♪ good morning, america. breaking news about the royal wedding. the palace just reveals prince charles will walk meghan markle down the aisle to marry his son prince harry after meghan confirmed her own father won't be there. the ceremony now less than 24 hours away. new images show the happy couple leaving for rehearsals, will and kate behind them as meghan prepares to make history and millions around the world prepare to welcome an american princess. also breaking news, shots fired at the trump resort near miami. a gunman walking into the lobby yelling about the president. police opening fire. president trump's extraordinary appeal. his message to kim jong-un offering to protect his regime after north korea threatens to pull out of the nuclear summit. ♪ we're live in windsor for the wedding of a lifetime.

new details just in about the ceremony, the dress and the reception. the event millions around the world will watch. we're live where it's all happening right here on "gma." good morning, america. hit it. ♪ >> announcer: is this a special edition of "good morning america" live from times square and windsor castle with robin roberts, george stephanopoulos and michael strahan. and good morning, america. happy friday. it certainly is a happy one in great britain as you see amy and i holding down the fort in new york. >> that's right. and robin and michael are there in windsor. another beautiful day, and robin, you made it. >> just got here moments ago, amy. my fascinator didn't make it through customs but i'm assured it will be here by the 8:00 hour. michael, you've been here. you can already feel the excitement. >> i'm more excited because

you're here now. i've been waiting on you the whole time. yesterday had a chance to walk along the long walk which you can see behind us, meet a lot of the locals, learn some terminology and on top of that i got a little carriage ride, so it made me feel special here in england. >> you'll share all of that with us. >> i'll share it with everybody. >> harry and meghan as we know will tie the knot tomorrow morning at st. george's chapel here on the grounds of windsor castle. you can see it there. they will travel through windsor in a carriage after the ceremony and so we want you to take a look at the route they will take before returning to the castle where they will have a reception. they'll come right by here. >> lined by a hundred thousand or more people filling up each side of the road but we have team coverage here in windsor. all are standing by with the final preparations before all the pomp and circumstance of tomorrow. let's start with our paula faris who is at the harte and garter hotel. we learned prince charles will walk meghan down the aisle.

>> yes, and this announcement is widely being celebrated this morning throughout britain. what a special moment it's going to be for prince charles, no daughters of his own to walk down the aisle and now he'll be walking down his future daughter-in-law. this morning, kensington palace announcing that meghan markle seen here with prince harry leaving a dress rehearsal at windsor castle has asked prince charles, her future father-in-law, to accompany her down the aisle. the palace saying the prince of wales is pleased to be able to welcome ms. markle to the royal family in this way. this announcement putting to rest weeks of speculation about who would walk ms. markle down the aisle. markle's father thomas believed to be her first choice believed to have changed his mind following the news he was cooperating with the paparazzi for this series of pictures and then admitted to suffering heart trouble which landed him in the hospital near his home in mexico this week. meghan announcing yesterday that

regretfully he will not be abel to attend the wedding. so that leaves mom doria as the only member of markle's family who will be in st. george's chapel for the ceremony. the yoga instructor and social worker arriving in london yesterday where she was whisked from heathrow airport to windsor castle to meet prince charles and camilla for tea. the first meeting between the three was described by witnesses as jolly. and this morning, doria will be meeting the queen for the first time. then she will be celebrating meghan's last night as a single woman with her at the clifton house hotel. meantime, prince william and harry will be staying across town at the coworth park, a five-star country house. and we've also learned that prince philip, harry's 96-year-old grandfather recovering from hip replacement surgery, will be attending the ceremony and, robin and michael, if you remember back in december harry said something along the lines of my family is

the family that meghan has never had so poignant in light of everything that's transpired. >> good point. >> very good point.t,aula. joining us now is imogen lloyd webber, and, imogen, we just learned this morning that prince charles will walk meghan down the aisle and she asked him to do this herself which is a big step, i could imagine, for her but not only that, the future king of england will walk a biracial divorcee down the aisle in front of the world. how significant is that? >> it's symbolic. obviously the royal family have evolved. the last prince of wales as we now know as the duke of windsor wanted to marry a divorced woman, so they have moved on. he longed for a daughter, diana talked about that and in 2015 he even admitted publicly that he wanted a second grandchild to be a girl and, of course, his wish came true so he does have that moment of walking his future daughter-in-law down the aisle. a big moment for a father. >> yes, exactly. we've been told that they have a special relationship.

this is really proof of that. >> it is absolutely and everyone is talking about how meghan is a humanitarian activist. prince charles has been for decades. the work he's done for 42 years really has been on hot button issues and sometimes got in trouble over it so i imagine they're bonding over that. kindred spirits. >> this is not the first time he's walked someone down the aisle. >> you're absolutely right there. he actually walked diana's goddaughter down the aisle, alexandra, in 2016 so has a bit of practice. this is a high pressure moment right now. yeah. >> but this -- we're also learning that prince philip is going to attend. haven't seen him in a while. >> great news. he did have a hip operation fairly recently. he's 96 years old. soon to be 97. he is a very proud man. anyone who's watched "the crown" knows this and he wouldn't want to be in public unless he were nailing it especially for the queen to have her husband there. >> this really speaks about the royal family, the way that prince charles accepted this

invitation. i mean, to enter into this royal family as she has, she couldn't be welcomed any more than this gesture by him. >> very important. learn the lessons of the past and learned from diana's death and had a rocky week but learning from that and stepping up and looking after her and that is so important. you know, every bride gets nervous before her big day. she has all the pressure of the world, great big goldfish bowl and she'll be beautiful and wonderful that prince charles is doing this. >> a great way to be welcomed into the family even though we know she'll miss her father. >> absolutely. >> she's in the spotlight and there's so many people who are going to be here and there's great concern, as we understand. 600 people will be inside the chapel for the actual service but there will be hundreds of thousands that will be out here and so security is of the utmost importance. it's tight all around and our james longman has more on that story for us. james. >> reporter: good morning,

robin. security is extremely tight, making sure to keep the 100,000 expected to gather here safe. now, take a look behind me. heavily armed police. we've rarely seen their presence stepped up just today and already airport staff security and sniffer dogs preparing for so-called ring of steel and authorizes tell visitors expect to see all kinds of police here on horseback, on the river and in the air. there's even a 48-hour no-fly zone over the castle and all this will cost. the wedding itself is going to be paid for by the royal family but security is a public affair. at will and kate's wedding in 2011 the government paid nearly $9 million to keep everyone safe and while there's no specific security threat, britain does remain on its second highest level of alert, severe. robin. >> all right, james. thank you so much. so taking every precaution as you would imagine so we'll have much more from windsor coming up but back to you all there in new york. breaking news and let's go to rebecca jarvis. >> george, breaking news for our

viewers in the west. a texas high school is on lockdown as authorities investigate a possible shooting. as you can see, there's a massive police presence at santa fe high school. the atf has confirmed that it will aide in the investigation and the school's website posted this message. this morning an incident occurred at the high school involving an active shooter. the district has initiated a lockdown and we will send outedal information as soon as it is available. our houston station was told that there was a person with a shotgun and there was one girl shot in the leg. a witness told ktrk that he saw at least four people on stretchers, amy. we'll turn to that breaking news overnight. a suspect walking into the trump doral resort with a gun in his hand. police opening fire taking him into custody. abc's victor oquendo is on the scene with the very latest on all of those new development, good morning, victor.s, good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, amy.

