hello. welcome to a special edition of breakfast, live from windsor. there are just six hours until meghan markle marries prince harry. the bridegroom is greeted with shouts of good luck from well—wishers gathering at windsor castle. meghan markle says she's feeling wonderful ahead of her big day as she arrives at her hotel with her mother. the couple has released details of the service and stand by me will ring out alongside more traditional hyms. we'll have all the latest in the final countdown to the wedding. good morning. it's saturday 19th may. millions of people are expected to watch prince harry wed meghan markle in a few hours‘ time.

i'm on windsor high street where hundreds of people spent the night to secure the best viewing spot of the newlyweds. it's notjust a big day for royal wedding fans. it's cup final day in england and scotland. so i'm at wembley where mourinho's manchester united and antonio conte's chelsea are set to lock horns. it is one of the most famous trophies in the world. and the buildup to come. here, the cries have been building... whether you are coming here into a foot or mac or having a street party, the weather is good except in north—west scotla nd weather is good except in north—west scotland where there will be more clout and patchy rain. i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. prince harry and meghan markle will marry at 12:00 today at st george's chapel just there behind me.

thousands of people have lined the streets in windsor and the ceremony is expected to be watch by millions more around the world. meghan markle will be walked to the alter by her future father—in—law, the prince of wales. last night, prince harry and his brother, the duke of cambridge, who will be his best man, delighted the crowds in an impromptu walkabout. they were greeted by shouts of good luck, and prince harry stopped to talk to some of the younger members who were in the audience. if there were any nerves, they weren't in evidence and the bridegroom said he was feeling relaxed. now, the bride, meanwhile, said she was feeling wonderful when she arrived with her mother at the cliveden house hotel where they have spent the night. earlier in the day, they had tea with the queen. the absence of meghan‘s father means that doria ragland will be the only member of her family at the service. so the couple seem ready to go. what about the other preparations? we will bring you up—to—date with what has been going on here.

but first, our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been finding out how the rest of the day will unfold. windsor castle, a home to british kings and queens for centuries, and today, a setting for the wedding of a british prince and an american actress. the order of service has been published for the marriage of his royal highness prince henry of wales with ms meghan markle. inside there are still a rest is true that bright‘s absent father. his place has been taken by the prince of wales. the marriage service of self will beat conducted at the chapel‘s high altar by the archbishop of canterbury. they have taken it enormously seriously. they have both gone into the detail. but also, really engaged in the words, the meaning, the commitment they are making to each other, and it has been very, very powerful to experience talking that through with them. the service will last about an

hour, and then they will emerge from the chapel as man and wife and make their way down these steps to a horse—drawn carriage, which will ta ke horse—drawn carriage, which will take them on a procession through the centre of windsor and back to the centre of windsor and back to the castle. that procession was rehearsed by the household cavalry earlier this week. today, the couple —— cavalry and harry's old regiment will be in their full ceremonial uniforms, and one of the cavalry and escorted the courage is a soldier who fought alongside harry in afghanistan. everyone is really happy that he has actually found a nice lady, he is going to get married, and it will be no different to anyone else being married. it is a real brotherhood. when one of us does well, we are all happy. and those good wishes from his former army colleagues will be given expression to buy the crowd. many had camped out overnight, tens of thousands more are expected in

windsor today to see harry and meghan launched their married life together. well, i'm joined by our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. good morning. we are so privileged this morning because we have managed to have a little walk around here, we have gone inside the horseshoe close to as well. the flowers are stunning. around the south door, thatis stunning. around the south door, that is impressive. the door where meghan markle will enter and the couple will come out is fantastic. this is the south door, this is where 600 guests invited guests will go in. that is spectacular enough. we cannot see it from where we are, but the queen and other members of the royal family will arrive just a bit further up the parade ground. when meghan arrives, that will be a big moment, she will have two pageboys helping her up the west steps and inside, and i am in cold by insiders that the moment of

arrival is always the moment to look out for, the dress she is wearing, but she has ten bridesmaids, it will be beautifully chaotic i think. that will be the moment to watch. i cannot stress how beautiful the flowers look. it will be absolutely is coming. the schedule of the day, sarah? we have special members of the public. these are the 1200 people are specially chosen and they will start arriving around eight o'clock or nine o'clock. the groom, prince harry, prince william will arrive at st george ‘s chapel at around 1145. the final guest arrives at 855. at one minute to mid— day we will get the first clipsal —— glimpse of meghan markle's dress, and that is when we expect her to arrive. the service begins at 12 and you can watch it all here. the kiss? you were talking about how fantastic

the steps i was the flowers. all the foliage has been taken from the grounds of the windsor park, beautiful white roses, it looks absolutely stunning. that will be your best bet for where the kiss will happen. we know that prince charles, sorry, prince harry will walk around this area. this is where the 1200 members of the public, we believe the plan is that prince harry and prince william will walk all the way down here and through that gate up to the west steps, so that gate up to the west steps, so that will give all these people who had turned up here a real good look at them before the wedding actually starts. we are getting excited. no—one knows what the couple is feeling? thank you very much. we are excited. 100,000 people are expected to line the streets of windsor today, hoping to get a glimpse of the happy couple. a hardy few have spent the last few nights camping on the pavement to secure the best vantage points. andy moore has been to meet some of them. in the darkness around the world of

a mediaeval castle, an army is an camped, and are no well—wishers. this is one of the largest public events ever this is one of the largest public eve nts ever oversee n this is one of the largest public events ever overseen by thames valley police. every single officer will be on duty will stop security is tight, but the mood is relaxed. for this family watching royal weddings is a tradition that has been passed down the generations.” started off when i was about my granddaughter‘s age at princess margaret's wedding with my mother. we camped out in trafalgar square for fergie's wedding, and will and kate seven years ago and here we are 110w kate seven years ago and here we are now again. introducing the grandkids to the whole mary procedure as well. it is memories that you remember forever. when i was at fergie and andrew's wedding, i waited a long time but i rememberthat andrew's wedding, i waited a long time but i remember that night sleeping on the pavement in trafalgar square and it was awesome. i waited a long time for william and kate to get married and my two kids

have been waiting to do this with me i'iow. have been waiting to do this with me now. when you have children, will they come to events like this? probably. some people have travelled thousands of miles to sleep out in the open on a chilly night.” thousands of miles to sleep out in the open on a chilly night. i wanted to come tomorrow morning but then i thought it is getting so crowded that i should come tonight! make sure i get close to seeing the procession. i really wanted to come to see that. and that makes this 100,000 or so at windsor a very select group when set against the several billion who will watch the event on television. lots of people lining the streets, very, very excited. in good spirits as well. british—born photographer alexi lubomirski will be taking the official wedding photographs of prince harry and meghan markle. he was the man behind their engagement photos and has told us to expect a different kind of image to what we are used to from the royal family.

i have been looking at everything from queen elizabeth's wedding pictures all the way through to william and kate, and again, we are trying to do, like witty with a royal engagement pictures, trying to do something a bit different. we wa nted do something a bit different. we wanted to make it a bit more authentic, a bit more about them, a bit more real, and i think that came across in those ones. you won't miss a minute of the big day if you stick with us here on bbc one. a special programme — the royal wedding: prince harry and meghan markle — starts straight after breakfast. huw edwards, kirsty young and dermot 0'leary will be presenting the live coverage. in other news, a 17—year—old has been charged with murder after a school shooting in texas. 10 people were killed and another 10 were injured after dimitrios pagourtzis allegedly opened fire at santa fe high school using two guns that were legally owned by his father. the governor of texas said various explosive devices were also found on the school grounds.

i sat there in shock. i saw the figure fall in the hallway. and after that moment, ijust ran. words cannot describe how i feel because i don't know how to feel. more than 100 people have died after a passenger plane crashed near the cuban capital of havana. according to state media, three people have survived but are in a critical condition in hospital. the boeing 737 was headed to holguin, in the east of the island, but came down in a field shortly after take—off. bmw has announced it will be recalling a further 88,000 vehicles because of a fire risk. earlier this month, an investigation by the bbc‘s watchdog programme found that more than 300,000 of the company's vehicles could be at risk of engine failure. a further 200,000 bmw cars had already been called in for other safety checks. it is 11 minutes past six. good

morning to you. it is a lovely morning. it will warm up as well. now, let's cross to charlie, who is just outside the castle gates. i hope people at home are getting a sense of how magical it looks here in windsor of this morning. we have had a beautiful sunrise, you can see the sun rising behind me, it is exquisite, the setting for the royal wedding. we have every angle of the buildup covered for you. let's get a sense of where we are, the logistics for all our reporters and correspondence this morning. i am joining you from castle hill. we are within the grounds to windsor castle. through the main gates within the grounds itself, just outside the chapel is the position you see them in with the doors behind her. that is where harry and meghan will be arriving later on. a

little later during the carriage procession, they will travel through windsor high street and that is wherejohn maguire will be today. that is where harry and meghan will be arriving later. during their carriage procession, they will travel through windsor high street. that is wherejohn maguire is today, with lots of people who have been camping out. the procession will then head back to the castle up the long walk, where carol is bringing us the weather from today. now, let's take a look at how the papers are covering the royal wedding this morning. the times newspaper — welcome to the family. you can see the theme that is developing. meghan arriving with her mother. "welcome to the family." the daily mail — a magically modern royal wedding. many people picking up on the theme of how this wedding is different to previous royal weddings. another picture of meghan of course on the next paper we are looking at. the sun — i'm getting

harryed in the morning. the daily mirror — happy as harry. we picture of the thumbs up. you will see more of that later on through our programme. the two brothers had a wonderful walkabout, beating the —— meeting the crowds around six o'clock. a lovely picture, mother and daughter arriving yesterday evening ahead of the big night. as we mentioned, it isa the big night. as we mentioned, it is a beautiful morning here. carol is a beautiful morning here. carol is on the long walk with those people that have been waiting all night. have a look, there are loads of people. good morning, everyone! helin, we spoke earlier. what time did you arrive? we came last night. we were here at about half past nine. —— helen. we have been here

all night and it has been bitterly cold! as forecast. as forecast! and it is wonderful to be here and it will be a fabulous day! lots of sunshine! you have another outfit to change into? i will not be wearing my bobble hat all day. i have a lovely red, white and blue dress and a little fascinator. you have a fabulous day! it is nice to see her majesty and prince harry and megan as well. ladies in crowns. if you wondering, and everyone here is too, what the forecast for the royal wedding is today, it is a good one. as helen said a chilly start. temperatures five degrees but quickly it will pick up and the maximum temperature today is likely to be about 21 celsius but at noon, 17. warming up nicely, wall—to—wall blue skies, it will be a cracker of

a day if you like it funny and warm. that is the scenario across many parts, a cold start, temperatures in east anglia below freezing but we have the sunshine and any missed and fog lift readily, with the exception across north—west scotland, there is thick cloud there and spots of rain. it will improve for you through the day but for scotland and northern ireland, it will also be windy. temperatures today, up to 21 or maybe 22. that its wealth are both big football matches taking place in wembley and glasgow. in the evening, we start with pleasant early evening sunshine. clear skies tonight. however, low cloud missed and fog coming in from the north sea across east anglia and the south—east was ugly east anglia and the south—east was in east anglia and the south—east was ugly in the central southern england. the across scotland and northern ireland. again, another front comes into the north—west introducing thicker cloud and patchy light rain. a chilly night, perhaps

a touch of frost here and there. quite rapidly tomorrow morning, all of the cloud, missed and fog will push right the way back to the coast and another glorious day for many. the weather front progressing across northern ireland and scotland will ta ke northern ireland and scotland will take rain largely into the north and west and we could see the old spot in the east but not much more. in the sunshine temperatures up to 23 in the south—east but if you are under cloud, that little bit lower. 0n under cloud, that little bit lower. on monday, a lot of bright and fine and sunny and warm weather for much of the uk. but we could well seasoned thunderstorms developing across parts of southern england and south wales to those could be heavy and across the north—west, we have the rain coming in across parts of western scotland and also northern ireland but for the royal wedding today, here in windsor, it is looking like a cracking day, charlie. certainly is, carol, thank you. wanting you get a sense of here is the different atmospheres in

different places. if we show you the wide shot of the castle, it is a beautiful sunrise over windsor. we are blessed with the weather this morning, as carol was saying. but you get these areas of calm where we are, we carol is as with the crowd how different atmospheres. we can show you win the high street as well, many people have been waiting for a glimpse of that will be rewarded as well. as the royal couple emerged for their drive. windsor is a small place and on this occasion, a lot of people telling me as we went walkabout atmosphere is unlike anything they have experienced before. souvenir mr mike it isn't quite business as usual on when the high

street. —— windsor high street. welcome to windsor! the bunting is going up. the press are here in force. and the atmosphere is infectious. hello! curry and banking are making their mark on this historic town. —— curry and megan. this bakery has much the flavours of harry and megan ‘s eight. the operation has been carefully planned for months. we are having to pull out all of the stops because we are quite surprised by how busy we are and how many wedding cakes are just flying off the counter. take a walk through the busy streets of windsor and you meet all sorts of people, lots of locals here putting up with a little bit of chaos but also people from all over the world arriving here. it isn't of course an official state occasion and they we re official state occasion and they were not sure how many people would

show up but as you can see, tens of thousands of people are already here. if you come in specially for the occasion? yes, well, i brought over the occasion, i havejust the occasion? yes, well, i brought over the occasion, i have just along for the ride. it is my birthday gift, i for the ride. it is my birthday gift, lam for the ride. it is my birthday gift, i am a wedding planner so you have to be here if you are a wedding planner. your birthday gift was to come here? to soak in the ambience. lam nota come here? to soak in the ambience. i am not a royalist but i think the queen works hard on something like this brings people together which is a good thing. robert owns the true brewers club next of the procession route. do you think you have had enough information about how things will work was to mark that has been a little bit hard because it is new ground for the police. the police, the town centre manager, they didn't know what to expect. still not sure about the numbers, the initial estimate was 100,000 but now we could be looking at about 200 they are talking about, especially with this lovely weather we have today. the crowds are in position, the stage is set. all that is needed is

