." And yet, although the royal house has abandoned many conventions, a working actress is too much for the prim Windsors.

Like Princess Diana, dearly loved by the British, Megan is actively involved in charity work: she collaborates with and. In 2015, she gave such a fiery speech on gender equality on International Women's Day that she received a standing ovation from the UN Secretary General himself. Meghan has been appointed Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada and has traveled to Rwanda and India on philanthropic missions.

Obstacles on the path to happiness

Prince Harry, like a true gentleman, took care of privacy: journalists found out that young people were dating only six months later. But for the sake of dates they had to cross the Atlantic. On November 9, 2016, Harry officially announced his relationship with Meghan. So he reacted to a flurry of critical publications against his girlfriend. Especially prim Britons were outraged that Megan starred in the bed scenes of the series. The Mirror edition even calculated that a frank fragment in which the heroine Megan is dressed only in black lace lingerie was viewed more than 40 thousand times on one of the adult resources. Prince Harry asked the media and social media users to stop insulting the girl for her skin color and profession. After that, everyone understood that this was a serious matter.

Negative publications in the media almost stopped, but Meghan began to receive anonymous threats. The brave girl in an interview with British journalists calmly stated that she was no stranger to threats: even while working on the series, she became the object of hatred of fans for a rather absurd reason: her heroine cheated on her lover in the story. “I didn’t even know that there were so many symbols depicting pistols and knives,” the artist was surprised.

I also had to endure attacks from my own sister Samantha. The mother-of-three, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2008, has lashed out at the British media. According to her, you should not envy the royal family, because Meghan is “empty, narcissistic and turned on success.” According to Samantha, her sister always dreamed of becoming a princess and preferred Prince Harry because she likes redheads. However, “Meghan is not behaving like a royal at all, so the Prince Harry family will be dumbfounded,” she summed up.

All the secret becomes clear

In the fall of 2017, Meghan and Harry gave the British media a lot of engagement speculation. October was especially rich in this, when the actress unexpectedly left the series Force Majeure. It is symbolic that in the last episode, her character Rachel finally married her old love - the main character Mike Ross. Photos of her in a wedding dress have graced the covers of several British tabloids, looking forward to Meghan trying on a wedding dress in real life.

Frame: TV series "Force Majeure"

The actress' stunt double and stylist, Nicky Bursic, said a very warm goodbye to her colleague in one of her posts, using the cryptic hashtag #youdeserveitall ("you deserve it all"). The yellow press immediately decided that we were talking about an imminent wedding with Prince Harry. The fact that Nicki removed the scandalous hashtag after the shaft of publications added fuel to the fire.

The final chord is Megan's move to the UK. Moreover, she arrived not alone, but together with her beloved dogs Bogart and Guy, whom she once took from a shelter. Everything looks too obvious, and on November 24, bookmakers stopped accepting bets on all matters related to the prince's wedding.

On November 27, 2017, Kensington Palace released a white paper. It says that "earlier in November" Prince Harry proposed to his girlfriend, informing the royal family and receiving the blessing of Meghan's parents. The wedding will take place in the spring of 2018. Bookmakers are betting that the couple will marry in May, as Prince William's third child is due in April and

Today, May 19, at noon British time (14:00 Kyiv time), Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be married in Windsor. After an hour-long service at St. George's Church at Windsor Castle, Prince Harry and his wife will drive around the city for 25 minutes in an open Ascot landau.

Members of the royal family, Prince Harry and his best man Prince William, arrived at Windsor Castle. The last to arrive was Queen Elizabeth II.

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According to the BBC, millions of people around the world are expected to watch the broadcast of the wedding. About ten thousand people will stand on the streets of Windsor to see the newlyweds with their own eyes.

Prince Harry's wedding: how the ceremony will go

In his wedding vow, Markle won't promise to "obey" her husband, and Prince Harry has reportedly opted to wear a wedding ring, although it's tradition in the royal family for men not to do so.

The future father-in-law, Prince Charles, will lead the American down the aisle, since her father will not come to the wedding. Meghan will have a retinue of 10 young bridesmaids and pages, all under eight years old.

She decided not to appoint anyone to the official role of bridesmaid, saying that she did not want to choose one of several close friends. In Windsor, about 250 police officers will keep order.

Leaving the church, the newlyweds will pass through Windsor, where Windsor Castle is located - one of the Queen's official residences.

The procession will end at St. George's Hall at Windsor Castle, where there will be a gala dinner attended by 600 people.

Toward evening, the newlyweds will go to the nearby Frogmore House, the country residence of the royal family, where 200 of their closest friends will gather.

Meghan Markle has become the first royal bride to walk half the way down the aisle on her own. Halfway through, the bride was met by her future father-in-law, Prince Charles, who led her to the altar and Prince Harry. The bride's father was unable to attend the ceremony for health reasons.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the streets of Windsor to celebrate the royal wedding.

How Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle met

Prince Harry is the sixth in line to the British throne. Meghan Markle is best known for her role in the television series Suits.

They were introduced by mutual friends in 2016. Their first "blind date" pleasantly surprised both of them. Just a few weeks after they met, the prince persuaded Meghan Markle to travel with him to Botswana. Then the prince offered her his hand and heart. The prince revealed that the two of them were cooking baked chicken when Prince Harry suddenly dropped to one knee.

Will Meghan Markle become a princess?

Upon marriage, Meghan's official title will be Her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Wales. But only people born into the royal family can add the title "princess" to their name. Most likely, the Queen will award the newlyweds a dukedom, as she did after the marriage of William and Kate, who became the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle planning to have children?

Prince Harry's brother Prince William and his wife will have their third child next year. Meghan Markle laughed when her fiance, answering a question about plans for children, replied "not now." "Everything is gradual. I hope we will become a family in the near future," said Prince Harry.