police have just released the suspect's identity. jonathan oti, 42 years old. police are working on securing a search warrant to go through his home. we've learned a lot of information about what happened here at trump national doral overnight. police say oti came into the resort through a year entrance, lowering an american flag that he brought into the lobby and laid it out onto a counter. the director of the miami-dade police department said he started firing at the chandelier and the ceiling. there's no word on a motive but police say that oti was yelling anti-trump sentiments. five officers exchanged gunfire with him. had ewas shot several times in his legs and is recovering in the hospital. none of the officers were shot but one did suffer some broken bones in his arm. incredibly, no guests or hotel employees were hurt. multiple algencies are on the

scene, working to determine if this has anything to do with president trump. amy. >> scary situation. we go to the white house and the latest on the summit with north korea. president trump now taking steps to reassure kim jong-un after that threat from north korea to cancel the historic meeting. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning. these insults of the past, rocket man, fire and fury, we are not hearing that anymore. now he is offering kim jong-un protections. from the oval office, president trump enticing kim jong-un to talks by offering him a life line. >> he'll get protections that will be very strong. if we make a deal, i think kim jong-un is going to be very, very happy. >> reporter: the president seemed to pledge kim would remain in power if there's a deal. >> this would be with kim jong-un something where he'd be there. he'd be in his country. he'd be running his country. his country would be very rich.

>> reporter: but the north koreans signalled they could be getting cold feet, warning they might not attend a meeting with president trump after john bolton urged them to do what libya did more than a decade ago. >> we have very much in mind the libya model from 2003/2004. >> reporter: to north korea that sounds like regime change. after libya gave up its nuclear program, dictator moammar gadhafi was overthoen and murdered in the streets. with bolton right there looking on, president trump flatly contradicted him. >> well, the libya model isn't a model that we have at all when we're thinking of north korea. in libya we decimated that country. >> reporter: the president ever optimistic the summit is still on as the white house continues to make plans for singapore. >> nothing has changed with north korea that we have know of. we haven't been told anything. if it does, it's fine. if it doesn't i think we'll probably have a very successful meeting. >> reporter: that reaction from the president is exactly what we're hearing unanimously from

the state department, from other white house officials, from the national security council, george. they all say despite north korea's threats to pull out of this meeting, they are all still planning and moving ahead as if this is going to happen. >> yeah, want to keep everything on track. on the home front, cecilia, a major move from the white house today taking on planned parenthood. >> reporter: we are told this morning from a white house official this announcement will happen today. essentially this requires abortion services to be offered in a space separate from where other family planning activities are happening. abortion rights groups are calling this a gag order and says it blocks them from providing abortion information and services and they will lose their family planning funding. this is aimed as you said at planned parenthood, but anti-abortion groups are cheering this one. >> could affect more than $250 million in funding. cecilia, thanks very much. amy. new concerns about the volcano emergency in hawaii. an eruption sending ang ash cloud 30,000 feet in the air and officials are now handing out 18,000 ash masks to residents

still on hawaii's big island. abc's matt gutman has been there throughout it all. matt, good morning. what a stunning scene there behind you. >> reporter: it is. i want to give you a sense of where it is, amy. good morning, by the way. this was a cow pasture. that is now fish sure 20. gurgling and bubbling lava dozen of feet in the air. molten rock ooze down the hill. it is 1100 degrees and it bursts over there and just beyond that stand of trees you can see them smoking. they've just been lit on fire. now, seismologists were out here this morning. they're assessing this because another fissure has opened up and these fissures that had cooled had actually become active again. they're trying to figure out why that is. the only thing they know for sure is that -- you can see that eruption there. the only thing they know for sure is that we're going to see more of these eruptions. now, the concern is that that is going to cause this massive haze

of sulfur dioxide all across this island, which is why as you mentioned these respirators are the most sought after and scarce commodity around. civil defense handing out 18,000 of them because people are so concerned about their health here. >> we can hear that behind you. you're safe where you are right now, matt? >> reporter: we are safe where we are. we are at a safe distance away but it is just enormous amount of lava being spewed in the air. very impressive. >> matt gutman, indeed, impressive. >> staying cool through all that as well. the latest on that tragic school bus accident in new jersey where a bus full of fifth graders on a field trip hit a dump truck, tipped over, killing at least two people and eva pilgrim has the story. >> reporter: a fun student excursion turning instead to tragedy. their school bus ripped apart in a deadly crash. >> i'm going to need about 20 ambulances. i have a full school bus and victims on the ground. >> reporter: investigators say it appears the bus filled with 38 fifth graders and seven adults on a field trip was

traveling on southbound us 206 when it turned onto westbound interstate 80 colliding with the dump truck in mt. olive, new jersey, 10:30 thursday morning. >> you could hear the tires screeching and then heard -- you could hear the bus hitting the guardrail. >> be advised we have two young females, cpr in progress. >> i got one child shallow breathing with a head injury. >> reporter: the highway littered with wresage. you can see the steering wheel, the front end sheared off. the crash ripping the chassis right off the body of the bus. police using dogs to search the scene in nearby woods for survivors. the dump truck several hundred yards down from the crash scene. one student and one adult were killed. the injured, several in critical condition rushed to area hospitals. >> for those of you that have the loved ones, you go home and you say how much you love them because there are people that tonight are not able to. >> reporter: we do know the

driver of that dump truck has been speaking to investigators. the school has canceled all field trips for the remainder of the year, just a heartbreaking story. >> yeah, incredible images there. eva, thank you so much. back over to windsor. michael and robin are there. michael, you have the cake? >> that's right, george. we're getting a closeup of the cake. kensington palace giving us our first glimpse of the royal wedding cake. it's a three-part layered lemon and elderflower cake made of 200 lemons, 500 organic eggs and 44 pounds each of butter, flour and sugar. sounds like something my mother cooks. it was created by baker claire ptak and six other bakers who have been working on it for the past five days in the kitchens of buckingham palace. that's going to be thick and delicious cake after the ceremony. back to you guys in new york. we'll save you a piece. >> we were saying how we would like to have some. >> looks pretty good.