the happy couple. as we say, the stage is set in everything looking so beautiful this morning. i'm joined by the royal historian suzannah lipscomb. very good morning and what a day! very good morning and what a dawm is enchanting, the birdsong at sunrise... give us a sense of how this event compares to other events because it is a different feeling all sorts of ways. of course there is something very modern about this, we have a woman who has been married before, who is not british, and of course who is mixed race and so representing a sort of modern family in many ways. but i think there are elements of the wedding that reflects that so we have for example the most reverend bishop michael currie giving the address at the wedding who was the first african american bishop to preside over the stiff —— epistle perch so you have the american in atjust on welby is marrying the couple, he married kate and volume as well, but this is the

archbishop of canterbury who has expressed his welcome to megan and baptised into the church but then we know there are other elements through the day, we heard about the lebanon elderflower cake with this seasonal flowers —— meghan. lebanon elderflower cake with this seasonalflowers —— meghan. this is a sense of a couple who are concerned about the environment and doing things in acts of organic kind of way that they have got donations being given to them is set of presence and my favourite story about the queen ‘s's wedding was she was sent 3000 presence from the public, including nylon stockings which were rationed —— lemon and elderflower. a couple of nurses from wiltshire centre are siamese kitten. but will not be happening today because they are asking for money for charities. but i think speaks of the character of the two people getting married. you will have been invited in in a different way, haven't they? is there no position where naga is, people will be gathering, members of the public, it isa gathering, members of the public, it is a very different feel. it is and it is in the state wedding, we haven't had sort of dignitaries that

you would have to invite them to a state occasion but have members of the public and people who are representing charities or causes or who have gone through difficult things, all of which are dear to harry and meghan's hearts so there isa harry and meghan's hearts so there is a sense of being sort of special in that regard, it isn'tjust for show, there is something a sort of kind of sympathetic quality to it. but of course the royal family will be here in force, prince charles will be walking meghan down the aisle and again it is changing convention isn't it but it feels very much in keeping with the of event a re very much in keeping with the of event are trying to create. yes, i think, i mean, when i first heard it was not going to be her mother was disappointed but actually the fact that we have prince charles walking her down the aisle changes the symbolism of the event, it is a become about one man getting her to another man, it becomes about welcoming her into the family. so there is a sort of lovely sense that of course she is still do we do walking a bit on her own which

speaks to her being this strong, independent woman by prince charles accompanies her like a companion gave a last bid to marry his son and so that feels quite touching to me. lovely to see you here this morning, this beautiful day. thank you. naga, back to you, the sun is now back but i think you were still in the shade in the castle walls. do they say about who the sun shines on, charlie, don't you? no secret that prince harry's career in the military has had a profound effect on his life. during his 10 years of service, he took part in two tours of duty to afghanistan, and it was his experience there that led him to launch the invictus games for injured service personnel. the bbc‘s secunder kermani joins me from afghanistan. 0bviously people that will be taking a hollow side, keeping a close eye, on a hollow side, keeping a close eye, o n eve nts a hollow side, keeping a close eye, on events today. yes, that's right, you have jointly in card

on events today. yes, that's right, you havejointly in card on on events today. yes, that's right, you have jointly in card on the outskirts of kabul where as you can see, some of the decorations have already gone up. this is a nato camp at home to over 150 british officers and british soldiers as well as others from other coalition countries, including the united states and australia and germany amongst others. as you say, prince harry served two tours of afghanistan in southern helmand province so there is certainly an added bond between him and some of those who are serving here today. we are expecting a big crowd to come and watch the ceremony in here, you can see there are some special guest who are already taken a seat. they have been thinking about doing a kind of street party in the sand but the weather here has been a little unpredictable, it orations though are infull unpredictable, it orations though are in full effect, a lot of them have been sent over by soldiers‘s families, including this fruit cake which survived a ten dayjourney all the way from britain to afghanistan.

we will have a quick chat to captain lizzy mill water who has been in charge of the celebrations and putting the finishing touches. you have a lot of bunting, what else is in store for the troops? after an afternoon of wart, provided that the weather holds, we will do afternoon tea, watching the royal wedding and then we have got a british theme night in the cafeteria. no champagne? unfortunately not, we are a dry camp. we sure to have a drink when you get back to britain. the 650 troops in afghanistan from britain and i'm sure many will be watching today. thank you very much. we saw the cardboard facemasks bare, if you think they were enthusiastic, wait until you see pictures of this. across the atlantic, millions of americans are expected to be getting up early to watch meghan become part of the royal family. anita kitchen is hosting a viewing party in ohio. anita, explain to me what is

surrounding you at the moment and all of the fancy dress and all of the preparations for this party. hello. i have jennifer who the preparations for this party. hello. i havejennifer who is actually originated the facebook page and two fisted —— her sister julie, we have always been royal followers and the morning announced harry and meghan were getting married we were all on the phone to each other and by noonjenny put together the facebook page. around us, we have are we are doing for our party, we have party favours, we have a bunch of memorabilia we will have a bunch of memorabilia we will have out and we're going to be having it at the pub which is the actual british that got voted close to being like an english pub. so what got you so enamoured with the royalfamily? where what got you so enamoured with the royal family? where did what got you so enamoured with the royalfamily? where did it all start? it started back when my grandparents went to england in 1973 and they loved the country and my grandfather is a big history buff so

he started teaching me english history. so from that point on, i just always followed the royals. for us, it was princess diana. 0k, tell us us, it was princess diana. 0k, tell us what happened then, one of you think went the wedding? 0r witnessed the wedding? we will remember watching it. me and my sister, when we we re watching it. me and my sister, when we were children. and then falling in love and who doesn't want to be a princess? and now that meghan markle is the american princess, i think thatis is the american princess, i think that is why the us is losing their mind. we are expecting over 200 people at our viewing party. it is huge here in america. the excitement is overwhelming. i think we can get a good sense ofjust how excited you allare, as we a good sense ofjust how excited you all are, as we are of course in

windsor and the uk. we wish you all the best. have a great party! will continue our coverage or morning with you, we are hearing till nine o'clock, the sun is beginning to shine, this is the chapel where they will be getting married little later. we will be back with the headlines shortly. hello and welcome to this special royal wedding edition of bbc breakfast live from windsor. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. prince harry and meghan markle will marry at 12:00 today at st george's chapel behind me. thousands of people have lined the streets in windsor and the ceremony is expected to be watch by millions more around the world. meghan will be walked to the alter by her future father—in—law, the prince of wales. last night, prince harry

and his brother, the duke of cambridge, who will be his best man, delighted the crowds in an impromptu walkabout. they were greeted by shouts of "good luck" and prince harry stopped to talk to some of the younger members who were in the audience. if there were any nerves, they weren't in evidence and the bridegroom said he was feeling "relaxed". the bride, meanwhile, said she was feeling "wonderful" when she arrived with her mother at the cliveden house hotel, where they have spent the night. earlier, they had tea with the queen. the absence of meghan's father means doria ragland will be the only member of her family at the service. kensington palace have revealed the wedding's order of ceremony, and the royal couple have made a couple of eye catching choices as they seek to blend centuries of tradition with their own personal touches. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell can tell us more. this feels glorious, this sunshine.

it isa this feels glorious, this sunshine. it is a very chilly morning. what we can see, the flowers here, the south tour of st george ‘s chapel. explain, we had a little walkabout and were lucky to see what is going on. that is where the 600 invited wedding guest where they will watch it. the royal family arrived just a little further up there. you are somewhat blinded by the sum you might not be able to see it. the really big moment, the west steps are through that archway. that is really big moment, the west steps are th meghan it archway. that is will pageboys pag€b°ys% pm?“ if had to put a bet on whether big you had to put a bet on whether big kiss moment will be, it will be there. that is in the horseshoe cloister. it is a very deliberate choice. the specially invited members of charities will be there. they will get the absolute birds

view. we cannot emphasise enough how beautiful it is. we had a sneak peek. they are beautiful. it is folly to take in from the park, birch, oak and white roses on flowers, and you can see them just there, imagine that but large on the west door. fantastic. thank you very much. british—born photographer alexi lubomirski will be taking the official wedding photographs for prince harry and meghan markle. he was the man behind their official engagement photos, and says he is excited to document the changing face of the royal family. iamso i am so looking forward to the group photo. because i think that is really such a historical document andi really such a historical document and i think thatjust gives me

goosebumps, the whole thing about how the royal family has evolved and how the royal family has evolved and how it has moved on and how it is moving with times. i think it is hugely important and new life into the family and, yeah, it is wonderful. in other news, a 17—year—old has been charged with murder after a school shooting in texas. ten people were killed and another ten were injured after dimitrios pagourtzis allegedly opened fire at santa fe high school using two guns that were legally owned by his father. the governor of texas said various explosive devices were also found on the school grounds. more than 100 people have died after a passenger plane crashed near the cuban capital of havana. according to state media, three people have survived but they're in a critical condition in hospital. the boeing 737 was headed to holguin, in the east of the island, but came down in a field shortly after take—off. bmw has announced it will be recalling a further 88,000 vehicles because of a fire risk. it comes a week after an investigation by the bbc‘s watchdog programme lead to more

than 300,000 of the company's vehicles being recalled because they were found to be at risk of engine failure. there is something huge happening today. the fa cup final, of course. there is a big event here, prince harry and meghan markle getting married. but also at wembley and hampden park, where the fa cup and scottish cup finals are taking place. mike can bring us all the build—up. i have already seen pictures that you have had your hands on the trophy. good morning. 0h, you have had your hands on the trophy. good morning. oh, yes, indeed. i have the replica mac ball, the trophy is just in front of me. i am around 15 miles north—east of you and this is around —— where around five o'clock they will march out of the tunnel with fireworks going off, huge crowds and the fa cup taking

centre stage, the famous trophy there. the chelsea manager will peel off and take his place in the blue dugout, while the manchester united manager will sit here, just across the tunnel in the manchester united area. those teams have different reasons for wanting to win the trophy because the last time they played, chelsea won 1—0. this time, they have had mixed season. they we re they have had mixed season. they were disappointed with fishing second. chelsea finished outside the top four. because of that, there has been speculation as to whether —— as to who will be the manager next season. they have been speaking about this issue. ican i can tell for sure this will be my la st i can tell for sure this will be my last match in this season, yes. laughter. for sure. because for me and my players, this will be the

la st and my players, this will be the last game for us. you asked me if i am interested in it. iam just curious about it. if it is his last match, i think it will not change at all. he, his approach to the game, his desire to make it good and they might win. it's also cup final day in scotland. celtic are chasing an unprecedented double treble, hoping to win all three scottish trophies in the same season for the second year in a row. but standing in their way are motherwell, as chris mclaughlin reports. with all the feel of parade, this was good luck. the town turning out with hope as their heroes started their scottish cup journey. with hope as their heroes started their scottish cup journeym with hope as their heroes started their scottish cupjourney. it is not about anything other than the

football club, we have told them that and that is a nice treasure to put yourself in, that situation to have the opportunity to win the scottish cup final is fantastic and the boys have embraced it. as have the boys have embraced it. as have the marketing team. the team at the heart. the spirit of the thousands who once forged is now embodied. clu b who once forged is now embodied. club video with a difference. players ask —— players of steelworkers of the pride in the past and the present. and scottish football's dream factory, dreams are made. this in 1951. at hamden park, motherwell kick off, playing from right to left. he gets the ball, beat two defenders... goal! dixie

seven beat two defenders... goal! dixie seve n yea rs beat two defenders... goal! dixie seven years later, demolishing all before them, and celtic have their eye on historic double treble —— 67. it has never been done before in scottish foot wall. —— foot wall. —— football the league two play—off semis have delivered some spectacular goals, and here's another, from coventry‘s max biamou. what a goal that was. he scored twice as the sky blues beat notts county to seal their place in the final. they will play exeter at wembley a week on monday. now, it's one thing finding roadworks blocking your path on a friday night, but in manchester, the city centre street was turned into a race track. why? well, of course, it's all part of the great city games featuring the likes of world indoor champion andrew pozzi, who came third in the 100—metre hurdles behind teammate david king. let's hope they've turned the speed cameras off! they were going so quick that. back

here at wembley on the fa final cup day, it will be an emotional day because lots of tributes will be paid to the late wilkins who passed away early last month. because he played for manchester united and chelsea, and those will be unfurl at both ends. banners will be unfurl just before kick—off. he did actually score the winner for united against ryton in the cup final back in the 1980s. his wife will be presenting the trophy to the winners up presenting the trophy to the winners up in the royal boxjust up presenting the trophy to the winners up in the royal box just up there. talking of messages and banners, wembley is not missing out at all on the royal occasion as well, because overnight on the big screen just outside the stadium, a good luck message was displayed to the royal couple had of their big day and their wedding. by the time this kick—off here at 515 on the bbc, they will be into their reception by then, and! they will be into their reception by

then, and i wonder if they will show then, and i wonder if they will show the match. so they can keep an eye on the cup finals today. yes, they will be in trouble if they do that, a sneaky little screen looking at the football. it set the scene for you here at windsor. i have the best backlight, the best natural backlight i have ever seen in broadcasting. it is absolutely glorious this morning. let's have a look around. we arrived here about 430 this morning and those brave souls have been sleeping out all night. it got quite chilly overnight and they have earned their places. those individuals you can see are going to be in the prime spots the royal couple will emerge from the gates just opposite the scenes immediately after the wedding. they will be rewarded. you can see the chapel as well, aged in his dutiful sunshine this morning. i had to make

guests with me. it is caroline, a wedding dress designer, and nova, the founder of a wedding blog. what a glorious morning for a wedding. the founder of a wedding blog. what a glorious morning for a weddingm couldn't be more fabulous. perfection. i feel so unqualified to talk about this. the wedding dress, there is so much speculation. we don't know anything. absolutely nobody has had a whisper on who the designees or anything about the dress. it has been the best kept secret. if he were to speculate as to what the theme might be, where would you be? i think she will go for a fitted dress, i think the designer will be still a mccartney andi designer will be still a mccartney and i think it will be totally different to anything we have seen before. —— stella. different to anything we have seen before. -- stella. isuppose different to anything we have seen before. -- stella. i suppose her character, she is an actress, she knows about how she will want to look on this amazing occasion. it is

