Here's a Complete Rundown of What Will Happen During the Royal Wedding
The countdown to the May 19 royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is officially on, and Kensington Palace has slowly but surely released details about the schedule for the day. After months of waiting, though, we finally have a minute-by-minute breakdown of the big day, which will take place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Here’s everything you need to know :
The Service
9 A.M. The 1,200 members of the public invited to stand inside the grounds of Windsor Castle will begin to arrive and stake out their spots.
9:30 A.M. The approximately 600 invited guests will arrive at Windsor Castle’s Round Tower and enter the chapel through the south door.
11:20 A.M. The royal family will arrive through a different entrance, the Galilee Porch.
11:45 A.M. Prince Harry will arrive on foot with Prince William to St. George’s Chapel West Steps. There they will greet 200 guests from Prince Harry’s charities in the Horseshoe Cloister near the West Steps, where they will enter the chapel.
11:55 A.M. Per royal tradition, Queen Elizabeth II will be the last to arrive, followed by Markle and her mother Doria Ragland. They’ll have just driven through the Long Walk, where they’ll wave to the public. Markle will also join up with her bridesmaids and pageboys before the West Steps, where she’ll meet her father and enter the chapel.
Noon The wedding ceremony begins, with the Dean of Windsor conducting the service. It will last until 1 P.M.
The Procession
1 P.M. The service ends, and the newlyweds will greet their charity guests in the cloister before beginning a 25-minute carriage procession in the Ascot Landau carriage through the streets of Windsor. The rest of the guests will walk from the chapel to the luncheon hosted by the Queen at St. George’s Hall.
The Receptions
1:30 P.M. The married couple will arrive at the reception in St. George’s Hall at Windsor Castle.
7 P.M. Markle and Prince Harry will leave Windsor Castle for their evening reception, where a select 200 guests will join them at Frogmore House (which also happens to be the location of their engagement photo shoot). It will be hosted by the Prince of Wales.
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