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he said, i think you people are more excited than we are. you saw that information. >> i don't know, i was in the streets, they're excited here too. >> but they get excited. we build it up. tomorrow it's going to all be about them. >> i agree. >> but one of the reasons people are so excited is because meghan is making history. come on. the actress from l.a. breaking the mold and deborah roberts is also here in windsor at castle hill with a look at her road to royalty. good morning there, deb. >> reporter: good morning, robin. i confess i'm excited too and what a journey it has been. meghan probably had an idea about big fame, i mean, obviously she was a television star. but now on the eve of her royal wedding she is arguably the most watched woman in the world. meghan's just hours away from cementing her place in the british royal family, and as an american and biracial woman, changing the face of the british monarchy. >> she represents a new kind of

diversity and modernity. and, you know, the royal family is an institution, very protected institution, and to have someone of mixed heritage who is american, who isn't, you know, of royal blood accepted in shows i think a level of progress. >> reporter: meghan addressing her ethnicity and the british tabloid's scrutiny of it in her engagement interview with harry. >> it is a shame that is the climate in this world to focus that much on that or that it would be discriminatory in that sense but i think, you know, at the end of the day i'm really just proud of who i am and where i come from. >> reporter: she's becoming a role model to a new generation. >> she's definitely really inspiring and she knows what she's saying. >> we're following her footsteps in a way. >> reporter: students at her alma mater, the immaculate heart in los angeles, say she makes them believe the sky is the limit. >> i'm excited just because i feel like i really see myself in her. >> reporter: meghan grew up with

an interest in the world around her. her mother doria, a social worker and yoga instructor, her father who won't be able to attend the wedding because of health reasons, a successful lighting director who helped her feel comfortable in the spotlight, often bringing her on set with him. >> i grew up on the set of "married with children" every day after school for ten years. >> reporter: like her future husband she's become deeply dedicated to humanitarian work serving as a u.n. women's ambassador. >> it isn't enough to simply talk about equality. one must believe in it. >> reporter: meghan is the first self-made woman to enter the royal family. she's a feminist. the words breath of fresh air is often used in connection with the royal family. in terms of meghan markle it's absolutely true. >> reporter: and that is no doubt what fascinates so many people about this american woman. yes, she is marrying harry and stepping into royalty, becoming a newly minted princess but as you just heard she walks up to

that altar already an established and powerful woman. that's pretty big stuff. robin and michael. >> it sure is. thank you, deb. >> absolutely and we're going to be joined by india hicks, author, goddaughter of prince charles and one of princess diana's former bridesmaids and india, we have to say, you walked in and robin and i said what an incredible dress. you look amazing. >> amelia wicks, a very good british designer and one of meghan's favorites, as well. >> right. >> you were in the wedding for prince charles and diana back in 1981. >> do we have to say the date? >> come on, india. >> can you give us some inside details about that, and also what is meghan going to experience tomorrow? >> oh, lordy. precision, the royal family are very precise, the timing will be impeccable at every moment there will be another step that she takes that has been mapped out long, long in advance. but also there's always mayhem as well. with diana there was absolute

mayhem. the morning of, we were getting changed in clarence house which is the queen mother's house which was lovely so there very much as part of the family already and there was a little tv screen and there she was watching herself on the screen. didn't want anyone in the way and wanted to see herself. she was in her jeans and she had the tiara on. there was just chaos everywhere, princess margaret came up to check on her. it was really lovely. very intimate. that's how it felt. >> as much as you know and have heard about meghan, is she ready for such a global event tomorrow? >> you know, it's interesting because, of course, diana had been around that type of life and that kind of upbringing. meghan clearly no experience of that. but meghan is 36. so she's lived life a little more. diana was -- >> a baby. >> so young. so young. and i think having to live with

the prurient interest of the press every single day and as it grew there was no guidelines for any of that. they come now with more experience, harry has lived this life so at least knows where the battles are and i think will be beside meghan every step of the way. when diana became the princess of wales, the queen gave her two of her ladies in waiting to really help her to guide her, to show her the ropes because there's a lot. it's a lot. and i suspect that meghan will get the same kind of support but even more. she has kate who has got the experience now and has managed the balance because that's what it is, it is a balance. >> both harry and meghan said obviously they wish diana could be here at this wedding, but what similarities do you see between meghan and diana? >> everybody is inevitably going to ask this question and drawing conclusions. we know nothing really about meghan and how she will be able to cope with this but i think because she's got more experience she'll have a greater view on it. what one hopes is harry's role

is very undefined. if you look back in history, prince andrew, it's a slightly guideless way to go. you're the spare, quite literally, so what one could hope is that harry and meghan together form some kind of strong platform or take some kind of role that fills them, that makes them feel content and worthwhile and then they can cope with not having that role of inheriting the future. >> but people feel that's the bond that brought them together, because that's how they have to this point lived their lives and now this incredible team that they're going to be and the lessons that perhaps meghan can learn from princess diana and how she was able to help those that were less fortunate and i love how prince harry said that his mother and meghan would have been thick as thieves. that's a term that he used. >> definitely and i think, you know, diana was extraordinary. i mean, she was a star when she

walked into the room, everybody took notice. it's a quality. but prince charles is unbelievable as well. he's been a single parent for all of these years, so the breaking news of him being able to walk meghan down the aisle is just so perfect. it's kind of comes full circle because i think especially in america one tends to forget the role charles has played because diana was such a star. she was so incredible with what she did. the foundations she was on board with, the way she reached out and touched the people, the princess' people but charles has done so much good. he has so many, many, many charitable endeavors. his prince's trust is phenomenal, the work that it does and i think it's so lovely that he gets this starring role in tomorrow's scene. >> lovely for you to stop by and talk to us. we really appreciate it. >> your insight is always just so brilliant. >> always brilliant and always appreciated. india, thank you very much.