slightly less formal than other occasions. how will that play out? i would like to see her bring something different to the british monarchy, something fashion allwood, summing that shows off her independence, her femininity, and also she is a feminist as well so i would like to see her do something different. i wonder if she will wear a dress? i would like to see her wear a two peace. not even wear a wedding dress at all? yes, she might be daring. we are getting to know her now. a few interviews and she is a strong character. she has been involved in a number of issues in the past and it will be interesting to see whether she wants to make some kind of statement if you want to call it that on this day, or whether it is more a sign of, i am here, iam whether it is more a sign of, i am here, i am now part of the royal family. it is a tricky balance. absolutely. i'm sure she will be herself will stop whether she wears something who shows up who she is as

a person. all brides have this issue. what they want to say on wedding day? yes, of course they do. but in her case, her nod as to the royal family and the queen who i think she should be showing the greatest of respect to, and the family she is marrying into, i would hope for the daytime dress you stay with the traditions that are quite important and then ring her own personality in the dress she wears tonight. i'm sure there is a second dress. if we look back in his three other royal wedding dresses, it is a lwa ys other royal wedding dresses, it is always a big moment. we can say what we like about how doesn't matter or not, but it is always a big moment. everyone all over the world, that is what they talk about. if you think about it, at every wedding, after the wedding, what is everyone say? what did the bride wear? i don't ask about the food, anything else. we are looking at these images of diana. for harry of course, it will be such a special moment today. he is getting married, his thoughts will be so much with his mother,

seeing those images there. it is interesting. it is poignant and bittersweet and it is fitting and keeping with that it means to be getting married. families are sometimes not the people we... people we love are always with us and it is a reminder of that. what do you make of meghan's style this far? what have you made a she has worn other occasions? elegant, modern, fashion forward, striking, very independent. we have not even mentioned the groom yet. does it matter what he will be wearing? there will be in uniform of sure which is his nod to his grand dad and also all of the soldiers he has fought with. whatever she wears and whatever she decides to wear, there will be that nod to literally uniform, uniformity in the royal family, in what he is wearing. absolutely. definitely. where will

you be watching from? will you stay in windsor? all day, yes. you are so far the most deliberately dressed guests on the programme.” far the most deliberately dressed guests on the programme. i thought i would make an effort! we do know the guest list but there are some famous names, other members of the royal family, do you expect some elaborate outfits? i think there will be some stunning outfits and i cannot wait to see everyone arriving. maybe the sunshine. thank you both very much, have a wonderful day. —— baby some ha rd have a wonderful day. —— baby some hard —— may be some. carol is on the long walk with a look at this morning's weather. looking up above me at the sky, it is going to stay this way all day? absolutely. it will be a beautiful day and i am at the long walk, and look at the crowd. cheering and applause. good morning! you must

have been here at the crack of a sparrow ‘s last night. have been here at the crack of a sparrow 's last night. when did you arrive? 130 in the morning. but it has been so cold. yes, cold. where did you come from? the lake district. dallas, texas. lake district. dallas, texas. lake district. connecticut. what is so special about coming to the uk for the wedding? you could have watched it on the television. there is nothing like the atmosphere here. it isa nothing like the atmosphere here. it is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. what do you think that meghan will wear today? something different, a marine, a fishtail? fishtail. probably fishtail. something slimming! she is beautiful! but is a nice american twang, we are you from? i am british! thank you! you must have gone to new york or

something. quickly moving on! let's go to the weather! thank you very much. what a faux pas! this morning's whether, as charlie said it isa morning's whether, as charlie said it is a bit chilly at better but you will pick up quickly in the sunshine and infact will pick up quickly in the sunshine and in fact what we are looking at isa high and in fact what we are looking at is a high today of 21 or 22. probably 17 at noon and if you're coming down, it is chilly but the temperature will pick up quickly. across the uk this morning it is a chilly start with temperatures around freezing in east anglia for example and the south—east but a lot of sunshine, the exception to that is across north—west scotland where we have a little more cloud and patchy light rain. what you will find through the day is it starts to break up and you will see some sunshine but it will be windy in scotla nd sunshine but it will be windy in scotland and also northern ireland. temperatures today up to 21 in the south—east and 20 in glasgow sofa the scottish cup final and fa cup

final at wembley and hampton park it is looking good. uv levels are high so if you are standing in the sunshine having a street party, keep that in mind. 0vernight, clear skies but some low cloud and missed and fog rolls in from the north sea. that across east anglia, the south—east and in an across central and southern england and the rain will pick up across north—west scotla nd will pick up across north—west scotland and it will still be windy as it will be in northern ireland. quite quickly to more all of the low cloud, mrand quite quickly to more all of the low cloud, mr and fog in the south—east and midlands will burn back to the north sea coastline, the sun will come out, sunshine for many however a weather front will make progress across scotland and northern ireland introducing more cloud and also some rain but would all see that rain —— we won't. 21st thing but the winds will ease in the north, temperatures up will ease in the north, temperatures up to the mid to low 20s for some of us. the midteens to the high teens

for others. for monday a lot of dry weather around once again, a chilly start with sunshine and then a weather front coming in from the west which will introduce a rain across western scotland and also northern ireland. after my huge faux pas, naga, iwill throw northern ireland. after my huge faux pas, naga, i will throw back very quickly to you but the atmosphere here is amazing, thank you very much, guys! carol, you never make mistakes. do you know how awkward it is when you are figuring out what to wear, especially outside, to be warm and have the right outfit, yes? right, today i have been compared to a beefeater. ithink right, today i have been compared to a beefeater. i think i have got it wrong. bless you, naga! i'm sure you look beautiful. you always do. beefeater. it is in keeping, anyway, isn't it. look, it's a beautiful morning and it isn't about what we are wearing, every so much speculation about what meghan markle will be wearing later and of course prince harry who will be probably in

uniform, who has been speculating? the media and everyone around the world and people lining the streets of windsor over the past few days, hoping to get a glimpse of the royal couple. and those who'd taken up their spots yesterday evening were delighted to be visited by the groom, prince harry, and his best man, prince william. they spent nearly 10 minutes chatting to the crowds. just before he went back into windsor castle, harry was asked how he was feeling and said, "relaxed, of course." he was smiling and cutting away and we hope he is feeling as relaxed this morning. —— charting. —— charting. john maguire is following in the prince's footsteps on windsor high street this morning. let's see if he gets such a ra ptuous reception. john, how are they treating you,

good morning. ithink john, how are they treating you, good morning. i think you john, how are they treating you, good morning. ithink you have introduced me, sorry, it is getting very loud here, isn't it? very loud this morning. cheering and applause they are all very, very excited the people who have been here overnight. shall i wear these? i will wear them later. these guys have been overnight, they are going to get an amazing view, how are we, ladies? absolutely wonderful, cold at three o'clock. did you sleep? a little tiny bit. good for you. look at these wonderful flags. canada, wales, venezuela as well. belgian, just a bit further up. they are all having an absolutely marvellous time. but chat to these guys. how will be this morning? wonderful, we have had no sleep! who needs sleep ona have had no sleep! who needs sleep on a day like today? what was the atmosphere like last night? buzzing.

hello, sarah! so friendly, so much fun, and we are next to the pub! always a great place to be. this is a great crowd. this is where you saw prince harry come out with prince william and talk to the crowd and this lady, is at the wheeze? you spoke to harry? i said congratulations and he said thank you. show us your pictures, they are wonderful pick is. 0h, you. show us your pictures, they are wonderful pick is. oh, dear. he had a big smile on his face, he said thank you, but i cannot find the pictures, bare with me. can we see those. that's not bad. really good. excellent. great to see you. cheering and applause come on. keep up. this gentleman spoke to prince harry as well. what did you chat about? man, we didn't chat about too much, who was about to go back to the castle but we locked eyes for a second and i gave him a quick nod

and he noticed and came right over and he noticed and came right over and gave me a handshake and asked if i were staying overnight for the wedding and! i were staying overnight for the wedding and i said yes and then he started talking to my friend here. it was the zero that did it. he said are you ready for tomorrow and i said you know it. great stuff, have a fantastic day. what's going on in windsor. these guys are all super excited. these folks on the end we spoke to them yesterday, they are the ones, these are the real hard—core fans, a lot of these guys have been sleeping out for the past couple of days. as you can see a wonderful atmosphere and what is really great and funny is that when the guest arrive, all of their fantastic finery, they get a huge cheer from the crowd and lots of the female guest get a bit embarrassed but they all look fabulous. tom is going to give me a hand, good morning everyone, good morning, windsor! cheering and applause. how

is everyone feeling today? cheering and applause. should we wake up prince harry? let's say wake up prince harry? let's say wake up prince harry! wake up, prince harry! he has a very busy day ahead of him! fantastic! at mk on, the chaos of castle h ill fantastic! at mk on, the chaos of castle hill and high street, but there were james up to. good morning to you. you are waking up good morning to you. you are waking up prince harry and let's see if we can wake up platt street. are we ready to party? they are getting ready for a uniquely british experience here today, a street party, come and meet the organisers. where is peter? peter and andy. etihad any sleep so? no, we have been up all night making savages, hot food... and i believe is well be heard earlier about chris's famous cocktails that he

will be making, i believe there are few pa rta ke n will be making, i believe there are few pa rta ken last will be making, i believe there are few partaken last night? chris had us few partaken last night? chris had us up until11 few partaken last night? chris had us up until 11 and we were supposed to be up until nine but we will power were through. you are troopers, troopers! come and meet gabriel and annie. danny livesey on platt street but gabriel her cousin has travelled 6500 miles to be not in windsor but stockport.” has travelled 6500 miles to be not in windsor but stockport. i am here for the royal wedding! tell me what you think, of the royalfamily for the royal wedding! tell me what you think, of the royal family back in malaysia but also of this tradition of a street party. leisure isa tradition of a street party. leisure is a commonwealth countries of the royal wedding is something that we are passionate about so throughout the year, every time they have a royal wedding, people would be sitting in front of the tv watching a live show —— malaysia. sitting in front of the tv watching a live show -- malaysia. it is a big deal. nothing like this happens though? we have a different kind of celebration in doors because it is hot or raining it but not a street

party and this is interesting. enjoy yourself. i know there are people out there, where is spencer? i know there are people at home who are not feeling this at all, people will be watching saying i am sick of this back—to—back coverage. spencer, you are not a royalist or necessarily a fan of the royal family but ui here today because you are excited about this? i think it is nice to the community. they have done three parties in the past and i think it isa parties in the past and i think it is a good excuse, the weather is nice for people to come out and get together, there is probably less and less of these days and irrespective of your views on the royal family and that it is a nice community thing. you are making memories for your kids. i have two kids and so for both of them and my mum and my wife as well. let's give a quick wave to some people, harry? morning. harry has been bumping duty all yesterday. michelle is the chief

bossy boots. give us a wave. good morning. dale, come on over. dell is, can! morning. dale, come on over. dell is, can i say this, the oldest resident? is that route? it is not. when is the sherry being cracked open? probably later on. what time does the bar open? about two? that is civilised. i believe you have already had your thyroid tablet are you waiting to it to kick in? that was probably rude to say that.” think it is starting now. excellent. i want you all to have a brilliant time. hold on! you were introduced before as the chief scrubber on washing up of duty. lesley. washing of duty. loads more coverage to come across the morning so to stay with us across the morning so to stay with us including the headlines but from all of us here on platt street, see

you soon. hello. welcome to a special edition of breakfast, live from windsor. there are just five hours until meghan markle marries prince harry. (cheering) the bridegroom was greeted with shouts of "good luck" from well—wishers gathering at windsor castle. megan markle said she's feeling "wonderful" ahead of her big day as she arrived at her hotel with her mother. the couple has released details of the service, and stand by me will ring out alongside more traditional hymns. we'll have all the latest in the final countdown to the wedding. good morning. it's saturday 19th may. millions of people are expected to watch prince harry wed

megan markle in a few hours time. after a freezing cold night on the streets, the crowds are getting excited. they are just hours away from getting what they wanted, the atmosphere is infectious. it's notjust a big day for royal wedding fans. it's cup final day in england and scotland. i'm at wembley for breakfast where mourinho's manchester united and antonio conte's chelsea are set to lock horns. it is one of the most famous cups in the whole world. the fa cup. i am on the whole world. the fa cup. i am on the long walk with his lovely crowd... some fabulous t—shirts there. can i marry harry? it might be too late. the lovely weather, it isa be too late. the lovely weather, it is a little chilly, the sun is shining and it will get warmer. the

exception is across north—west scotla nd exception is across north—west scotland really have a bit more cloud and some patchy light rain. i have more in 15 minutes. carol will be shouting the weather at you throughout the morning. good morning. prince harry and meghan markle will marry at 12:00 today at st george's chapel, behind me. thousands of people have lined the streets in windsor and the ceremony is expected to be watched by millions more around the world. meghan markle will be walked to the alter by her future father—in—law, the prince of wales. last night, prince harry and his brother, the duke of cambridge, who will be his best man, delighted the crowds in an impromptu walkabout. they were greeted by shouts of "good luck" and prince harry stopped to talk to some of the younger members who were in the audience. if there were any nerves, they weren't in evidence and the bridegroom said he was "relaxed" ahead of the big day. the bride, meanwhile, said she was feeling "wonderful" when she arrived with her mother at the cliveden house hotel,

where they have spent the night. earlier, they had tea with the queen. the absence of meghan's father means doria ragland will be the only member of her family at the service. so the couple seem ready to go. what about the other preparations? we have seen lots of people tidy up around here, around the chapel, make sure the flowers are perfectly in place and they have arranged the weather as well. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, has been finding out how the rest of the day will unfold. windsor castle, a home to british kings and queens for centuries, and today, a setting for the wedding of a british prince and an american actress. the order of service has been published for the marriage of his royal highness prince henry of wales with ms meghan markle. inside, there's still a refernce to the bride's absent father.

