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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on 19 May 2018 | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on 19 May 2018 |
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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on Saturday 19 May 2018, Kensington Palace has announced. | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on Saturday 19 May 2018, Kensington Palace has announced. |
| The pair confirmed their engagement in November and said the service would be at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. | |
| The date breaks with tradition as royal weddings usually take place on a weekday - the Queen wed on a Thursday and the Duke of Cambridge on a Friday. | |
| The wedding will be on the same day as the FA Cup Final, which Prince William normally attends as FA president. | |
| The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, including the service, music, flowers and reception. | The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, including the service, music, flowers and reception. |
| Ms Markle, a Protestant, will be baptised into the Church of England and confirmed before the wedding. | Ms Markle, a Protestant, will be baptised into the Church of England and confirmed before the wedding. |
| Earlier this week, Kensington Palace announced the couple will be spending Christmas together at Sandringham with the Queen. | |
| The prince and the American actress, 36, carried out their first official engagement in Nottingham on 1 December. | |
| Prince Harry made a public appearance at Sandhurst earlier on Friday - 11 years after he graduated from the military academy - for the Sovereign's Parade. |