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that was so key and then the engagement. it was just six months ago that they got engaged. here's a look at their love story. >> it was so sweet and natural and very romantic. he got on one knee. as a matter of fact, i could barely let you finish proposing, i said can i say yes now. >> she didn't even let me finish and se she said yes and there were hugs and i said can i give you the ring? she goes, oh, yes. the ring. >> reporter: it was the sweet moment that sealed the deal for prince harry and his bride-to-be actress meghan markle in a fairy tale romance that all started with a blind date in july 2016. >> i managed to persuade her to come and join me in botswana and we camped out with each other under the stars. we were really by ourselves which was crucial to me to make sure we had a chance to get to know each other. >> yeah. >> reporter: the 36-year-old actress swept off her feet by her real life prince charming. meghan known for her starring

role as rachel zane in "suits." >> you hit on me. we can get it out of the way that i am not interested. >> reporter: the new couple quickly bonded over their shared interest in philanthropy. >> both of us have passions for wanting to make change, change for good. >> one of the first things we started talking about, that's what got date two in the books probably. >> reporter: and before the romance became public i caught up with prince harry at his annual invictus games. the way you talk about children, is it something that you think about in the near future -- >> i think -- the advantage of being an uncle before having your own kids means you can learn a lot and a lot of my friends have kids at the moment so i'm making the most of learning as much as possible but, yeah, i can't wait for the day so, you know, it will be fantastic. >> reporter: long distance helped keep the budding romance a secret, but the paparazzi eventually spotted the couple and the american biracial divorcee became the focus of a media frenzy.

in november 2016, kensington palace issued a statement attacking the, quote, racial undertones in press coverage, an unprecedented move for the royal family. >> by the end of the day i'm just proud of who i am and where i come from and we have never put any focus on that. we have just focused on who we are as a couple. >> reporter: prince harry committing to be meghan's lifelong protector as this modern couple does royal things in their own way. and soon they will be husband and wife right back there. >> right there. >> so much in such a short period of time. >> true love. >> almost two years. coming up, we're going to continue live here in windsor. counting down, of course, to the royal wedding with the fans that are gathered here in town, and what they said to michael about the big day. >> they're excited. >> why not. come on back. ♪ to michael about the big day. >> they're excited. >> why not. come on back.

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♪ ♪ we are back now in windsor where more than 100,000 well wishers are expected to fill these streets and i had a chance to speak with some of the people traveling far and wide just to get a glimpse at the royal procession. take a look. >> i found them. they're here. meghan and harry. let's go inside and talk. >> we love the idea of, you know, just ordinary people, you know, marrying into the royal

family and that's fantastic. >> they broke a lot of traditions. >> yeah. >> absolutely. >> has that made them more relatable? >> totally. >> what are you looking forward to most? >> the dress. >> the dress. >> the dress. >> everybody wants to see the dress. >> yeah, she's a beautiful girl so i think she'll look amazing. >> everybody loves harry. why is harry the favorite? >> he is fabulous. >> he is rebellious. >> everybody loves bad boys. >> normal. >> he's the most normal one. >> how does it feel to see an african-american woman become princess? >> that's the way it should be, black and white coming together. >> it's about love. >> exactly. >> it's about love. >> exactly. >> about love. >> it's about love. so many excited people here on the streets in england and this the pubs as well. full, live coverage of the royal wedding, robin and david muir. >> i better get comfortable here. >> you'll be here for awhile. they'll anchor tomorrow morning starting at 5:00 a.m. eastern right here on abc.

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hey, good morning. happy friday. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings." and meteorologist drew tuma has a look at your forecast. hey, drew. >> hi, good morning, natasha. still tracking dense fog. look at this, santa rosa and half moon bay, visibility right now down to a mile. so, early on today we have that fog, that cloud cover. later on this afternoon, a lot of sunshine away from the host. 65 the high in oakland, 72 in san jose, going up to 62 in san francisco. all right, and taking a look at the roads this morning, we have one new crash on the way into san francisco, northbound 280 before the mariposa exit. we have a crash that was temporarily blocking all lanes, now to the far left lane. but definitely some long backup approaching that scene. and looking a little foggy on the san mateo bridge. westbound 92, though, moving along with no delays headed towards foster city. >> alexis, thank you. coming up, how prince harry

met meghan, their fairy tale romance. robin roberts and michael strahan are live from london, next on "gma." we'll have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. join the

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>> announcer: this is a special edition of "good morning america" live from times square and windsor castle with robin roberts, george stephanopoulos and michael strahan. welcome back to "gma." live from windsor, i think we should learn an accent, robin. >> you've been talking about that on the commercial breaks. >> i wish i had one. i don't. it sounds so cool. >> you have so much in life supply couldn't pull it off. >> i tried. we are less than 24 hours away from the royal wedding. we've learned this morning that prince charles will walk meghan down the aisle and we're going to go back to paula faris for more details. the latest clues about the wedding gown. we've seen her get married on her tv show. what she says her perfect dress would look like. and the designers who could be

creating the dress of the year. this morning, meghan's high school celebrating her wedding. the alum who's not just a former student but an inspiration. >> i'm excited because i feel like i see myself in her. >> right here in windsor, harry's close friends, the international polo star, joining us right here live before he heads to the wedding, as visitors pour into the tiny town and castle grounds. i'm walking ahe long walk. these fields you see behind me are going to be packed with spectators. 24 hours to go. your all access pass right here, as we say -- >> all: good morning, america!

good morning, america. we're less than 24 hours from the royal wedding. >> prince harry and meghan tying the knot and michael and robin are over there leading our coverage. i see your fascinating made it through customs. >> it was a little dicey but able to make it through customs. you're just in the spirit here. also in the open i saw what deb roberts and adrienne bankert, what they were wearing so i had to step up my game. >> robin told me i looked better looking through her fascinating. i don't know if that's a compliment or not. in just a few minutes we're going to speak with one of harry's closest friends live, the polo star known as nacho. he's one of the lucky guests who got invited to the royal wedding. can't wait to talk to him. >> first the wedding mystery that's been involved as we've been telling you. we know who will walk meghan down the aisle aison her big da. let's go back to paula faris here in windsor.

good morning again, paula. >> reporter: kensington palace tweeting, saying, quote, the prince of wales is pleased to welcome meghan markle into the family. prince harry's grandfather, prince philip, who's 96 and recovering from hip surgery has confirmed that he will be here for the big day. if you remember, meghan's only family is her mother doria who has had a whirlwind couple of days. she landed on wednesday and then had tea with charles and camilla. that meeting according to eye witnesses was, quote, jolly. yesterday she met with will and kate and their children and today is a big day for her. she's going to meet the queen, queen elizabeth, for the first time over afternoon tea. meanti meantime, harry and meghan were seen leaving one of their he erro --

rehearsals. the ceremony noon here in london, that is 7:00 eastern. to give you a little more grasp, at about 11:40 tomorrow harry and will will arrive at st. george's chapel just inside the walls of windsor castle and shortly after meghan will arrive. she'll walk halfway down the aisle accompanied by her bridesmaids and page boys and that's where prince charles will pick it up and escort her to her bye troethed. robin. >> that will be quite a moment, paula. thank you very much. you know what motivated me to wear this? >> what's that? >> george's countdown clock. george was into it so i said i've got to get a fascinator to kind of keep up with george's spirit. let's go back to him right now. >> my hair won't hold a fascinator. thank you guys. we have breaking news. let's go to rebecca jarvis. >> that's right, george.