his place has been taken by the prince of wales. the marriage service itself will be conducted at the chapel‘s high altar by the archbishop of canterbury. they've taken it enormously seriously. they've both gone into the detail. but also, really engaged in the words, the meaning, the commitment they're making to each other, and it's been very, very powerful to experience talking that through with them. the service will last about an hour, and then they will emerge from the chapel as man and wife and make their way down these steps to a horse—drawn carriage, which will take them on a procession through the centre of windsor and back to the castle. that procession was rehearsed by the household cavalry earlier this week. today, the cavalry, the lifeguards, and harry's old regiment will be in their full ceremonial uniforms, and one of the cavalrymen escorted the courage is a soldier who fought

alongside harry in afghanistan. everyone is really happy that he's actually found a nice lady, he's going to get married, and it will be no different to any of us getting married. it is a real brotherhood. when one of us does well, we are all happy. and those good wishes from his former army colleagues will be given expression to by the crowds. many had camped out overnight, tens of thousands more are expected in windsor today to see harry and meghan launched their married life together. i'm joined by our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. what's the schedule for today, sarah? enjoying the sunshine. can we start, little changes we are seeing in the morning, and we noticed there is a huge flag ready to fly. telus about royal standard. it signifies that the queen is in residence, today is

a big occasion and it is big. they have different sites flags for different occasions. this is big because it is a big royal event. there was a big one for the queen's 90th as well. let's talk about what is going to happen today. shall we go through the order of ceremony and talk about the details? the timings, let's go through the timings. the ceremony starts at 12 o'clock. before that, the special members of the public with a golden ticket, the 1200 members will arrive in the grounds of windsor castle from nine o'clock, just where we are now. prince harry and prince william will arrive at st george ‘s chapel at around 1145. the final wedding guest is due at 850 —— 1155 and that is the queen. at 1159, we will get the first glimpse of meghan markle's dress. she will arrive on the west steps. the service begins at 12 and you can watch it on bbc one. that sounds very normal, but there are

some tweaks, and is a modern twists to the ceremony. there are. from the beginning, prince harry and meghan has said this is our service, we wa nt to has said this is our service, we want to reflect us. the order of service was released last night at midnight. there is no ovate, meghan will not obey. that is no surprise and most modern marriages do not include us —— obey. there is no talk about meghan being given away to anybody, and that wasn't in there before the change room. it is almost said that the prince of wales, prince charles will welcome meghan markle to the family. that is considered the nice thing, that he is doing that. other things to talk about, harry will wear a ring. prince william doesn't. we do know that harry and meghan, the first time we got a thing that their range —— relationship was happening, they walk red bracelets, so he's not a man burst are wearing jewellery.

during the ceremony there are influences both of them, the american influence. there is a chicago —based bishop that will give the address, there is a gospel choir will sing stand by me. there will be on reading done by a sister of diana, princess of wales. some beautiful home is happening this afternoon. thank you very much. —— beautiful moments. 100,000 people are expected to line the streets of windsor today, hoping to get a glimpse of the happy couple. they are expecting about 120,000 in that town, all hoping to get a glimpse of the happy couple. a hardy few have spent the last few nights camping on the pavement to secure the best vantage points. andy moore has been to meet some of them. in the darkness around the world of a mediaeval castle, an army is encamped, and are no well—wishers. this is one of the largest public

eve nts ever oversee n by thames valley police. every single officer will be on duty. security is tight, but the mood is relaxed. for this family, watching royal weddings is a tradition that's been passed down the generations. i started off when i was about my granddaughter‘s age at princess margaret's wedding with my mother. we then camped out in trafalgar square for andrew and fergie's wedding, and will and kate seven years ago and here we are now again. introducing the grandkids to the whole merry procedure as well. it's memories that you remember forever. when i was at fergie and andrew's wedding, i had to wait a long time but i always remembered that night sleeping on the pavements in trafalgar square and it was awesome. i waited a long time for will and kate to get married and my two kids have been waiting to do this with me now. when you have children, will they come along to events like this? probably! some people have travelled thousands

of miles just to sleep out in the open on a chilly night. i wanted to come tomorrow morning, but then i thought it's getting so crowded that i should come tonight to make sure i get close to seeing the procession. i really wanted to come here to see that. and that makes this 100,000 or so at windsor a very select group when set against the several billion who will watch the event on television. you won't miss a minute of the big day if you stick with us here on bbc one. we have full coverage throughout the morning from nine o'clock. huw edwards, kirsty young and dermot 0'leary will be presenting the live coverage. we will bring you up—to—date with the latest news as well this morning. the time is 7:10 a.m..

in other news, a 17—year—old has been charged with murder after a school shooting in texas. ten people were killed and another ten were injured after dimitrios pagourtzis allegedly opened fire at santa fe high school using two guns that were legally owned by his father. the governor of texas said various explosive devices were also found on the school grounds. more than 100 people have died after a passenger plane crashed near the cuban capital of havana. according to state media, three people have survived but they are in a critical condition in hospital. the boeing 737 was heading to holguin, in the east of the island, but came down in a field shortly after take—off. bmw has announced it will be recalling a further 88,000 vehicles because of a fire risk. it comes a week after an investigation by the bbc‘s watchdog programme which led to more than 300,000 of the company's vehicles being recalled

because they were found to be at risk of engine failure. we are here at windsor for you this brea kfast, we are here at windsor for you this breakfast, for a special edition of bbc breakfast. the sun is shining, thatis bbc breakfast. the sun is shining, that is the chapel where they are getting married. charlie has an even better view as the sunshine breaks of all of us. good morning, charlie. yes, we are blessed. we are outside the castle walls within the grounds. just give you a sense of the occasion today. it could not be better in terms of the weather, it turns of the setting. we have many crowds of people here. we arrived at 430, and these brave souls were sleeping out overnight. it was pretty nippy last night. they have got the best position. we will talk to some of them later on. there is a great atmosphere building. you can see the chapel as well. it is a glorious morning for a wedding. i

guess for anyone's wedding. but for a royal wedding as well. we will talk about some of the breaks with tradition for this particular ceremony now. it is a slightly different occasion. we get a sense of that. iam i am really proud of who i am. for me, it is an added member of the family, another team player as part of the bigger team. she looks like me, it is really inspiring and you don't have to be white to be in the royal family or, you know...” don't have to be white to be in the royal family or, you know... i think it can be really inspiring for a lot of young girls out there. this picture is my mum and dad getting married in 1979. the british nazi party had a march past their wedding

and they had to have a police escort to get them to the wedding reception. the royal wedding to me similarto reception. the royal wedding to me similar to how reception. the royal wedding to me similarto how farwe reception. the royal wedding to me similar to how far we have come. 38 years ago, racism is still rife in this country, and now we have a person of colour going into the royal family. she chooses me and i choose her, and therefore, whatever we had to tackle together or individually, it will always be us together as a team. the sun is so bright. if i move momentarily, you won't be able to see a thing at home. i will try and keep it in the correct position. the royal historian suzannah lipscombjoins me alongside the author and broadcaster, afua hirsch. we were hearing a little bit there about how people see the significance of meghan markle, this

royal wedding day, howdy you see that? i think the royalfamily in general on occasions like this especially a moment of great symbolism in britain and you cannot deny there is a long and structural problem with racism in britain and no one day or one woman can change that but as far as the symbolism of britishness goes and what the royal family mean to people's idea of british royalty, this represents a symbolic change, she is not only of mixed heritage but she has owned it and spoken proudly offered and not shied away from some of the difficulties she has had around prejudice and racism and i think you have someone with such a visible and prominent position who is confident and proud of speaking of her experience of the message to others in britain that you can be a person of colour, black, mixed races a number of people are, we have the highest number of mixed race people in the western world by 2013 in britain, and you can also be proud of those experiences and into a previously very white space of an

establishment as meghan has and it sends a strong message. how do you think there will be reflect did and what we see today? we see it reflected in the fact that of course we have got actually the most reverend bishop michael currie actually giving a sermon at the wedding so he is the first african—american bishop of the episcopal church in america and i think we also see all sorts of changes that indicate i suppose both are mixed heritage but also the fact that this is a kind of, it is more the fact that she is a divorcee, she walked on her own a bit before joining prince charles, and she is a strong independent woman who with harry, has interests in humanitarian causes for example. of course they are also appealing to tradition, they decided to do it at windsor castle which is the home of kings since william the conqueror and has beena since william the conqueror and has been a place where monarchs like henry viii and jane seymour were buried, they will walk over them,

actually, as they go dami im, and where harry was baptised and so she also has been baptised into the church of england so there is playing into the tradition as well, this is a combination of maternity tradition that characterises today. ido tradition that characterises today. i do what you see when you talk to people but chatting to a lot of people but chatting to a lot of people here yesterday they are not necessarily of all the people you may expect who are interested in this occasion. it is hard to guess why people are interested but it seems to me people are drawn to this story possibly in a different way than they have been the other royal occasions. there are a few things, many people feel compelled by prince harry and loved by you, if you speak to people, my mother is from ghana and a lot of people from west africa feel close to diana and relate to her as feel close to diana and relate to heras an feel close to diana and relate to her as an outsider, someone who was the black sheep of the family, they feel a sense of common experience and then harry as well as somebody who has worn his flaws and humanity openly in the past which makes him a lova ble openly in the past which makes him a lovable character but i think a

great three has attracted a whole group of people who previously felt alien to buy the royal family and speaking of myself i have never been particularly interested in a royal wedding before and it is anecdotal but many people i know feel the same, they'd have nothing against the royal family but it did not speak to them, and this is notjust her heritage, she is a woman who has built herself, who with cognitive, passionate and articulate about causes she has been an activist for and she brings something into the space that i think makes it more releva nt. space that i think makes it more relevant. the question for me is kenji continued to be that person and keeper authenticity and passion and keeper authenticity and passion and independence and show that the monarchy is capable of updating itself to bring in my more modern values. that is a big question, isn't it? they do feel like diana's heirs, can she keep speaking up for things she believes in? the royal foundation with her and the other three will be involved in pushing forward the military and causes but

can she keep speaking out? i don't know, traditionally of course people have to be politically neutral once theyjoin the royal family, you have to shut down your voice and let's hope her voice is in silenced. to shut down your voice and let's hope her voice is in silencedm to shut down your voice and let's hope her voice is in silenced. it is probably a discussion for another day, great to see you both in the bright sunshine. so everyone here is enjoying the weather and carol is out with some of the crowds as well. good morning. cheering and applause. good morning. cheering and applause. good morning, charlie. we are at the long walk in windsor. cheering and applause. that will see the royal couple later on coming along the long walk but we have a super fan, christine, welcome. good morning. you have come all of the way from america just for the royal wedding. yes. and you also write a blog about the royals? it is called royally broke, it is about budget fashion and lifestyle and four women who wa nt to and lifestyle and four women who want to dress like kate and meghan but cannot afford thousands of dollars on an outfit. it had done a

bit of that yourself if we could have a look if you don't mind.” bit of that yourself if we could have a look if you don't mind. i am wearing a replica of kate's engagement dress that i got on modcloth for about $50 and my harry and meghan scarves of course. and your earrings? they are a replica of kate's wedding earrings and i got these at the tower of london and they are obviously not diamonds but yes, you can dress like kate or meghan affordably if you look in the right places. in online there are lots of sites that sell copies of things or evenjust lots of sites that sell copies of things or even just googling, this isa things or even just googling, this is a blue wrap dress, you don't have to have the same thing as them and you can get the same look. you look fantastic. what is it do you think is so special to the americans? is it just that meghan is so special to the americans? is itjust that meghan is american and marrying one of our princes or is it you love the royals anyway? you there more excited than we are. a lot of people are saying that. i think because meghan is american

people are excited but also people love prince harry, americans have a lwa ys love prince harry, americans have always loved princess diana vickers he is her son i think people are excited. thank you so much for talking to us. take care. this morning it is lovely here in windsor, chilli to start the day the sun is out and literature will rise quickly and the forecast for the royal wedding is set fair, we are looking at a lot of sunshine, temperatures 21 celsius, it will be the maximum at noon, it will probably be around about 17. if you are going to a street party or coming to windsor, where ever you are across the uk, for all that it will be a fine and dry day, at the exception is northwest scotland with a bit more cloud about and also some patchy rain but it will break up through the day and improve. wendy across northern ireland and scotland. temperature wise, if you are in the cloud it will be lower but if you are in the sunshine warmer, but the top ten is 21 or 22.

—— top temperature. if you are going to glasgow or wembley, a good day. this evening and overnight there will be clear skies around but we will be clear skies around but we will watch some low cloud and missed and fog drifting in from the north sea across east anglia, the south—east, as far west as central southern england full doc the front rejuvenates across north—west scotla nd rejuvenates across north—west scotland meanwhile, introducing cloud and again some rain and windy in scotland and northern ireland. but thejob will in scotland and northern ireland. but the job will be low enough year and therefore a touch of frost. tomorrow we start off with all of the low cloud, missed and fog across east anglia, the south—east, central southern england, it will burn back to the north sea coastline and again a fine day for england and wales. a lot of sunshine. scotland and northern ireland, the weatherfront is moving across both scotland and northern ireland so more cloud and also some rain. the heaviest will be in the west. winds easing through the day. as we had all through

monday, a lot of dry weather around. sunshine after actually start. a new weather front comes into the west, introducing rain across western scotla nd introducing rain across western scotland and also northern ireland. check out those temperatures! not too bad to this stage in may! so it is chilli here. cheering and applause. things are going to perk up. iam i am loving the sheer ring, it is impressive. i am i am loving the sheer ring, it is impressive. iam impressed. the i am loving the sheer ring, it is impressive. i am impressed. the very thing about these royal occasions is the discrepancies. 0ut thing about these royal occasions is the discrepancies. out with the crowd that is lively. —— cheering. then you come inside the grounds and it is so calm and indeed you go inside the, it is, steel and you can see and i think we can show you the chapel, it looks so beautiful but it is calm and quiet in these locations. windsor itself is full of people. we have been having a walkabout in the getting a sense of the atmosphere. anyone for a royal wedding souvenir?

it isn't quite business as usual on windsor high street. 0yez, oyez, oyez! welcome to windsor! the bunting is going up, the press are here in force and the atmosphere is infectious. hi! harry and meghan are making their mark on this historic town. this local bakery has created lemon and elderflower cakes to match the flavours of harry and megan's. their operation has been carefully planned for months. we're really having to pull out all of the stops because we are quite surprised by how busy we are and our mini wedding cakes are just literally flying off our counter. take a walk through the busy streets of windsor and you meet all sorts of people.

