Royal couple put honeymoon on hold
PRINCE Harry and his new wife Meghan began married life yesterday after their spectacular, rule-breaking wedding, but will be delaying a honeymoon as they turn immediately to royal duties.
The newly ennobled Duke and Duchess of Sussex staged a huge party after the ceremony on Saturday at Windsor Castle, where they were greeted by about 100 000 people lining the streets and watched by millions around the world.
More than six million people had tweeted on the wedding – more than three times the number during Harry’s older brother William’s wedding, social media monitoring firm Visibrain said yesterday.
Between 10pm GMT on Friday and 11pm GMT on Saturday, 6 604 498 tweets had been posted worldwide on the royal nuptials, of which 5.2 million bore the hashtag #RoyalWedding, the French firm said.
That compared with 1 821 669 tweets across a similar timeframe for Prince William when he married Kate Middleton on April 29 2011.
A beaming Harry and Meghan were seen driving to the evening bash in a vintage Jaguar E-Type, converted to electric power.
Meghan had by then changed from her sweeping Givenchy wedding gown into a sleek Stella McCartney halterneck dress, with Harry in black tie.
On the bride’s finger was a large aquamarine ring, which belonged to Harry’s beloved late mother, Diana.
The bash was hosted by Harry’s father Prince Charles in a house on the castle grounds for 200 close friends and family.
The wedding was a mix of the pageantry that Britain does so well, with celebrity razzmatazz and African-American culture.
In a ceremony filled with laughs and not a few tears, the prince was visibly emotional as he greeted his bride at the altar saying: “You look amazing.”
A gospel choir sang Stand By Me and US pastor Michael Curry delivered a passionate address.
Meghan, a mixed-race television actress, walked partly up the aisle on her own, and gave a speech in the evening.
“If ever there was a wedding to symbolise modern, multi- cultural, multiracial Britain, yesterday’s was it,” the Sunday Mirror wrote.
Harry and Meghan are due to attend a charity garden party for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace tomorrow. – AFP