break is news for our viewers in the west. a suspect has been arrested in an early morning shooting in a high school in santa fe, texas. local law enforcement says that the suspect appears to be a student. the shooting occurred during the school's first period and one student telling ktrk that she saw at least one girl shot in the leg. a father told ktrk that his son smelled gunpowder and heard shots. the students then ran to a nearby home. the school which has about 1400 students has confirmed that there are injuries. one area hospital says it has received patients but has not said how many. the shooting happened at about 7:45 this morning with students hearing fire alarms. a s.w.a.t. team was quickly on the scene along with local police, ambulances and helicopters. both the if fbi and atf are assisting in the investigation. again, a shooter suspected to be a student has been apprehended in a texas high school shooting, george. we want to go back to windsor with all that's coming

up on the royal wedding. >> we have so much to talk about. coming up, one of prince harry's closest friends, world famous polo star, nacho, will join us tomorrow. and the last minute clues about meghan's wedding gown this morning as robin and i are hanging out here in windsor. coming up, prince harry's journey to this moment and what he told me about his mo princess diane a and carrying o her legacy. we'll be back. made with active antioxidants that work from the inside out... to help animate lifeless hair. let life in with herbal essences bio:renew. prepare for your demise, do your worst, doctor. i will. but first, a little presentation.

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their vows less than 24 hours from now. and you can feel that excitement everywhere you go here in town. >> you really can and we've watched prince harry go from a young man to a bachelor and now a man in love. we know that. he was once considered the royal rebel of the family, he struggled, of course, with the young age. then he emerged as a helicopter pilot in the military championing those who serve and tomorrow he's going to be a happily married man. we'll speak to one of his closest friend ains enom m t. harry's journey. >> it is a boy. >> reporter: his royal highness prince henry of wales also known as prince harry has grown up on the world's stage, through life's joys and the sorrows. who could forget the heartbreaking image of the 12-year-old prince walking next to his beloved mother's casket. >> harry.

>> reporter: growing up in the spotlight without his mother was we watched him struggle over the years, but princess diana left an indelible imprint on her sons as she hoped she would when she spoke to bbc one panorama in 1995. >> i want them to have an understanding of people's emotions, people's insecurities, people's distress and people's hopes and dreams and they have a knowledge, they may never use it but the seed is there and i hope it will grow because knowledge is power. >> reporter: eventually prince harry found his path in the military. it was an experience that changed him which we spoke about in a 2016 interview. >> ten years in the army was the best escape that i've ever had. i thought i was achieving something. i felt as though i was part of a team. all i wanted to do was to prove to other people that i had a certain set of skills. flying an apache helicopter

for instance, rather than just being prince harry. >> reporter: today prince harry is a passionate advocate for the armed forces especially for wounded veterans. >> we are invictus. [ applause ] >> reporter: his annual invictus games. >> nobody wants sympathy. no one wants sympathy. all they want is an opportunity to prove themselves. and that's what this is all about. >> yes, sir. >> more training. come on. >> reporter: this is the camaraderie we're talking about. he's part of this community. >> reporter: prince harry sharing humor and heart with those around him. just like his mother once did. and prince harry continues to honor her in many facets of his life, something he reflected on in our interview. is it important to you and your brother to carry on in some ways her legacy? >> we will do everything we can to make sure that she's never forgotten and carry on all of the special gifts as such that she had and that she portrayed through her life. i hope that a lot of my mother's

talents are shown in a lot of the work that i do. >> the family that you and your brother, sister-in-law have built, what do you think how your mother would feel about this family? >> i hope she's looking down with tears in her eyes being incredibly proud of what we've, you know, established, i suppose. you know, i hope that once again that everything we do privately and officially that it makes her proud. >> well, it is great to have one of prince harry's best professional polo player nacho figueras with us. nacho, thanks for joining us. you're here for the royal wedding and got to know prince harry through his charity work, sentebale, helps out african kids with aids. that's something his mother would be very proud of him for. how did you meet, and what was your first impression of him when you did? >> we met in 2007 back when he

just started the organization with prince seeiso and they created sentebale in honor of their mothers and help orphan kids in lesotho which is this tiny country in africa and my first impressions were this guy really cared. he really cared about this mission, and it's been an honor for me to help him, you know, help these kids. it's been amazing. >> your heart, both of your hearts are really truly into it. you also have fun with him especially playing polo. how is he? is he fun to poke fun at? >> he's wonderful. we've been playing polo for over 11 years now raising money for this great cause and he's a competitive athlete, so we always go to each other and when we play against each other, and we have fun when we play together, but inside the field, he goes for it. it's fun. >> how is he different from his brother? you also played against his brother, william. how do they differ?

>> william plays more defense, he plays back which is the defensive player like you. harry plays more in the front and -- >> more aggressive. >> a little bit. more aggressive, more trying to score goals. their different positions in the field. >> different positions in the feel. i like that. you've watched harry over the years and known him over the years, when he was one of the most eligible bachelors in the wore. now he's about to -- >> he still is until tomorrow. >> hey. that's a true friend. that's a true friend. >> until tomorrow. >> until tomorrow. >> yes. >> so until tomorrow he's still one of the most eligible bachelors in the world. how do you think this relationship and this very soon marriage has changed him? >> i think -- i think very much. i think that he -- he's going to be an amazing husband. he hopefully will be a great father. i can't wait for him to go into this stage of his life. i think he has been willing to get into this stage of his life for awhile, and i'm so happy that he has found -- that he has found meghan.

i think, you know, i hope that they will be very, very happy. >> it does seem like he is in a place where this is -- he was ready for this and he was -- i'm not saying looking for it but he was ready for something like this to happen then she -- they were just -- the way they met. you'll be there. you'll be -- you're one of the invited guests. what's that moment going to be like for you when you see your best mate walking down that aisle? >> i'm here for my friend's wedding so i'm excited about that. i'm happy about him and i'm very happy for him so that's what matters to me the most. >> i know you can give him some great advice. you've been married for 18 years, have you four kids. as you say you think he'll be an incredible father and husband and you spoke to him recently. how is he feeling leading up to all this? >> i think that he, you know, is happy. this is a big deal obviously. look at you guys, you made your own house right here, so this is obviously is weird news, but i think he's been ready for this for awhile and i think the best part of his life is about to come so i'm very, very happy for him. >> this next chapter in his life and, you know, he and his brother, it's not easy to be a royal.

>> no. >> it is not and the way that they -- >> i think he has handled it so well. so bell. it's not easy. not easy as all. >> but he did -- he had his fun years. harry had his fun years. >> we all have, right. >> that's right. >> but still -- >> not you. not you? >> i was always at home. i never did anything. >> no. but to see how he has grown and matured and how he has really accepted his role and has embraced it. >> but i think that role has been with him there all the time. we were just not focusing on who he really is. he really is an amazing man who cares about other people. he really cares. he loves children. that's always been there. it was just highlighted from a different place and now i'm very happy that he and meghan will continue to, you know, do the things that they love which are helping others and making the world a better place. >> you say sentebale, the charity, he created that to honor his mother. do you think he'll do something special to honor her tomorrow?

