The UK's Prince Harry¹ and American actress Meghan Markle has tied the knot Saturday at St. George's Chapel² in Windsor.

 

英国哈里王子与美国女演员梅格汉·马克尔周六在温莎圣乔治教堂完婚。
 

 

The one-hour service, solemnized by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, got under way in front of some 600 guests at noon time.

 

Prince Charles walked Markle down the aisle³, as Markle's father, Thomas, was unable to attend the wedding after undergoing heart surgery.

 

All of Markle's bridesmaids and pageboys are children, including Princess Charlotte and her brother Prince George. Prince William is the bestman, while there is no maid of honour because Markle didn't want to choose between her closest friends.

 

After the service, the newlyweds traveled in an open carriage as part of a 25-minute procession from St. George's Chapel through Windsor town.

 

An estimated 100,000 people are lining⁴ the carriage procession route, waiting to wave and cheer at the new royal couple. Some royal fans have arrived at Windsor days earlier and camped out to secure prime places with better view. 

 

Nicholas Pervez drove five hours from Yorkshire to Windsor to watch the procession. He said that Markle, to some extend, shows a "beacon⁵ of light" to many ordinary people that they can also change their lives once they try to push aside the limits in life. "It is a monumental event so I had to make it," he told Xinhua. 

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