Keep waving, Philip!
And all the other telling little royal asides our lip reader picked up
Meghan said ‘Wow!’ at least three times and the words ‘amazing’ and ‘unbelievable’ were used on several occasions, reveals expert lip reader TERRY RUANE who was watching TV footage of yesterday’s proceedings. here are some of the other comments he observed being made...
AS GUESTS ARRIVE...
a woman with Tom Parker Bowles is on her phone, saying: ‘I am not hungover today, so that’s really good.’
george Clooney greets James Corden, telling him: ‘You look great!’ Meanwhile, amal Clooney is very chatty, variously saying: ‘Oh, how sweet’ and ‘how annoying’ – but it’s not clear what she’s referring to.
harry’s uncle, earl Spencer, chats with his wife about a friend who works in africa.
actor Idris elba jokes about the venue, saying: ‘It’s not bad!’
as William and harry walk towards the chapel, William indicates that either his shoes or trousers are ‘tight’.
IN THE CHAPEL...
Princess Beatrice looks around, asking her father, Prince andrew: ‘Where’s Mum?’, referring to Sarah, Duchess of York, who is seated diagonally across from them on the other side of the aisle.
The heavily pregnant Zara Tindall, daughter of Princess anne, tells her husband Mike she ‘needs the toilet’.
David Furnish, husband of elton John, comments on weddings, saying: ‘That’s the greatest thing about weddings, they’re supposed to be (beautiful?) but you have to…’ before the camera cuts away.
harry nervously asks William: ‘Is she here?’ William replies ‘no, not yet. I don’t know actually.’ William then suggests they ought to stand up when Meghan’s mother Doria comes into the chapel. harry quips that he wants to see Meghan and her dress ‘before my hair goes grey’.
AT THE ALTAR...
as Prince Charles hands Meghan to harry, the groom replies: ‘Thank you, Pa.’ Standing side by side, harry and Meg han gaze at each other and the prince says: ‘You look amazing. I missed you.’
harry checks she is OK as he lifts her veil over her head, asking: ‘all right?’
DURING THE SERVICE...
at one point the Duchess of Cornwall appears to get lost in the order of service book, seeking help from the Duchess of Cambridge, who replies: ‘I don’t know.’
LEAVING THE CHAPEL...
at the top of the steps, Meghan asks harry: ‘Do we kiss?’ harry replies with a discreet ‘Yeah’. The Queen tells Prince Philip: ‘Keep waving.’ Meghan’s mother turns to Charles and describes the service as ‘superb’.
Meghan appears to be overwhelmed by the size of the crowd, saying: ‘Wow! how busy! Unbelievable.’ awed by the whole experience, she repeats the word ‘wow’.
at the end of the carriage ride, Meghan says: ‘So much FUn!’ putting her hand to her chest.
Finally, as the couple pass the last of the cheering crowds and into the private royal gardens, harry says: ‘I’m ready for a drink now.’