>> i don't know. i'm not into -- i'm not part of the wedding committee. i'm just here. >> as a friend and a guest. >> that's a good friend. good for you. he needs that. he needs just friends like that. >> i hope. >> we appreciate you taking your time to come here and i thought about playing polo but i always feel bad for the horses. >> why? >> carrying me around. >> i thought you were going to. i said i'm so happy to put this super bowl guy on a horse and put him where he belongs. >> oh. >> trash talking. >> we'll do it. we'll do it -- i really wanted to see if you are really tough or not like they say. >> oh, wow. way to go, nacho. >> argentina, here i come. right here on "gma." nacho is throwing down the challenge. >> yes, he is. >> talk to a guy about that he'll ride away, right? >> that's true. >> we are. >> we love that about you both. let's go back down to ginger in new york. i would watch that. i'd watch michael in a polo match. hey, we've got friends from kent, ohio, you're from savannah. we've got folks from illinois.

i heard behind me. guess what, none of us will have as nice a weather as they will for their wedding. we have a little royal forecast for you because that high pressure system sitting over southern england is going to stay in place and it will make for a cool morning because you kind of like that insulation off at night. the blanket is off but then warms up with beautiful sunshine. highs around 70 degrees with a light northeast wind. you can't ask for better. right? i'm abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma with clouds giving way to sunshine today. 65 for a high in oakland, 62 san francisco, about 72 the high in san jose. overnight, the cloud cover filling right back in with this marine layer thickering into saturday morning. upper 40s to to lower 50s. similar pattern saturday, cool on sunday and warming right back up in the early partrtrtrtrtrtrt

we are back live from windsor where fans are already celebrating meghan and harry even before they walk down the aisle tomorrow morning. >> and meghan is also being celebrated in her hometown of los angeles and adrienne bankert is back with more on that. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you too, robin. nice to have you with us here in london. you got to wear the fascinator. it's a big day. that's right. and, you know, meghan's school, what an awesome story here. they boast a lot of impressive alumni like mary tyler moore, tyra banks and now the students are saying that not only is meghan markle a role model but she's serving them some royal inspiration. ♪ as the world awaits the royal wedding -- ♪ -- there's already a party going on at the all girls private campus of immaculate heart in los angeles where meghan attended middle and high school. ♪ be that girl watch that queen ♪

>> reporter: students singing and dancing, waving both sets of red, white and blue flags. a flash mob in fascinators celebrating the soon-to-be princess. this corgi rocks an i heart meghan t-shirt. >> let us raise our cups and wave our flags and banners in honor of all that meghan has achieved and will continue to achieve in the future. here's to meghan. >> reporter: now one of their most inspirational graduates. >> she is from los angeles. she's half black. so i feel like no matter what ethnicity you are, no matter where you're from, you can actually make a big change in the world not just being harry's wife but really taking your platform and using it for a positive change. >> she's, you know, an incredible role model and humanitarian work and also, you know, i'm a jenecian. she is one too. that's our drama club. >> reporter: here in the school

auditorium, her talent as an actress began to shine. >> following her footsteps in a way. >> reporter: in these halls meghan discovered her passion for giving. >> it seems that she remembered a conversation that we had had when she was a junior. i told her that one needed to put the needs of others above one's own fears and apparently she's carried that with her and i'm so proud to know that was something that was important to her. >> she's bringing not just beauty and grace and smarts, but she's bringing this world consciousness. >> reporter: these students watching one of their own become royal with a glimpse of what it looks like to see dreams come true. >> she's one of our sisters because everyone that comes here is like -- >> technically we could probably be part of the royal family too. >> wow. so well spoken too. many of those students speaking out about how passionate they are and how proud they are. we got to tell you they were

very happy for meghan before she met harry because of her humanitarian work and her acting career and immaculate heart families will be joining everybody on that campus for a viewing party tomorrow. robin and michael. >> but will they be wearing wonderful fascinators like you have on right now when they're watching tomorrow? that is the question. >> yes. >> adrienne bankert, thank you very much. >> i hope so. >> looking good. i hope so too. got to be in the spirit. our royal contributor victoria murphy is here, wonderful to see you again. >> hello. >> so we've seen where she grew up and we see the impact that she has had. but her life is going to change tomorrow here on this big stage. >> from tomorrow meghan markle is going to be a working member of the british royal family or the firm as we like to call them. she will be carrying out engages and become patron of charities and representing queen and britain on the royal stage. but i think what's so intriguing about meghan is long before she knew this was going to be her life, it's almost like she was

setting up for it, you know, as a child, she stood up for things she believed in. she got a commercial change because she thought it was sexist. as soon as she became an actress she realized she had a profile she wanted to take on charity work and i've been watching her and harry and i have been traveling around the uk with them the last few months as they've been meeting people and it's just been amazing because she's such a natural in the role. >> when it comes to charity and philanthropy we've seen all the things she's done in the past but in this new role what do you think she'll focus on? >> i think young people, it's going to be a big focus for her and harry, young people are very excited about them. they're very relatable to young people and i think for meghan women's empowerment will be a very big issue. she's spoken about it before and described herself as a feminist and she once made a great comment where she said, she thinks girls should focus less on glass slippers, and more on shattering the glass ceiling. which is funny because she has the ultimate fairy tale here. she wants girls to think of their education and things of substance.

>> that's the beauty of it. victoria, she has lived her life like this, in wanting this. so that's not a big change for >> announcer: this is an abc news special report. good morning. i'm dan harris coming to you from abc news headquarters in new york. we're breaking into our regular programming because there is breaking news this morning, and it is sad news. there has been another school shooting in america. this one in santa fe, texas, outside of houston. abc news has confirmed according to local law enforcement officials, there are multiple fatalities. the president is already tweeting about the news. he is saying, quote, the school shooting in texas, early reports not looking good. god bless all. that from the president of the united states of america. the local sheriff's department, the harris county sheriff's department also tweeting, one

suspect in custody. a second one detained. an injured police officer is being treated. the extent of his injuries, unknown. we have also heard from a doctor at a local hospital, a trauma center. he says they have received three patients. two of them adults, and one under 18, all gunshot wounds, and he refers to the situation as, quote/unquote heartbreaking and we are hearing from local law enforcement there may have been an explosive device left behind inside the school. so to recap, we're talking this morning about the breaking news out of santa fe, texas outside of houston where abc news has learned there are multiple casualties after a school shooting. yet another school shooting, and here we are again on another reporting in america. brad, give us the sense as we look at the pictures here of

