Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been declared husband and wife, following a moving ceremony at Windsor Castle.
The couple exchanged vows at St George’s Chapel this afternoon, in front of family, friends and millions of viewers around the world.
Wearing a dress designed by British designer Clare Waight Keller, Meghan was walked down the aisle by Prince Charles.
Among the guests were Oprah Winfrey, George and Amal Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham and Joss Stone.
The couple – who will be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – thrilled tens of thousands of well-wishers as they made their way through Windsor in a horse-drawn carriage after the ceremony.
Earlier in the week Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, decided not to attend the ceremony on medical advice after undergoing heart surgery.
In his absence Meghan was met halfway down the aisle by Prince Charles who accompanied her to the altar.
The Prince of Wales accompanied Ms. Meghan Markle down the aisle of the Quire of St George’s Chapel today. #royalwedding pic.twitter.com/3iI1aYC9YK
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) May 19, 2018
The ceremony was a mix of tradition and modernity, and included an address from the Most Rev Bishop Michael Curry, the first black presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church.
The Chicago native’s passionate 14-minute speech opened with the words of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
He said: “We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love. And when we do that, we will be able to make of this old world a new world. Love is the only way.”
He then said: “There’s power in love. Don’t underestimate it. Don’t even over-sentimentalise. There is power, power in love.”
Six bridesmaids and four pageboys, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte, accompanied Meghan up the aisle, before the bride was joined by the Prince of Wales.
More than 100,000 people are estimated to have lined the route of Harry and Meghan’s wedding procession route in Windsor, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead said.
The British Transport Police (BTP) reported that 20,000 passengers had streamed through the town’s stations by 9.40am.
About 1,200 members of the public – including those recognised for their charity work – were invited into the grounds of Windsor Castle for the wedding.
One Aberdeen man, Myles Edwards, received one of these invitations after being nominated to attend by Lord-Lieutenant Barney Crockett for his work with the Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF)
He took these photos from inside the grounds earlier today.
Lily Hey, 11, from Nairn, also received an invite to the wedding day along with her grandmother Liz Bow, 68, after raising tens of thousands of pounds for cancer and children’s charities since the death of her eight-year-old brother, Hamish, last year.
