Royal wedding update: Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle to marry Prince Harry
The Kensington Palace has announced that Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday.
"Ms. Meghan Markle has asked His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to accompany her down the aisle of the Quire of St George's Chapel on her Wedding Day," Kensington Palace said in a statement. "The Prince of Wales is pleased to be able to welcome Ms. Markle to The Royal Family in this way.
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An update on the #RoyalWedding: pic.twitter.com/wfJ6ZFyzHi
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 18, 2018
The news came after Meghan's dad Thomas Markle decided that he won't be able to come for her daughter's royal wedding because of serious health conditions.
"Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health," Meghan Markle said in a statement provided by Kensington Palace Thursday.
A statement from Ms. Meghan Markle: pic.twitter.com/TjBNarmuBU
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 17, 2018
Charles, Harry's father and Meghan's future father-in-law, has experience stepping in to assist brides on their big day. In 2016, he walked Alexandra Knatchbull -- a goddaughter of the late Princess Diana -- down the aisle when she wed Thomas Hooper, as her estranged father watched from the pews.
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First published: 18 May 2018, 15:21 IST