first responders of what's going on at the scene in a moment like this. >> well, it appears, dan, that they have it contained. they are saying that they have the shooter in custody, but the real clue and key here is the movement and activities of law enforcement, and bomb techs. apparently, atf and other bomb techs are at the scene because reportedly maybe some devices in the school. the issue is this is a very good sized school, so you're going to have to clear it. despite the fact you think you only have one shooter, that they apparently have in custody. what else do you have? do you have explosives? did he put up devices -- booby traps that law enforcement could walk into in it wi? it will take time to clear the school. >> another thing that is cruelly ironic is they have to take a hard look at the students who lived through this experience, and are evacuating. they have to look and search

among the students to see if a shooter is escaping with the tide of students leaving the school. >> exactly, like, nikolas cruz in parkland, florida. he mixed in with the crowd, and you're right. you have to pat down kids, and you're probably even searching some vehicles in the parking lot. in particular, the shooter's, but maybe other people's property, just to make sure they have this contained. >> we have with us on the phone this morning, pierre thomas, abc news correspondent. he is our chief law and justice correspondent. what are you hearing from your sources inside the federal government? >> reporter: again, we're getting reports of multiple injuries, dan. again, federal authorities. the atf has responded. the fbi has responded. that seems to support local law enforcement, and just a horrific situation. law enforcement officials have been concerned. the fbi just recently came out with a report showing that these kinds of active shooter incidents have been on the rise. just this week, we saw an

attempted event at a school in illinois. so this is becoming what many law enforcement officials are calling a chronic problem, particularly at schools. which, you know, our most precious commodities are at, and another incident where someone went into a school with a weapon and began firing. >> you used the right word. horrifying and you described it as a chronic problem. my understanding is this is the 22nd school shooting this year alone. pierre thomas and brad garrett, our thanks to both of you. just to recap again. another school shooting, this one in santa fe, texas outside of houston, and abc news has confirmed there are multiple fatalities. we here at abc news will continue to cover the story, and bring brad back in if necessary, and we'll cover it on abc n abcnews.com, and abcabcnews.com. thank you for future daughter-

the aisle. we've learned that when she arrives at st. george's chapel she will be initially accompanied by her page boys and her bridesmaids and then halfway down the aisle which is approximately where the choir is located, that is when her father, her future father-in-law will meet her and escort her to her betrothed prince harry and so much speculation about what she will wear. will it be a british designer? everyone in britain is hoping it is a british designer but some estimates that the dress could cost anywhere between $100,000 and 400,000 pounds and when you convert that to american dollars we're talking maybe a half million dollars. i know michael's jaw probably just dropped but before we go, let's take another look at the cake. yeah, i know. you and i are very pragmatic about this, michael but let's look at this cake, guys. hints of lemon and elderflower. this elderflower infused in the cake is reportedly sourced from the queen's sandringham estate and loads of butter, flour and

sugar, 40 pounds of each sounds entirely enticing but 24 hours from the ceremony, you guys, it's going to be held at this beautiful st. george's chapel built in the 15th century. we are about to witness history. i want to see history in both of you wearing one of these, though, by the way. okay? adrienne has plenty. >> i started at the 8:00 hour. everybody caved. that's right. >> i don't think i'm caving on the fascinator. but i didn't bring one. i wish i had. mine got lost in customs but, you know, thank you very much for -- >> we can get you a hat, michael. >> i'll figure something out. i'll figure something out. after the show. well, i've been trying to get to know the town and talked about accents and everything else, you would think that learning a language here, the lingo wouldn't be so difficult because everyone speaks the same language but i found out that is not exactly true. >> uh-oh. >> all right, guys, i'm standing here outside windsor castle. can you see it in the background

and i'm like, i'm an american. what do i know about a royal wedding? but you know what, i'm here. let me go meet the people. will et me find out from the locals. let's go. so is there one term that i should probably learn when i'm here? give me something i can work on. >> don't say awesome. >> don't say awesome? >> though go what do you say instead. >> wonderful. >> wonderful. >> fabulous. >> fabulous. ♪ >> you say potato. i say potato. >> you say tomato, i say tomato. >> quite here early instead of geez, quite here early. >> british. >> number one, awesome, we don't use that in this country. >> why is it? it's awesome. >> it's fabulous. life is fabulous. >> it's fabulous. fabulous. gorgeous.

>> amazing. >> amazing. >> yeah. yeah, you're right. >> that piece was far from fabulous. but i did learn some things, just a small little terminology of words that we use that they don't or they just switch it up and don't say garbage. it's rubbish. i kind of like it. it seems more sophisticated. >> some words can get you in trouble because they're not quite the same but that's for another -- >> yes. >> for "good afternoon america." >> the piece was fabulous to our producer. >> the spotlight is burning bright on the royals. something meghan markle has had to get used to since her relationship with harry became public. something we've seen recently as her father as we know makes news so let's go back to james longman for more on this side of the story. >> reporter: the streets are getting busier, 5,000 journalists are accredited for the special event. that pressure of the press may be difficult to deal with.

this is likely the last glimpse of the royal couple together before they walk down the aisle at st. george's chapel in windsor driving into the thousand-year-old castle for rehearsal, outside a preview of the royal celebration complete with a practice run, the couple's horse drawn carriage. >> it's not just trying to get it right, it's trying to get it right in front of the world's cameras. this is live. this is for real and, you know, you're step nothing a drama that is part of the history of the world. so, the pressure is on. >> is there a sense maybe that the palace hasn't really done enough to protect meghan and her extended family to try to prepare all these people for this huge amount of tabloid speculation? >> the mother lives in l.a. the father lives in mexico. i'm not sure where the half brothers and sisters are but they're clearly making noise. it's obvious that the markles did need more support because how would they know? >> reporter: i sat down for tea

with imogen lloyd webber, an authority on royal life and an american who married into british as irs tock as irs toc >> she's had paparazzi around her because of "suits" but i think this level that's happening this week, it was distressing, as a bride it's already stressful getting married and the last thing you want to happen is to have your family make things bubble up. >> no matter what meghan faces she's going to have harry to guide her and he's had his fair share of attention. i'm sure they'll make a great team. robin. >> all right, james, thanks very much. >> we'll welcome back imogen lloyd webber. thank you for joining us again. we heard about meghan's relationship with the paparazzi. what is harry's relationship with the paparazzi. >> both william and harry have a smiling hatred of the media. they believe that the media helped kill their mother. you watch that documentary of

harry talking about how the paparazzi were taking photographs of his mother while she lay dying. it's incredibly distressing. that being said they're royal and part of being royal is putting/spotlight often good causes and need the media for that but it's a tricky relationship, absolutely. >> and they did both he and meghan wonderful in staying out of the spotlight for so long. there was speculation about their relationship but we didn't know. the public did not know for quite some time and i know this may be surprising, this is relatively an intimate wedding compared to other royal weddings. will they be able, though, to maintain that once she officially becomes part of the royal family? >> you're right. for six months none of us had any idea. they kept it under wraps. they'll follow william and kate here. william and kate are very much out and about in public and then behind closed doors and don't have much access to george and charlotte and don't see them out and about so william is protective of kate and his family and harry will be absolutely the same with meghan,

especially after this week. >> in order to keep it as private as they have and to keep it under wraps like they have, they need to have great friends who help them with that. so who are some of these friends? >> i think just look at the parents of the page boys and bridesmaids and tells you all you need to know about the inner circle. the mulroneys have three children part of the wedding. jessica mulroney actually hid harry and meghan if their town house when news break that they got together so you've got them and jasper dyer who is park mark dyer's son. >> she has tight -- such a tight circle of friends. she did not want 0 offend anybody so didn't make a maid of honor. >> none of the friends from the "suits" area have not talked. tight-knit circle there. >> all right, imogen, we really

