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GUEST WHO
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding guests finally revealed…
Here are the main players - minus the guest Harry would have most wanted to attend, his beloved mum Diana
WE know who is best man at Harry and Meghan’s wedding, but almost no other guests have been revealed – until now.
Today we bring you the lowdown on who has most likely made the cut for the wedding of the year at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on May 19.
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As already announced, top of the list — for Harry at least — is his brother and best man, PRINCE WILLIAM, 35. Harry, 33, joked he “got down on one knee” to ask Wills to return the favour he had performed for him at his wedding to Kate in 2011.
Here are the other key players — minus of course, the family member Harry would most liked to have attended, his beloved mother Diana.
Ushers
TOM “SKIPPY” INSKIP, 31: He and Harry have been pals since Eton. Was the Prince’s wingman and fellow party animal until his wedding last year to aristo Lara Hughes-Young.
He was with Harry on the infamous lads’ trip to Las Vegas in 2012 when Harry played pool while naked. Skippy was also there when the royal jumped into a nightclub swimming pool in Croatia fully clothed in 2011.
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CHARLIE VAN STRAUBENZEE, 29: Has known Harry since their days at Ludgrove Prep School in Berkshire. Old Harrovian Charlie works in finance and is due to marry film-maker Daisy Jenks, 27, later this year.
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TOM VAN STRAUBENZEE, 35: Charlie’s elder brother, hard-partying “Vans” is a friend of both Wills and Harry and was married to Lady Melissa Percy, daughter of the Duke of Northumberland, before their bitter divorce two years ago.
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ADAM BIDWELL, 42: Stockbroker “Bidders”, as Harry calls him, dated singer Katherine Jenkins in 2013. He was on the infamous Vegas trip with Harry and Skippy.
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ARTHUR LANDON, 37: Another Vegas survivor, he inherited £500million when his land-owning dad Tim died in 2007, allowing him to accompany Harry on his jaunts.
Before the Vegas trip he posted a snap of his suitcase showing he had packed a gas mask and several fancy dress outfits.
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WILLIAM VAN CUTSEM, 38: Prince George’s godfather and a life-long friend of Wills and Harry. Prince Charles’s closest friend was William’s dad Hugh van Cutsem and all the princes attended his funeral in 2013.
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MARK DYER, 52: Prince Charles’s equerry acted as a surrogate second older brother to Harry after Diana died. The former Army officer is married to Texan heiress Amanda Kline and Harry is very close to both. Meghan was pictured with the couple last June, watching Harry play polo.
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Bridesmaids
JESSICA MULRONEY, 37: Meghan’s BFF from Toronto and daughter-in-law of former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney. Has helped Meghan plan wedding and pick dress designer.
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LINDSAY ROTH, 36: Meghan’s best pal from university in the US, now lives in London with lawyer husband Gavin Jordan.
She and Meghan have often holidayed together and Lindsay once said: “We’re the kind of friends who can be 3,000 miles away and still be talking about or thinking the same thing.”
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Flower Girls
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, 3: Wills and Kate’s cutie-pie daughter is guaranteed to steal the show. Has already practised flower girl duties at Auntie Pippa’s wedding last May.
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BENITA LITT’s twin daughters, 5: As one of their mother’s closest friends, Meghan has acted as the girls’ “fairy godmother” and last year helped the family decorate their Christmas tree.
Benita launched bag company Legend of Lido in the States and also runs her own brand agency which helps others to start their own businesses.
CARRIAGE AWAITS...
THE newlyweds’ horse-drawn carriage will be the same type William and Kate used.
Harry and Meghan visited the royal mews at Buckingham Palace to select the Ascot Landau, built in 1883, for the procession after their ceremony.
He was in one of two used for Wills and Kate in 2011.
If it rains, the 1830 Scottish State Coach is on standby.
IVY MULRONEY, 4: The daughter of bridesmaid Jessica and her husband Ben is a regular on her mum’s Instagram page with its 109,000 followers.
Christened Isabel but known as Ivy, she has already appeared in a fashion photoshoot for Canadian jewellery brand Birks, whose rings and necklaces Meghan has often worn.
PAGE BOYS
PRINCE GEORGE, 4: He threw a toddler tantrum at Auntie Pippa’s wedding last year, so mum Kate will be hoping he is on his best behaviour with his great Gan Gan, the Queen, in the congregation on May 19.
It will only have been four weeks since the birth of his little brother Louis, so nanny Maria Borrallo will be on hand to keep the youngsters in order.
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JASPER DYER, 5: In April 2017, Harry revealed he has “five or six” godchildren, one of whom is thought to be Jasper, son of usher Mark Dyer.
THE IN-LAWS
DORIA RAGLAND, 61: As Harry’s future mum-in-law, social worker Doria clearly gave her seal of approval to the match — she was the first of Meghan’s family to meet Harry and she flew 2,500 miles from her LA home to Toronto for the closing of the Prince’s Invictus Games last September.
Doria is also a yoga instructor, so should be able to show the couple some relaxation exercises in case of wedding day jitters.
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THOMAS MARKLE SENIOR, 72: The former TV lighting director worked on iconic shows such as Married With Children. One thing Harry can be sure of — his future father-in-law knows all about marriage, having been wed twice himself.
Meghan was just six when her parents divorced in 1987. There have been some concerns as to whether Thomas, now living in retirement in New Mexico, will make the wedding and meet Harry for the first time. But he is said to have bought a new suit, has got his plane ticket and is determined to walk his daughter down the aisle.
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