lots of locals here putting up with a little bit of chaos, but there's also people from all over the world arriving here. it isn't, of course, an official state occasion and they were not sure how many people would show up but as you can see, tens of thousands of people are already here. so you came in specially for the occasion? yes! well, i brought herforthe — i'm just along for the ride. i don't mind but i'm just along for the ride. it's my birthday gift and i'm a wedding planner so you have to be here if you're a wedding planner. so the birthday gift was to come to the royal wedding? to come here in the ambience. i'm not too big a royalist but i think the queen works hard and, you know, something like this brings people together. that's a good thing. robert gillespie owns the two brewers pub which is next to the procession route. do you think you have had enough information about how things are gonna work? that's been a little bit hard because it's all new ground for the police. the police, the town centre manager, they really didn't know what to expect.

they're still not sure about the numbers. i think the initial estimate was 100,000. now we could be looking up to about 200 they are talking about, and especially with this lovely weather we got today. the crowds are in position, the stage is set. all that's needed is the happy couple. i'm joined by the mayor of windsor and maidenhead, john lenton. good morning to you. morning. what a glorious day. wonderful, isn't it? he had an atmosphere like this in the past? never seem quite similar, it is particularly enthusiastic. in what way is a different? the scale of numbers with of people we have. we can be sure how many people would turn up but in the event... we still don't know. we won't know until later in the day. but there are literally chords of people floating in. 100 or 2000 -- 200,000 will be

coming, we don't know, there is no server estimate. we will show some of the pictures of harry and william of the pictures of harry and william of course these brave people stayed out overnight last night but this was about six o'clock yesterday evening and they were rewarded when harry and william came out. i saw the film of that. it was a special moment talking to some of the youngsters there that has been the hallmark really, it is harry's special thing, he is good at chatting. very good indeed at public relations. hope you enjoy your day, iam not relations. hope you enjoy your day, i am not sure what official roles you have to play but have a great day. we have no real official role, we will stand and watch the procession. they differ chatting to us. we will go from the relative calm to wherejohn is, slightly different atmosphere, john. yes, the energy is building, charlie, it really is. we are seeing all of the

guests coming up the street, going into a guests coming up the street, going intoa high guests coming up the street, going into a high and the walls, the golden tickets we have been talking about having a fantastic time, all of the nationalities are blowing me away, everyone is from a different place. where are you from? canada. netherlands. kuder. brighton! right and! germany, hello! chilli. finland! but is wonderful. these ladies, where are you from? london. colombia. colombia estimate i thought you said london. colombia. in all of the crowd, give them a big wave. look this way, give them a wave. look this way, give them a wave as well. i mean, there are people everywhere, prime sports upstairs. they are going to get an incredible view because the carriage procession will come down after the wedding and had that way so this is a real prime spot. anyway, stay with

us, the headlines for you next. see you ina us, the headlines for you next. see you in a moment. hello and welcome to this special royal wedding edition of bbc breakfast live from windsor. good morning. it is around 730. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. prince harry and meghan markle will marry at 12:00 today at st george's chapel, behind me. thousands of people will line the streets in windsor and the ceremony is expected to be watch by millions more around the world. meghan will be walked to the alter by her future father—in—law, the prince of wales. last night, prince harry and his brother the duke of cambridge, who will be his best man, met the crowds in windsor. if there were any nerves, they weren't in evidence and the bridegroom said he was "relaxed" ahead of the big day. meghan markle spent last night at the cliveden house hotel, which is around ten miles from here. 0ur reporter,

chi chi izundu, is there. good morning. i remember my wedding morning, i got a really, really early. i couldn't sleep very well. any signs of activity this morning, chi chi? there is no sign of activity here just yet, apart from the press which are still setting up around us. the houses in the distance, and as you said, most brides to get up majorly early on their wedding morning to get ready. she will be there with her mother in the hotel, getting ready with her many bridesmaids and brides grooms as well. as far as we know, meghan's dress still has not been announced, we don't know who designed it, rumours are that it will be ralph and rousseau, also stellar mccartney name has been thrown into the frame. we are waiting to find out who she will

wear and whether she will wear a traditional tiara, will she borrow one from the queen or will she borrow one from the spencer collection? we are waiting to find this information out. we were seeing pictures of meghan markle arriving with her mother as well. so important to have family members around you. this is the only member of herfamily around you. this is the only member of her family that is going to be present at the wedding. indeed. u nfortu nately, present at the wedding. indeed. unfortunately, her father thomas will not bejoining her unfortunately, her father thomas will not be joining her because he was having heart surgery, but she wished him well and hopes he will recover. yes, her mother will be the only member of her family attending today's wedding. she will be walked partway up tall pile by prince charles. as i said earlier, she will also have brides grooms and bridesmaids all of which age from quite young ages, from the age of two to seven. at ten of them that

are going to escorted up the aisle. i don't know about you, but i have been around some three —year—olds that are quite the challenge to in control. my advice, iwouldn't that are quite the challenge to in control. my advice, i wouldn't be. you know what? i am sure they will be perfectly behaved. you never know what will happen on the day. it is good to talk to you. meghan markle has spent a night —— the night with her mother there. they had separate nights before the wedding, prince harry and meghan markle. what about the photographs? the treasures of the photographs? the treasures of the day. british—born photographer alexi lubomirski will be taking the official wedding photographs for prince harry and meghan markle. he was the man behind their official engagement photos, and says he is excited to document the changing face of the royal family. i am so looking forward to the group photo. because i think that is really such a historical document and i think thatjust gives me goose bumps, the whole thing about how

the royal family has evolved and how it has moved on and how it is moving with times. i think it is hugely important and new life into the family and, yeah, it is wonderful. it's a day of big events, notjust here in windsor, but also at wembley and hampden park, where the fa cup and scottish cup finals are taking place. the sun is glorious. that is the chapel they will get married a little earlier today at 12 o'clock. meghan markle will enter in the west entrance, beautifully adorned with flowers. there is something else happening and it means prince william had to make a choice. there we re william had to make a choice. there were two big matches at wembley in hampton cup, the fa cup and the scottish for cup finals are taking place. you have been with the fa cup and prince william is not going to be there. he decided the best man at my brother's wedding, adding that wins this year. yes, good morning. ithink he

yes, good morning. i think he got his priorities right. i wonder if they will have the match on in the reception at the marquee this evening, kick—off live on the bbc at 515. i am sure prince william will keep an eye on events here. i have come up into the royal box, about 15 miles north—east of you there in windsor at this fantastic view over wembley. this is where the players will walk up after the match, the winners second up to the losers to collect the famous trophy. it was prince william will not be here, it will be jackie wilson is, the wife of late ray wilkins who passed away suddenly early last month, who played for both teams. there will be lots of tributes today to that great legend himself. he scored the winner for united here against brighton in the cup final back in the 805. banners will be unfurl that both end5 before kick—off. before jacqui

then presents the trophy to the winner5. we will get the thoughts of the bbc commentator steve wilson on the bbc commentator steve wilson on the big mac in a few moments. it is also the scottish cup final. it is celtic against motherwell. celtic are going for an unprecedented double treble, hoping to win all three scottish trophies for the second year in a row. motherwell have a fantastic song in the charts. they did lose to celtic earlier this season. a chance for revenge, but they will be the underdogs this afternoon. a huge weekend in rugby. it is a magic weekend. all the teams play over two days. in union, it is the english premiership semi—final, so for big teams trying to make that big final next weekend as well. the scarlet

ran infourtries, next weekend as well. the scarlet ran in four tries, including this from gareth davie5. they will play either monster or european chance —— champions lein5ter. tho5e either monster or european chance —— champions lein5ter. those two teams play this afternoon. in italy, there i5a play this afternoon. in italy, there is a lot of climbing ahead for the cyclists. a real contrast to yesterday's flat stage 13. simon yate5 has led the race for over a week now. here at wembley, the cup final. what a moment it is for steve wil5on. you will be the ninth commentator to do the big one. the live fa cup final. it is something you must have dreamt about in the workable way.” used to run around in my back garden playing in the cup final and i used to commentator the same time. it is a dream, a real honour. to think that only eight people have done this that only eight people have done thi5job that only eight people have done this job previously over all the decades. it is quite extraordinary. i have never been this close to that

in before. it is a little bit intimidating being so close to it. it is so beautiful. it is such a big occasion, you go over it in the middle of the night.” occasion, you go over it in the middle of the night. i think people understand that you do an awful of statistics, but the hope for a commentator i5 statistics, but the hope for a commentator is always actually 99% of them will never be used because if you don't need the statistics, it i5a if you don't need the statistics, it is a good game. lets hope for a good game and all those statistics about what happened last time on tuesday night in the middle of their breed can be left alone. if there is a incident, a goal after 15 seconds, you need to know if it is the quickest goal in the cup final and so on. all the stats are there. hope it will be a game. how much experience counts, especially when he lost last year? he has a vast

experience of multiple cup finals, european cup finals, ju5t experience of multiple cup finals, european cup finals, just one fa cup win in 2007 on the 19th of may, funnily enough. the same day. much le55 funnily enough. the same day. much less experience in cup finals but a serial winner in league titles, co nte. serial winner in league titles, conte. it is a battle of personalities. some of the needle between them aside in recent weeks and months, so the relationship is a little better than it has been in the past, but there are all kind of 5ub plots in this game and that is one of them. it could be conte's last game. it could be. is keeping quiet about it. if it is his last game and he did win the fa cup today, if he could walk away after two 5eason having won the premier league in his first and fa cup and his second, you couldn't call conte at failure at chelsea. what is harder, or more nerve racking, commentating on the final order in

the best man 5peech commentating on the final order in the best man speech at a wedding? the best man 5peech the best man speech at a wedding? the best man speech at a wedding would be... at the royal wedding, can you imagine? wembley have done their little bit for the happy couple, they had a message displayed overnight. all lit up outside the stadium. they wish the couple good luck ahead of their big day will stop fantastic. i think it is still up stop fantastic. i think it is still up there now will the fans as they arrive at wembley. we are getting into the spirit, charlie, a5 arrive at wembley. we are getting into the spirit, charlie, as well. thank you very much. we are blessed, as you are there, with this stunning day today. you can probably get a sense of some of the pictures we have shown you already. i cannot say often enough, it is absolutely magical here this morning. the crowds have been here overnight, some of them have slept overnight will stop they were very cold last night. this morning, they will enjoy the warm sunshine ahead of the day. we can show you the chapel as well. we can show you the chapel as well.

we have of the crowds who are very exuberant and some of the people, the first arrivals, some of the guests coming in. we will take a moment to talk about the causes that vote of the royal couple '5 —— that the royal couple have been involved in over the years. we know prince harry involving invicta skeins, mental health as well. meghan particular to do with education as well. —— invictus. let's have a look at some of the work they have done in their own words. the cause is important to me, i can focus more energy on because very early out of the gate we realise once you have access the gate we realise once you have a ccess or the gate we realise once you have access or a voice the gate we realise once you have access or a voice that people are going to listen to you, that comes a lot of responsibility. both of us have passions for wanting to make a change, change for good. that is one of the first things we started talking about when we met was a different things we wanted to do in the world.

heads together is an amazing convening power, but also the perception of mental health now across this country and also other countries has changed without a doubt. you will often hear people say, we will help people find their voices, andi will help people find their voices, and i disagree with that because women don't need to find a voice. they have a voice. they need to feel empowered to use it and people need to be in courage to listen. we are really looking forward to working as a pair of ant as for going forward and hoping to make a difference where we can. there is a hell of a lot of work to do. let's talk about this. welcome this morning. you have worked with naked in the past. and also dominic from invicta skeins foundation. —— three games. you are ourfirst

invicta skeins foundation. —— three games. you are our first guest we have spoken to this morning. are you excited? yes, have spoken to this morning. are you excited ? yes, really looking have spoken to this morning. are you excited? yes, really looking forward to it. tell us about prince harry. you have done a lot of work with him over the years and invictus games is of course very close to his heart. he is his own personal project, it is his idea. we delivered it but it was his conception, he decided it needed to happen. it stemmed from an experience he had coming back from afghanistan. he didn't want to come back from afghanistan, he wanted to stay with his troops. he shared the flight with stay with his troops. he shared the flight with a cough and of a danish shoulder and he realised he had to do something about that —— with the cough. —— coffin. he is great to work with. his experience in the military, a lot of people say it has formed the person he is now. he is a

soldier. you can tell that by the way he interacts with them. his main drive is that the boys and girls are the ones that the core of the attention. the way he interacts with their man feels comfortable, it is fantastic to see. tell us about what you know about meghan. we are learning more about her. telus about your feelings about her and how she operates in those circumstances? when you young world is where we bring leaders together from 196 leaders with leading leaders like meghan markle. she is so passionate about equality and about his leadership and it really came across a one young world. i have met harry once or twice, they are people who light upa once or twice, they are people who light up a room and that is one of those, unless you've experienced it it is hard to understand, as meghan have the same effect? in 2014 she was starting her philanthropic

endeavours, having come back from a uso tour, and something she has in common with harry is an passion for our service men and women and she is radiant, professionalism, she cares and is educated and knowledgeable about them but her presence is warm andi about them but her presence is warm and i think she will be a wonderful addition to the royal family. harry also has that ability, both in your campaign but also in the way he deals with people. as i said, he feels comfortable in service men and women's company but he is brilliant with people, he has that mac and meghan markle does too. i think together they shared out and it will bea together they shared out and it will be a powerful, they will be a powerful couple. come one o'clock when they come out of the chapel the world will be a different place. when they come out of the chapel the world will be a different placem is interesting. do you think they will find if you like new courses to look at? have their own think that they will carry on pursuing but do you think that will start to look at new areas where they can work together? i've has to develop for

them, you look at what is already happening, with harry has the new role with the commonwealth, there is more to be done, i don't know what shape the future will be that i'm convinced that coming together, the marriage itself will be a multiplier for both of them and are both incredibly influential and powerful and attractive and wonderful people and attractive and wonderful people and that will be multiplied and who knows, it will go in all sorts of directions but it will be a force for good. a wonderful thing for organisations like yours that rely on people, the profile of individuals coming in and helping. it is fantastic she is so passionate about young people in the commonwealth and prince harry has taken on the role of the queen '5 commonwealth trust is why the young leaders around the commonwealth, and we massively support his work, it is fantastic. i have to ask about how your day will pan out. as a guest. do you know what you have to do, where you have to be? yes, i do, we have got to be seated by 11 o'clock and the service starts at 12 so we have seen that now that the order of

