And, we finally have the first glimpse of the bride. U.S actress Meghan Markle was spotted waving at the crowd as she set off from her luxury hotel in a royal Rolls Royce limousine, which was headed to Windsor Castle. Meghan was looking absolutely queen-like in her netted-veil and a diamond tiarra. We hear she was supposed to leave the hotel at 11 am but is running 15 minutes late. The journey to Windsor Castle is expected to take another half an hour.
In a walk that will lead her into one of the world's grandest royal families, nicknamed "the Firm", Markle will enter the chapel unescorted, with her mother, bridesmaids and page boys. The bride, born and raised in Los Angeles, will then walk to the quire, about halfway down the church, and join heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles to proceed to the altar where his son, Harry, waits. Her own father Thomas Markle, 73, a former lighting director for TV soaps and sitcoms, pulled out this week, telling the U.S. celebrity website TMZ he had had heart surgery on Wednesday.
"It's absolutely incredible. The atmosphere here is just going to be crazy when Meghan turns up. I'm so pleased to be here," said Charlotte Field, 21, one of 1,200 people invited into the grounds of the castle for the wedding
Hours before, Queen Elizabeth bestowed the title of Duke of Sussex on her grandson, a step that means the American actress, star of the TV drama "Suits", will become a duchess when she marries Harry. In departures from royal custom, Harry will wear a ring - a platinum band - while Markle will not vow to obey her husband. Her wedding ring is made from Welsh gold, given by the queen.
After the ceremony, the newlyweds are expected to greet some of the 1,200 members of the public invited into the castle grounds before starting a carriage procession through Windsor. A reception will be held in the castle's St George's Hall before 200 guests join the couple at an evening event at the nearby Frogmore House mansion.
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