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i know. see, i don't know whether to do this or -- it splits. >> you look great either way. >> you know, we really want to see what meghan is going to wear tomorrow. >> that's what we're talking about. >> we're back here. one of the things leaving us in suspense, meghan's dress. this morning we're getting big clues about what she may wear for her big day. who better to ask than deborah roberts on castle hill. deborah, what are the experts saying. >> hey, well, robin, that is the million dollar or should i say multimillion dollar question because if you think about all the facets to meghan markle wor in canada and now she has big ties here in london so what designer could pull all of those threads together? and some are wondering whether her character on "suits" might offer one of the biggest hints. the royal wedding is finally a day away. but two big questions remain,

who will be designing meghan's gown and what will it look like? >> who the dress might be is an industry in itself. >> a guessing game. >> yes, a guessing game. >> reporter: but vanessa has a few ideas. >> designers we have some speculations on and there are a few names. >> reporter: names being tossed around. christopher bailey behind british brand burberry. >> one of meghan's closest friends, markus anderson who we saw by her side has been seen going into top secret mightings with burberry executives. >> stella mccartney, erdem and roland mouret. >> ralph & russo is another brand that will be discussed. the only british brand with a couture brand with a bridal range. >> and she wore the dress already for her engagement. >> absolutely. >> any designer that is doing the dress on the big day will

have to have signed a strict n nondisclosure agreement and with ralph & russo they've actually had to move their external pr company in-house. >> reporter: perhaps meghan herself giving us the biggest insight in a 016 "glamour" magazine article saying she helped pick a princess-like wedding dress for her "suits" character rachel zane but that isn't a dress she would pick for herself saying her perfect wedding gown is whimsical or subtly romantic and will most likely wear two dress, one for the ceremony and one for the reception just like princess kate did. whatever she wears it's sure to be copied by women around the world hoping to get what's been dubbed the markle sparkle. and, i good morning, i'm doing my best to honor the markle sparkle. i know you are and paula and adrienne are all doing it. we got to have our little sparkle here, right? got to have a little fun. >> that looks good. >> that looks great. >> i want to see yours.

>> that is so perfect. that's so perfect, deb. did you have that made -- >> american made, christine moore. a little shoutout. >> uh-huh. that's right. now you don't have to pay for it. you got a shoutout. >> hey, thank you so much, deborah. we appreciate it. back to ginger. >> here we are in our tea room and we're having a nice time with our finger sandwiches and tea and i just looked over at this plate and it looks like someone got a chunk out of this cookie already. isn't that great? that is the "gma" british version. you know, we've got to do a little forecast too and thought why not do some of the names like harry inspired cities. how about meg, arkansas, that's where i'd like to be today. meg, arkansas, 90 degrees and sunny dealing with serious hit. friends from detroit, are you feeling very proper? >> theyes. are. all right, everybody, let's keep having our very bri abc7 newz m

drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. clouds and sunshine today, up to 65 for oakland, 72 in san jose, 62 in san francisco. accuweather seven-day forecast shows yououououououououououououu >> robin and michael, i can't wait 0 see you tomorrow morning and i can't wait to eat this entire plate of cookies with my friends. let's get back over to windsor. >> all right. enjoy, ginger. and coming up, everybody, we have a taste of britain with a picnic that is fit for a royal wedding.

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members of the public. they were chosen by prince harry and meghan markle for their charity work to watch the royal arrivals and carriage ride from the castle ground. >> what a lovely idea they have done it. joining are kimberley watkin and adam hughes who started the karl lyle undercroft. we're on your turf. >> we are extremely excited. we couldn't quite believe it when we received the invite and, yeah, it's a monumental moment, isn't it? so few people are able to experience like we will be there in the grounds so we are thrilled. >> the thing that i'm really, really excited about is be around the 120 people invited to share story, see what they are doing and to just enjoy it together as part of the community of united kingdom and actually the world as well and i know you're excited to see it. >> elton john will be there.

>> oh. we confirm. >> i hope so. >> so i will be there ready for mr. john to appear. >> and we know designer ted baker was kind enough to put your royal guest looks together for you. what else did you do in preparation. >> all sorts of things. once you find out you're going to a wedding, i feed to start running again, i need to start jogging and trim down so i went back to the canals and started running again. face masks last night. kim and i did a face mask to make our skin zingy. >> we had a girlie night. just makeup, hair, shoes and i had my hat made. things i wouldn't usually do actually so that's very, very exciting. >> you know, our invitations got lost in the mail. >> must have. >> but it did say the invitation you can bring your own picnic basket and you guys, we brought one but you actually call it a hamper. what kind of things will you

bring? >> there's a lot of things that we would bring. we like cheeses and different crackers, kettle chips which are -- we call crisps, you would call chips. >> right. >> what are those pies. >> there are pork pies, pork pies are like a jelly with meat with pastry around and they're nice bite-size meal. >> okay. so it's a little bit different than -- but it's all the same. >> yeah. you've got your savory, your sweet. >> cucumber -- sandwiches that are cut -- >> i was looking at kimberley like pull them out. don't save them for tomorrow. >> i know, i know. so, yeah, i know i really love camembert. we have things like that a lot and, yeah, we've got grapes and different things and proseccpro. >> you got to have the bubbly. >> so this is a present that we will be giving to the royal couple.

it is a brick that will sit on our personalized wall of thanks in the venue so it's got their names on there so harry and meghan and the year and it will hopefully sit in the venue forever and commemorate their union and we can say remember when we were at the royal wedding. >> a great gift. >> thank you for the work you do and it will be a knees up -- is that the right phrase. there you go. of course, we'll have full coverage of the royal wedding. david muir and i will be anchoring live tomorrow morning right here from starting at 5:00 a.m. eastern. we'll be right back.

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