service have been published, a great programme and great music and beautifully written, we do that and then we go into the castle for a reception and it goes on till 330 and then we are in our own time but what a privilege. absolutely, i know quite a few other members of the military are involved in various capacities throughout the day. there are lots of, there is a military component of the procession and it isa component of the procession and it is a personal link because you have the blues and royals, the regiment, these people are people that prince harry served with, they are not random soldiers, it is a personal connection as well as a ceremony. roughly seeing you both, enjoy your day and thank you so much. thank you. we will leave you with one other, the rather beautiful shop from windsor and the calm of the chapel, we were saying, we know guests will be arriving slowly in the next 1.5 hours or so falls. we can contrast some of the images from the inside with the excitement,

carol, it would be fair to say, where you are. cheering and applause. absolutely charlie, i'm on the long walk and the card has been building all morning. cheering and applause. good morning, everybody! cheering and applause. i think it is safe to say that... america! we are from houston and new orleans! you have to especially for the royal wedding or were you on holiday? just for the wedding! when they got engaged last year we said we were going to come to the wedding and we are here! fabulous! enjoyed the day! look at the glamour. look at these tiaras! ladies, what kind of dress do you think meghan will wear today? off the shoulder and stunning, hamrat, i think, off the shoulder and stunning, hamrat, ithink, beautiful. a bit like yourself. exactly. straight out of the vault this morning. enough

said about that. a fabulous day. you looking forward to seeing the couple? will you stay here all day as this is part of the route. yeah. enjoy it. i'm taking a safe bet you have come from america? we have, indiana. when did you get here? tuesday. when you get a right here? fourin tuesday. when you get a right here? four in the morning. it was cold. it was worth it. to 30. was there anybody else there ? was worth it. to 30. was there anybody else there? one other couple and that was it. the crowds have grown. have a fabulous time. cheering and applause. they will come down here and make away into the castle but of course the newlyweds on board. the forecast this morning is chilly to start, but the royal wedding forecast is dry and also a sunny day, hires up to 21

celsius in windsor at about lunchtime the temperature will be 17 celsius. for the rest of the uk, some patchy mist and fog around, particularly the isle of wight, the south coast, it will lift and it will be some sunshine, call once again along the north sea coastline, but with the onshore breeze, and a bit more cloud across parts of north—western scotland, possibly through the day the odd spot of rain across the western isles but an improving picture through the day for you. windy in scotland and northern ireland over the rest of the uk dry, sunny and warm ties of 21, 22 easily possible in the south—east. uv levels are high as if you are at a street party or at the football match is taking place or indeed here, do not forget that. through the evening, a lot of dry weather around, clear skies, low cloud mist and fog flapping in the north sea across east anglia, the south—east, possibly into central southern england as well, still

windy across scotland and northern ireland over the ridge and eight, more cloud into the north—western began some rain. tomorrow, the cloud and be missed and fog we have crossed a thing we and the south—east and central southern england will burn the way back to the coast, a lot of dry weather and sometime around for england and for wales but for scotland and northern ireland more cloud free up with some splashes of rain from the same weather front. temperatures under the cloud that little bit lower at in the sunshine, 22 or 23. monday, a lot of dry weather once again. as temperatures continue to rise we will see some showers develop into southern parts of england, south wales, some of them heavy and thundery but the showers, some of us will miss them, 24 in the south—east whereas out towards the west, and a frame is arriving, getting into western scotland and also northern ireland later on. if you are stuck under the ireland later on. if you are stuck underthe rain, ireland later on. if you are stuck under the rain, temperatures that little bit lower. naga, it is

electric down here this morning. how is looking for you? it is looking fabulous. do you think it is soon time? warming up enough or quits to come off in the last hour of brea kfast, come off in the last hour of breakfast, what did you think? —— coats. if you are in the sun but in the shade, it is chilly. it is beating down on my back, we will have a look at the temperature later. carol was giving you a hint as to how the royal procession would progress after the wedding and of course the wedding taking place in st george's chapel behind be here. it are seeing flowers around the south entrance, the west entrance, my goodness, it is huge, do the full flowers gathered locally from the grounds of windsor, it is a theme of white and green, stunning. the ceremony will get under way here at st george's chapel at midday. that will last around an hour before the newlyweds to emerge on the west steps of the chapel. there will then be a carriage procession through the streets of windsor, the carriage will make its way along

the high street where we've seen john talking to the crowds and then along the long walk where carol is today and back to the castle. we saw prince harry and william wandering around the head of the ceremony yesterday, talking to people for about ten minutes. this morning, we've been hearing from some of those lucky enough to be invited to attend the royal wedding. 0ur reporterjohn maguire is with one of them on windsor high street. there are absolutely archon people from all over the world as well naga, fantastic to meet the people. we still have guessed the writing, all the ones with the golden tickets and as they come up, able get a huge cheer from the crowd because they look fabulous, many of them, as does i must say rueben. good morning, rueben. you look wonderful in your

suit and rueben. you look wonderful in your suitand mum rueben. you look wonderful in your suit and mum the centre is with us. rueben, tell us about you. we have ray who is signing for rueben. what about you and how you came to be invited to the wedding.” about you and how you came to be invited to the wedding. i was on the show recently a derbyshire and mum nominated me. because of my community work. you feel quite proud because people have recognised my work. as you go to a mainstream school, don't you? it would seem to make sure you went to a mainstream school, it was important to you. very. education at the mainstream schools are good, maybe better, but i wanted to go there because i

felt... unintelligible. audio cuts out. 0k, always coming to be a few technical issues when there is so much excitement in the air effect in the electrics. those gremlins are out. we will give them as mark ansell putt later on. —— give them a smack and go back to their later on. , there. street parties are being held around the uk to celebrate today's royal wedding. we've sent jayne mccubbin to platt street in stockport to see how preparations are going there. morning. good morning to you, good morning stockport. the hello to everybody at home. cheering and applause. they are getting into the swing. lloris to do. get back to

work! go on! —— loads. the bar hasn't even opened yet. come and meet graham. who doesn't remember as a child maybe 1977, baby princess diana's wedding to charles getting a little memento. what did you get? i got the coronation mug 1953. the residents here have all gone together to make sure the children on okra one and the streets next door have got something to remember this occasion by, everyone will get a mug. that is a nice touch. it is a nice touch. leslie, leslie has her own mug. what does it say? the walking dead. because you have been up walking dead. because you have been up to the mark you have all been bodies all night. this is about making memories. —— butties. chris and his famous cocktails. making memories apart from you, you are

just hoping to remember everything. i don't usually remember after the drinks we have missed but hopefully i will drinks we have missed but hopefully iwill remember drinks we have missed but hopefully i will remember something. what is on the member? bucks fizz for a welcome drink and then some things andl welcome drink and then some things and i like to do it with a bit of jim to give it a kick sir alec douglas—home topping up the oranges, and hopefully cucumbers in the fridge. —— pimms and gin. and hopefully cucumbers in the fridge. -- pimms and gin. andy is one of the main organisers. community, we heard from spencer before and he said he isn't into the royal family but he is before and he said he isn't into the royalfamily but he is in before and he said he isn't into the royal family but he is in the community. it is amazing because you go into the office and said you do a street party and the amount of people who don't even speak to their neighbours were who they are. i think it is hard. yet it is quite special because we are all friends and neighbours and we get together. you are going to have a good day. let's meet sarah on cake duty. look at this. they have actually you are making the same recipe as the wedding cake? lemon and elderflower.

lemon sponge made with essence and elde rflower lemon sponge made with essence and elderflower in syrup in the frosting. i will let you carry on. alan. alan has been on vegetarian cassoulet or evening. yes. we have a vegetarian cassoulet which is loads of different vegetables in a tomato and 0rissa source. about the only thing we will be helping today! —— harissa sauce. i'm sure they will. this is me and her cousin gabriel. 0ver from alesia. 6500 this is me and her cousin gabriel. 0verfrom alesia. 6500 miles this is me and her cousin gabriel. 0ver from alesia. 6500 miles to this is me and her cousin gabriel. 0verfrom alesia. 6500 miles to be right here! not in windsor but in stockport. stockport, give everybody a wave! stay with us this morning but first of all, the headlines. cu later. —— see you later. hello, welcome to a special edition of breakfast live from windsor. we are looking above the grounds of

windsor, ahead of the wedding four hours away until meghan markle marries prince harry. the bridegroom was greeted with shouts of "good luck" from well—wishers gathering at windsor castle. he says he's feeling pretty relaxed. while meghan markle said she's feeling "wonderful" ahead of her big day as she arrived at her hotel with her mother. the couple has released details of the service — and stand by me will ring out alongside more traditional hyms. you can probably see all the early arrivals making their way into the grounds of the castle, the public who have been invited in. we'll have all the latest in the final countdown to the wedding. good morning, it's saturday 19th may.

millions of people are expected to watch prince harry wed megan markle in a few hours time. 0ut out on the street it's been a cold night for people who have camped out but things are really hotting up now! cheering and here on the long walk we've got a huge crowd. some of them have been here since yesterday evening, and the weather is beautiful. it was a cold start, the sun is rising, the temperature is rising. cloud across the north—west. more details in 15 minutes. do you ever get the feeling people area bit do you ever get the feeling people are a bit excited?! good morning.

the crowds gathering as they are waiting for the procession. prince harry and meghan markle will marry at 12 o'clock today at st george's chapel, behind me. thousands of people have lined the streets in windsor and the ceremony is expected to be watched by millions more around the world. there is capacity for about 120,000 people here. let's tell you about what will be happening in the church. meghan will be walked to the alter by her future father—in—law, the prince of wales. last night, prince harry and his brother the duke of cambridge, who will be his best man met the crowds in windsor. they chatted to a few of the people, some of the younger people in the crowd as well. if there were any nerves, they weren't in evidence

and the bridegroom said he was "relaxed" ahead of the big day. the bride, meanwhile, said she was feeling "wonderful" when she arrived with her mother at the cliveden house hotel, where they have spent the night. prince harry and meghan markle sleeping separately as tradition dictates. earlier they had tea with the queen. the absence of meghan's father means doria ragland will be the only member of her family at the service. let's show you this glorious view. the sun is shining over windsor. it's glistening off the rooftops. there you go, i wasjust it's glistening off the rooftops. there you go, i was just looking at my monitor! we are now enjoying the sunshine beating down. that is st george's chapel, that's where they are getting married. the flowers are around the door, that's where the guests will go in this morning. some amazing flowers inside. sarah

campbell our royal correspondent has been having a look around. let's talk about the preparations. so, the couple seem ready to go, what about the other preparations? 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has been finding out how the rest of the day will unfold. you can see people making their way to the ground is now. a heavy police presence, safety of paramount importance. let's take a look at how the rest of the day will unfold. windsor castle, a home to british kings and queens for centuries, and today, a setting for the wedding of a british prince and an american actress. the order of service has been published for the marriage of his royal highness prince henry of wales with ms meghan markle. inside, there's still a reference to the bride's absent father. his place has been taken by the prince of wales. the marriage service itself will be conducted at the chapel‘s high altar by the archbishop of canterbury.

they've taken it enormously seriously. they've both gone into the detail. but also, really engaged in the words, the meaning, the commitment they're making to each other, and it's been very, very powerful to experience talking that through with them. the service will last about an hour, and then they will emerge from the chapel as man and wife and make their way down these steps to a horse—drawn carriage, which will take them on a procession through the centre of windsor and back to the castle. that procession was rehearsed by the household cavalry earlier this week. today, the cavalry, the lifeguards, and harry's old regiment will be in their full ceremonial uniforms, and one of the cavalrymen escorted the carriage is a soldier who fought alongside harry in afghanistan. everyone is really happy that he's

actually found a nice lady, he's going to get married, and it will be no different to any of us getting married. it is a real brotherhood. when one of us does well, we are all happy. and those good wishes from his former army colleagues will be given expression to by the crowds. many had camped out overnight, tens of thousands more are expected in windsor today to see harry and meghan as they launch their married life together. nicholas witchel, bbc news, windsor. i'm joined by our royal correspondent sarah campbell. i'm feeling the buzz, the music is playing. we are listening to the music as they are rehearsing. more people are gathering in the grounds. the flags are up on this side of the building. we have to remember that

windsor castle is a living and working place. not just for windsor castle is a living and working place. notjust for the queen. there are a huge population who live here. all those flags are vetera n who live here. all those flags are veteran armed forces personnel. those flags were their former regiment. a lot of armed forces vetera ns regiment. a lot of armed forces veterans live in those apartments. we've noticed the royal standard as well. we are showing our viewers above the grounds of windsor castle. the super—size royal standard because this is a big royal occasion. there are flags according to the importance of events and that is one of the big ones. is sun is beating down, it's is one of the big ones. is sun is beating down, its glorious. is one of the big ones. is sun is beating down, it's glorious. we are seeing the first of the 1200 members of the public that were nominated, people who have done good things in their communities that deserve recognition. i think those are the first ones we are seeing coming in. they will get a great view when harry and william, before they enter

the chapel, the plan is that they will wander down pass these people before they go in and stand by the alter. just to point out, that entrances where the guests will go in. south door, guests go in. they go through this side, and that's the big entrance. the west door which we can't see from here but is festooned with flowers. it looks incredible. that is where meghan markle will be dropped off. that's where we will see the first glimpse of the dress and we'll see what i understand is going to be a classic moment of those page boys and bridesmaids getting together. there's no maids of honour because meghan markle said she didn't want to have to choose between her best friends, so there's just ten children all seven or under! good luck with that! we've been looking inside the chapel. we saw pictures of the flowers, they look marvellous. the florist

phillipa craddock, all of the foliage gathered from windsor park. you're going to talk us through the timing is. the main thing for people to watch out for is that the service sta rts to watch out for is that the service starts at midday. members of the public arising from about now. they are going to walk through and arrive at st george's chapel. that's what about 11:45am. the queen is due to arrive at 11:55am. at one minute to midday will get the shot of meghan markle and her dress. so much speculation about who the designer is going to be. from 12pm everything shown on bbc one. and the weather is good as well. button doesn't always have perfect weather but the last three days have been fabulous. part of this is the royal family showing

off britain to the world. windsor castle has never looked better. off britain to the world. windsor castle has never looked battenm looks glorious. british—born photographer alexi lubomirski will be taking the official wedding photographs of prince harry and meghan markle. he was the man behind their engagement photos, and has told us to expect a different kind of image to what we are used to from the royal family. i have been looking at everything from queen elizabeth's wedding pictures all the way through to william and kate, and again, we are trying to do, like with the royal engagement pictures, trying to do something a bit different. we wanted to make it a bit more authentic, a bit more about them, a bit more real, and i think that came across in those ones. you won't miss a minute of the big day if you stick with us here on bbc one. a special programme the royal wedding: prince harry and meghan markle starts straight after breakfast. huw edwards, kirsty young and dermot 0'leary will be presenting the live coverage.

charlie is just the other side of the chapel from here. i promise you he's down there! what's it like there because here i'm feeling the buzz. people are arriving, rehearsals have been taking place, it just feels very excitable. rehearsals have been taking place, itjust feels very excitable. you can't emphasise how beautiful it is here. it's gradually warmed up, crowds have gathered and you are seeing from those shots of the helicopter over windsor what a remarkable stage is set for today's events. the crowds will be down there with carol later on, gathering. a mixture of emotions because within the grounds it is much quieter. where i am, you probably some of them arriving. they've been trooping up in the pathway behind me. these are the

members of the public who have been invited to be part of the occasion. meghan markle and prince harry break with royal tradition in so many ways. so will her background and life—experience offer a new perspective to one of the world's most famous families? i am reallyjust proud of who i am. for me, it is an added member of the family, another team player as part of the bigger team. she looks like me, it is really inspiring and you don't have to be white to be in the royal family or, you know... i think it can be really inspiring for a lot of young girls out there. this picture is my mum and dad getting married in 1979. the british nazi party had a march past their wedding and they had to have a police escort to get them to the wedding reception. the royal wedding, to me, similar to how far we have come.

