Everything to Know About Prince Harry Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding

It is less than a week to go until the hotly anticipated Royal wedding of Prince Harry and American actress and humanitarian Meghan Markle .

As required by the Succession to the Crown Act, the first six royals in succession for the throne are required to ask the queen for her permission to marry. So, because Prince Harry is fifth in line, the law applied to him. Thankfully, he got his grandmother’s approval, and according to an aide close to the royals, the queen gave her approval for the two to wed “without hesitation”

 “I declare my consent to a contract of matrimony between my most dearly beloved grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle,” reads the letter, which bears the queen’s signature in the top right corner.

The wedding is this weekend - Saturday, May 19 - at St George’s Chapelin the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry was christened. It is said to have become a "very special place" for the couple in their relationship so far. 

The couple, who became engaged in November last year when the Prince got down on one knee as they cooked a roast chicken at his Kensington Palace home, Nottingham Cottage, have been heavily involved in the planning of the celebration.

The service will begin at 12pm. The public will have the opportunity to watch the action from their sofas with several broadcasters showing the ceremony live under the guidance of Harry's private secretary, Edward Lane Fox, the Lord Chamberlain's Office is dealing with the ceremonial aspects of the day.

The Duke of Cambridge will be Harry's best man,.