——the royal wedding, to me, symbolises how far we have come. 38 years ago, racism was still rife in this country, and now we have a person of colour going into the royal family. she chooses me and i choose her, and therefore, whatever we have to tackle together or individually, we'll always be us together as a team. let's talk about some of the issues this morning. the royal historian suzannah lipscombjoins me alongside the author and broadcaster afua hirsch. we arejust we are just getting confirmation of the title and its the duke and duchess of sussex we are told. talk us through the mechanics of this and the title. they needed to be given a title because otherwise meghan wouldn't have had a title of any

sort of on status, she would have been princess henry of wales. sussex has been chosen because it's not back controversial. the last duke of sussex was prince augustus frederick who was the ninth child of george iii. he died in 1843, he didn't have any legitimate heirs and he lived at kensington palace. he didn't do anything wrong so in other words he hasn't besmirched the title. it's one of the remaining ones that could have been given to a royal couple. from now on they will be known as the duke and duchess of sussex. it's interesting. this is the bit where we are talking about the establishment and what we know from previous occasions if you have the titles, the occasion, the guests arriving. what's different about this? this is a fascinating blend of tradition and modern tea. i think meghan markle is unlike previous high—profile senior royal wives. it's partly her heritage, the factor

mother is african—american. she is manifested that heritage in the ceremony by showcase. aide who she is giving a platform to other black talent, which only maybe someone of her particular heritage might do but at the same time, for me, it is the fact that she is a self—made me, it is the fact that she is a self— made woman. she's me, it is the fact that she is a self—made woman. she's proud of her career, her advocacy and interests. i hope that the royal family is able to modernise enough to allow her to thrive in this role and not follow that instinct that we have seen in the past to shut down. it is an opportunity for them to become more relevant. anecdotally, i have noticed, within circles that i know, and people at windsor, a totally new

itunes for a royal wedding. there are hundreds of african americans on the street, some of them extremely emotional about the fact that they feel included in an institution which was a dillian to them before. black british people have said similar things, even if they are not monarchies, they cannot help be interested in this wedding, and they feel compelled by meghan markle. that is quite a responsibility. this isa that is quite a responsibility. this is a young couple getting married, albeit in these extraordinary surroundings. that is quite a responsibility to bring with you into this occasion? yes, and they have fallen in love. they have chosen each other and not for public relations purposes. at the same time, ithink relations purposes. at the same time, i think they can bear that responsibility. they are people who are articulate, who appear to be kidding. 0ne are articulate, who appear to be kidding. one thing they have in common with diana, you see meghan hiding members of the public. a nightmare for the security services but it conveys the sense of their worms. if anyone can be that responsibility it will be them. there is something about the fact that she is a little bit older, she

has more experience. she comes with a kind of wisdom and authority, as well as this ability to be able to connect with the crowds. we are able to speak of a new type of royal family and that is important. we still have the planes, they have not closed doors down for the day. in amongst the other different things that meghan brings, she has had a career, she has been an actress, she has had a profile and had to deal with the press. a number of things feel different. yes, this is a happy day. there is lots of good energy but i worry for her because there is no celebrity precedent that could prepare someone for this. you get the sense that these royal occasions are unlike anything else, the skill of press attention, the entire world is your, billions of people

will be watching. it is a level of pressure unlike any other. i hope they can bid. they seem to be people who know how to reach out to people, they have incredible social skills, they have incredible social skills, they are articulate, and also, use they are articulate, and also, use the media strategically to their own advantage. i am sure they will try to do that. it is not an easy task. the amount of scrutiny on her, because her family is not from an aristocratic background, like many families, it is a bit of a broken family, which many people relate to. i wish her well. it will be challenging but i hope they will rise to the challenge. one thing is certain, they have the most remarkable day. lovely to see you both this morning. we can give you a little look around some of the brit 0val surroundings at windsor. we have been here since half past four this morning. —— beautiful surroundings. this is the scene inside. we can see some of the members of the public were invited in. the street you can see will be

the area where the carriage emerges. the people in those positions were the ones sleeping out overnight. it was cold. they were in their sleeping bags, but they are in the best spot as the royal couple emerge for that wonderful route around to meet as many people as they possibly can as part of the celebrations. daniela relph can pick up on some of those thoughts, a little more about what we're hearing about the event and people arriving. we are alongside the chapel within the precinct of windsor castle. buying me you can see the police. this is the area for the people who have become known as the golden ticket people, the people nominated by the large tenants of their particular counties for a good work they have done, charity projects they have done, charity projects they are involved in, and got a ringside seat outside the chapel to watch the comings and goings ahead of the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. we will speak to a

few of them. congratulations. jack, you got the ticket. can you tell us why you were honoured with that ticket today? i do quite a bit of charity work, mainly with volunteer police cadets, which is a national programme. really, ithink police cadets, which is a national programme. really, i think the main nomination was because i put the majority of my weekends into working for events, charities, things we support with charity work. and you have brought your mum. was it hard to decide who was going to get your other ticket today? it was going to be my nan, but she is in wales. what did you think when you walked in here? you're going to have a prime spot for seeing all the guests arriving today? i was quite surprised just how it near we are going to be and how involved. how much of a special day does it feel for you? know we're here, it feels

really special. i was coming with jack to support him but i did not realise how big it was until we arrived. i am looking forward to it. a great day. we are moving a little way up. which one of you got the ticket? becky. why did you get the honour of coming here today? we have been involved in the swindon night shelter, a homeless ministry in swindon for ten years. we were chosen by the lord lieutenant of welch for this great honour which is a great privilege. we are representing our guests and the rest of the ministry. how much of a surprise was it when you got the letter? massive. we had not thought about the possibility we could be here today and it is great to get that recognition for the night shelter, the forgotten people on the streets. we are really grateful to the couple of that —— for thinking office. can i see these little

things? you're going to get a goody bag. what is inside? shortbread biscuit, water, a lovely fridge magnet, and most exciting, a voucher for the gift shop. my husband had better watch out. have a wonderful day. you're in such a great position. it is a real privilege for eve ryo ne position. it is a real privilege for everyone here. they will see the guests arriving and hopefully prince william and prince harry going into the chapel later. it is a prime spot in the precincts of windsor castle. i will throw you back. naga munchetty is close to the chapel behind me. hello. this is the chapel behind us. this is where it will be taking place later today. we are seeing people gathering. daniel alves was talking to people who have gathered already. —— daniela relph. people have prime viewing positions with

their own chairs. prince harry and prince william will work down here before the wedding and make their way into the chapel. the south tower is decorated. the west entrance is stunning. we have heard this morning that the queen has announced the titles which will be bestowed a mock —— on the married couple. prince harry, prince henry of wales, has been made duke of sussex. they earl of dumbarton, and barrington will kill. he will be his royal highness the duke of sussex. 0n marriage, meghan markle will become her royal highness the duchess of sussex. the titles have been confirmed today by buckingham palace. everyone is getting ready. the sun is shining. i know people say it does not matter what the weather does on your wedding day but it does make it that little bit more joyful. wedding day but it does make it that little bit morejoyful. carroll, it really makes a difference. it is

gorgeous on the long walk where you are. yes, the cloud has been building up —— the crowd has been building all morning. let's find out where these people have come from. good morning. where have you come from? saint neots. that is quite. south carolina. montrose in scotland. england. ascot. weybridge. new york. when did you get your? two weeks ago. where are you from? austin, texas. yourself? bedfordshire. you are looking fabulous. and you have

welsh flags as well as your union flags. have a fabulous time. today, the weather is really beautiful at windsor. it has been a chilly start but the temperature has picked up nicely. for the royal wedding we're looking at high temperatures of 21 celsius. at midday it will be around 17 celsius but if you were here merrily you will know that the grass was wet and it was chilly. this morning we apache mist and fog across hampshire and the isle of wight. that will clear readily and there will be lots of sunshine. cooler on the north sea coastline because we have an onshore breeze and we also have more clouded —— in the north west of scotland. spots of rain in the western isles spot and improving picture through the day. temperatures, generally in the high teens, to the low 205. some others getting to 22 degrees in the south—east. uv levels are moderate

to high. if you're having a street party, or going to any of the football matches today, bear that in mind. this evening, lots of dry weather. we will watch some low cloud coming in across the north sea, across east anglia, possibly into southern england. we will have a weather front coming in across zero west scotland which will bring rain. it will be windy in scotland and northern ireland. a chilly night with the odd pocket of frost. tomorrow, we start with the cloud, mist and fog. that will clear back to the cause lack —— and that will clear back to the coast quickly. for scotla nd clear back to the coast quickly. for scotland and northern ireland, the weather front moving south will introduce some cloud and some rain. 0n introduce some cloud and some rain. on monday, a chilly start under clear skies, some dry weather, and showers as the temperature rises in the side. they could be heavy and

potentially thundery. the weather front coming in will bring rain across parts of western scotland and northern ireland. it will feel cooler there, but in the south, we could have 24 degrees on monday. in the background, going to the chapel is being harmed. very tuneful. she hums. did you hear that? is being harmed. very tuneful. she hums. did you hearthat? a is being harmed. very tuneful. she hums. did you hear that? a little bit of coming to go with it. marvellous. the sun is shining. it feels warmer than 12 degrees with the sun beating down. so many people are gathering to wish meghan markle and prince harry all the best on their wedding day. they are getting married in the end a half hours or so. they will be getting married today, st george's chapel. lots of people will be surrounding them,

about 1200 guests, members of the public invited. then there will be more gathered here. the pathway on the right—hand side of your screen, prince harry and prince william, his best man, will work down there and greet the crowds as they make their way around, and then into the chapel, through the west entrance. the last guests to arrive will be the queen, atjust a few minutes to 12. at 12 o'clock the wedding ceremony will take place. some have been lucky enough to be invited to the royal wedding. you can see many of the early ones getting their places, giving us a wave as well. all very excited. john maguire is on the high street in windsor. what you will see is just how packed it is getting. lots of people gathering. we were walking up there this morning. it must‘ve been before five o'clock coming coming to this point, and people were in such good

spirits. the atmosphere is electric. it is fabulous. they tell is that most people did not even get any sleep, the parties stayed on until quite late. we were talking to a ribbon and his mum. we have helped with the signing. we lost the signal. sorry. i know that you have met ribbon before. before we lost the signal, i was asking you, you're obviously proud of him, but proud of the special achievement to get invited today. i know the whole family is excited? we are really excited to be here, really excited that he has achieved so much, and will continue to achieve more in the future. what are you most looking forward to about today? what are you anticipating? i am excited about prince harry. i will meet him, hopefully. if he walks over, i might

forget what to say. what do you think you would teaching? congratulations would be a good start. i would say, congratulations to the happy couple.” start. i would say, congratulations to the happy couple. i think they would really appreciate that. have you made some friends in the crowd today? you have been chatting to people like yourself. manifested that heritage in the ceremony by showcase. they want to shake his hand. they will hopefully get to see the famous people from the royal family today's. thank you. enjoy your day. the crowd have been very well—behaved. cheering

it's the quietest they've been all morning. that's it from us on castle hill. they've got a brilliant spot right opposite the main gate of the castle. that's where the procession will come through. they'll be some of the first people to see live the happy married couple. more to come after the headlines. around the world. you can see people gathering across the high street in windsor. and here, guests are arriving. meghan will be walked to the altar by her future father—in—law, the prince of wales. in the last few minutes it's been announced that prince harry

the bride—to—be spent last night at the cliveden house hotel, which is around ten miles from here. tradition suggests the bride and groom spend the evening before their wedding apart. we saw pictures of meghan markle arriving with her mother yesterday evening, the only member of her family to attend. 0ur reporter chi chi izundu is there. tell me you've had a glimpse of the bridal party as they were getting ready. 0n bridal party as they were getting ready. on my wedding day i was up at the crack of dawn full of excitement. good morning. sadly we

haven't managed to catch a glimpse of her yet. but activity has just started. i don't know if you can see the tractor behind me watering down the tractor behind me watering down the driveway. we can actually catch a glimpse of that wedding dress, the wedding dress we are still unsure who it's been designed by. if you names in the mix are stella mccartney who is a british designer who does clean, classic designs. also ralph & russo. they are based in the uk. we know they have been possibly approach a design address. don't forget that meghan has also designed collections for some canadian superstores. as yet all is quiet at the front of the house, apart from this track to getting ready. meghan will be leaving cliveden house in one of the queen's

bentley limousines. she'll drive down the driveway and head to st george's chapel where she will be met by her page boys, bridesmaids and bright screens. they are all pretty young. thank you. it's the little details you don't necessarily think about like watering down a driveway so the dust doesn't come up. we've seen everyone making those little tiny preparations. sweeping up, making sure everyone is going to be comfortable, the ropes are in the right position so that when prince harry and prince william walked down there's enough room but also people get to see them as they the crowds. the photography also very important. british—born photographer alexi lubomirski will be taking the official wedding photographs for prince harry and meghan markle. he was the man behind their official engagement photos, and says he is excited to document the changing face of the royal family. i have been looking at everything

from queen elizabeth's wedding i'm so looking forward to the group photo. that is such a historical document, and i think that gives me goose bumps, the whole thing about how the royal family has evolved and moved on and is moving with the times. i think it's hugely important and breathes new life into the family. it's wonderful. will be talking a lot about the wedding. something is happening at wembley and hampton park, the fa cup and scottish cup finals are taking place. prince william had to make a decision when the date of the

wedding was announced. prince william, president of the fa. football, wedding of your brother... i think you make the right decision! yes, i think we agree he got his priorities right there. he's a huge football fa ns priorities right there. he's a huge football fans are maybe he'll have the match on in the background on a little screen! he's an aston villa fan, they are involved in a play—off final next weekend. today it's manchester united against chelsea. this is the match ball. a special ball for all. it's got 137 names on it including the first scorer of the tie: iririe = the and joined —-- f- ,, 7 joined by -- :. joined byan - f- ,, 7

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i couldn't explain. you played in a lot of matches, world cup semifinals, how does this compare? when you're up there touching the cup being on the winning side in a cup being on the winning side in a cup final? it's a game everyone in the uk watches and yes the semifinal was great but this is something that at the time was just as big. we had won the league as well. to come into this and think that you've got a chance of creating history being a manchester united player and getting that first double is something that you dream and about. you never thought it was actually going to happen. doubles seems so elusive and then suddenly you're involved in one and have people talking dribbles. this latest final, it's the third one between manchester united and chelsea. a fascinating line between jose mourinho and chelsea. this could be the last game in charge for

antonio conte. it does seem that way. we should be talking about the teams, the style of play but the talk is about the managers, which is wrong. the day is about the teams. it's a game that even the fa would love, you couldn't think about getting such a clash like this. can you do a score prediction?” getting such a clash like this. can you do a score prediction? i think this is the game that in my opinion is manchester united's game. manchester united to grind out results have a trophy. ray wilkins will be on banners unfurled at both ends of this pitch and jackie wilkins his wife will be handing out the trophy to the winners. we must also mention the scottish cup. celtic are trying to do the unprecedented double trouble, winning all three domestic trophies in the same season for the second year running. they are up against motherwell who have their song rising up the charts. motherwell

have won twice but not since 1991. this is a chance for revenge even if they will be the underdogs today, trying to stop celtic doing that double trouble. we haven't forgotten the royal wedding. we know it's a huge day. 0utside on the big screen overnight at wembley they played their own little tribute and put up a good luck message to harry and meghan. it's been up there all night and the fans will see it as they arrived here. good luck to the couple. by the time kick—off comes at 5:15pm they will be married and into the reception. i'm sure somewhere they will be keeping an eye on what happens in the cup finals. i'm so tempted to ask you what you are hoping to see in connection with the dress today. laughter i'm going for floral colours! laughter you've

got me there! anyone who knows me knows that fashion isn't my forte. a splash of colour and some flowers. lets completely ignore what mike just said! lis smosarski is the editor of stylist magazine and nova reid is the founder of nubride, a wedding blog tailored for mixed race couples. you've been casting your eyes. members of the public have been arriving behind us and you've been doing some fashion commentary. what are you saying? obviously it's a beautiful summer '5 day and we are seeing traditional wedding guest outfits coming through but also some lovely jumpsuits and wide outfits coming through but also some lovelyjumpsuits and wide legged trousers keeping the young and fresh as well. people are dressing up, it's lovely. people love to dress up and we are seeing that. i'm dressed up and we are seeing that. i'm dressed up myself. any opportunity to get the good stuff out is whether it. and the fascinator zaps. of course!

the dress itself, it has been kept a closely guarded secret. it adds to the excitement, doesn't it? have you got any instincts? i think it will be something different. she has to follow certain protocol but i would like to see meghan do something slightly different and unexpected. what are you thinking?” slightly different and unexpected. what are you thinking? i would love her to wear what are you thinking? i would love herto wearajumpsuit! what are you thinking? i would love her to wear a jumpsuit! laughter i think you're pushing it!” her to wear a jumpsuit! laughter i think you're pushing it! i know! something with a nod to being a modern woman. is interesting because these are amazing surroundings, the kind of occasion it is, but it is different. it has a different feel to it. everyone is saying the same thing, i wonder how that might be reflected. we are bringing a bit of

hollywood to windsor castle today. it feels like a different generation. it feels like a vibrancy. when it comes to the dress and how that translates i think we will see something a bit different. it will probably feel different to kate middleton's. lots of rumours about the design. we've heard traditional names like ralph & russo but i think we are hoping for someone like stella mccartney who would bring a real edge to the wedding dress. we are seeing kate at the moment. the fact is that everywhere in the world, the pictures of that dress will be everywhere. it will have an extraordinary impact. a huge impact. i think we will see that translate into wedding dress trends. i think it will also have a bit of an impact on how people start to dress. a royal does still carry that gravitas. harry will be in military uniform. it seems a shame not to talk about him as well! that's traditional. absolutely. i'm sure he

will be wearing his uniform, it's a nod to his service and the monarchy. it will be completely fitting. it's been a delight having you here this morning. thank you. it's been lovely watching. people are coming in and clutching their picnic bags because they will be spending quite a lot of time inside. they are nicely dressed up time inside. they are nicely dressed up and it has been a delightful occasion this morning. blessed we are with the sunshine. that is right. if you look behind me, you can see the police, the crowds are building. and the sun is shining. let's meet the crowd and find out where they're from. you look fabulous. what are you looking forward to? definitely seeing meghan. i forward to? definitely seeing meghan. lam forward to? definitely seeing meghan. i am looking forward to

seeing her dress meghan. i am looking forward to seeing herdress and meghan. i am looking forward to seeing her dress and julie.” excited to see the tea are she is wearing. whatever she wears, she will look beautiful. where are you from? from the falkland islands. and you? from? from the falkland islands. and you ? manchester. cheering you look very happy to be here. what are you looking forward to the most? seeing harry and the carriage. i am, too. your mum has high expectations of you. that is right. we are hoping that she will marry prince george. good for you. you can see behind me, the lovely view of windsor castle. you can see the crowds building, they have been building all morning. pa rt they have been building all morning. part of the procession is along the those five mac and will end up inside the castle itself. the

forecast for today is a good one. it is dry, sunny and warm. they are that in mind if you're staying outside for much of the day. make sure you hydrate and take the usual sun preparations. maximum temperatures of 21 degrees with high uv levels. a flying start for most of the uk, with the sun beating down. —— a nice start. we have some cloud across the north west of scotland, and in the western isles you might see a little drop of rain. it will improve through the day and the sun should promote. windy across scotla nd the sun should promote. windy across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures into the high teens, or from the high teens into the low 205. we could hit 21 in the south—east, good if you're having a street party are going to any of the football matches taking place today. this evening and overnight, there will be clear skies but we will have low cloud, and fog rolling in from the north sea across east anglia and

central and southern england and the south—east. the weather front will make more progress across the north west, introducing thicker cloud and rain. it will be windy across scotla nd rain. it will be windy across scotland and northern ireland. in between the clear skies we could see pockets of frost. rapidly tomorrow all the low cloud across central and southern england, into the south—east and east anglia, will push back to the north sea coast, allowing lots of sunshine for england and wales. feeling warm. scotla nd england and wales. feeling warm. scotland and northern ireland has the weather front across it. more cloudy for you, windy through the day and the cloud will bring rain. 0n day and the cloud will bring rain. on monday, a cold start to the day under clear skies but lots of sunshine for england, wales, scotla nd sunshine for england, wales, scotland and northern ireland. as temperatures rise, we could see showers, which could also be heavy and sundry but we will not all catch on. in the north—west, and other weather front is coming in,

on. in the north—west, and other weatherfront is coming in, which will introduce rain across western scotla nd will introduce rain across western scotland and northern ireland. i do not want to go home, but i'm going to have to. it is fabulous here. it really is glorious in the sunshine. feeling it beating down on our backs, it is wonderful. i am so pleased the weather is going to be good for the happy couple and any couple getting married today. we wish you all the best. let's focus on prince harry. it's no secret that prince harry's career in the military had a profound effect on his life. during his ten years of service he took part in two tours of duty to afghanistan, and it was his experience there that led him to launch the invictus games for injured service personnel. the bbc‘s secunder kermani joins me from afghanistan. good morning. you are going to be telling us about how british troops will be watching the wedding and commemorating and celebrating the wedding over there. that is right. you join me from a

rather rainy camps. the decorations are already up. this is an acre base on the outskirts of kabul, but it is home to over 150 british army officers and soldiers, as well as soldiers from other coalition nations. as you said, prince harry served two tours in afghanistan suffer some here there is an added bond between him and them. this is where the british troops and troops from other coalition countries will be watching the ceremony later. you can see there are some special guests who are already seated as well. lots of the decorations have been sent over by the families of the british troops who are serving. that includes this fruit cake with harry and meghan's name which has made its way from britain to afghanistan on a ten dayjourney. let's have a brief chat with the

major, who is from the same regiment as prince harry. i believe your pads did not cross. no, hejust laughed when i arrived. a number of your friends are taking part in the ceremonial procession. would you like to be out there with them? it would've been great, but we are very busy at hearing kabul. thank you. there are 650 british troops in afghanistan, the vast majority in kabul. many of them will be watching today ‘s celebrations. they certainly will. we understand that the queen will give further titles of the jute and duchess of sussex to prince harry and meghan markle. we also know that prince charles will be walking meghan markle to the altar. he stepped in for the father of the bride in 2016, and give away the daughter of a close friend. that

was in hampshire. bullies here and glory is where charlie is. good morning. ifeel like we're been lucky this morning to be her. it is beautiful weather. i hope the atmosphere is coming across. we have seen the crowds gathering. these we re seen the crowds gathering. these were the people who, when i arrived at half past four this morning, they had been camping out all night. sleeping bags, and it was a cold night tonight. these are the live pictures, they have warmed up. oh, boy, have they warmed up. three hours until the main service, they are getting ready for a remarkable day. a reporter is that another street party for us. good morning. a remarkable atmosphere there but also here. we are near stockport. good morning, everybody. morning. the kurds have finally popped. cheers. they have been doing this street party

tradition for over a hundred years? 0ver tradition for over a hundred years? over a hundred years. this is from ve day. this one is from kate and williams, but we will make sure that this is the best one ever. you're going to blow the roof. with this crowd we will do it. i want to introduce michelle, she has been here just introduce michelle, she has been herejust six years. introduce michelle, she has been here just six years. he came here for a new six years ago. married claire has been here first six months. how are your expectations? i have made some great friends, we are so good at parties. it is a fantastic day and we urge you to celebrate. your first home on this street, how amazing? it has been brilliant, we have been here six months, doing reservations, and we have been taking back our friendly everything is. -- doing renovations. you did a party for halloween, christmas. when was the last one? we

did one foran christmas. when was the last one? we did one for an 80th birthday last year. it was the back passage, not the full street. we have to hang back. from everybody‘s here in stockport, let's go tojohn maguire in windsor. give him a shout. cheering thank you. welcome back to windsor. the crowds are getting crazy, partly because we had been whipping them. hang ona because we had been whipping them. hang on a second, quiet. how much noise can be sunny side of the street may? make some noise now. cheering pretty good. can you guys do any better, make some noise. cheering iam not i am not sure whether you can still hear me. i have gone quite deafening when year. let's speak to some

people. of all the flags i have seen, this is one i did not recognise. where are you from? new jersey. what is this flag? namibia. is this your first royal wedding? yes. but your sister came to one? yes. but your sister came to one? yes. what do you think of today? it is beautiful. did you camp out last night? yes. i was that? it was good. have a wonderful day. you have got up have a wonderful day. you have got up from your armchairs. these to my grabban sitting for the last while. what are you most looking forward to later on? seeing the dress. will you be able to see it through the carriage? i do not think so. you will have to look at the television footage later on. it is very exciting news, the new title for meghan and harry will be the duke and duchess of sussex. from

winchester high street, i will hand you over. 0ver winchester high street, i will hand you over. over to you. you are very kind. here i am, overlooking the chapel, st george's chapel. in just over three overlooking the chapel, st george's chapel. injust over three hours, meghan markle will enter that chapel at windsor castle and begin a new chapter in the thousand year history of the royal family. chapter in the thousand year history of the royalfamily. the chapter in the thousand year history of the royal family. the atmosphere is electric. people are genuinely excited and happy for the couple, is specially since they are getting a lovely day as well. the high street as well, it is packed full of people. you saw that with john,. like the ceremony they've chosen, this promises to be a marriage blending the contemporary and the traditional aspects of their new roles. they will rarely be out of the spotlight, but will hope to harness that interest to promote the causes most dear to them. 0ur coverage of the wedding

will continue on bbc one and the bbc news channel throughout the morning, before the ceremony begins at midday. if you're getting married today, watching the football, have a great one. take care. i was beautifully surprised when i walked into that room and saw her. there she was, sitting there. i was like, "i'll have to up my game here!" laughter. just an amazing surprise. it was so sweet and natural and very romantic. he got on one knee! it was just a choice. i think that very early on, when we realised we were going to commit to each other, we knew we had to invest the time and the energy and whatever it took to make that happen. i feel...

i know that i'm in love with this girl, and i hope that she's in love with me. but we still had to sit down on the sofa, and i had to have some pretty frank conversations with her, to say what you're letting yourself in for is a big deal. she chooses me and i choose her, and therefore whatever we have to tackle together, or individually, it will always be us together as a team. it was this beautiful woman who literally tripped and fell into my life, i fell into her life. all the stars were aligned, everything was just perfect. there's an indescribable beauty in union in two beings forming one new being entering each other‘s world surrendering each other‘s selves accepting the invitation to be everything to someone else there is an unparalleled bravery in union in telling the one you love the only way that we can truly win

is if i think of you in everything i do and honour every decision you faithfully include me in love gives union true meaning it illuminates the path it wants us to compromise, communicate and laugh