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Harry greets Windsor crowds ahead of wedding gala

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WINDSOR: Prince Harry greeted royal fans gathered outside Windsor Castle to celebrate his glittering wedding to US actress Meghan Markle this weekend. A smiling Harry was joined by his elder brother Prince William as he mingled with excited crowds waving red, white and blue Union flags less than 24 hours before his marriage on Saturday.


The impromptu walkabout came as the final finishing touches were put in place for the royal extravaganza at Windsor Castle, home to monarchs for almost 1,000 years. Earlier, Harry’s office announced that his father Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, would walk his bride down the aisle in place of her ill father. Royal fans on the streets of Windsor, where the thousands of well-wishers mingled with journalists and armed police under swathes of British and American flags, expressed sympathy for Markle. “I feel sorry that her dad is not there because you should have your dad shouldn’t you really,” said Moira Moss, who was camping outside Windsor Castle. “Every daughter should have their dad but obviously he’s not very well. I do feel sorry for her. It must be heartbreaking for her.”


Markle’s African-American mother, Doria Ragland, was due to meet Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Harry’s 92-year-old grandmother, for tea on Friday.


Harry and his fiancee arrived at Windsor Castle on Friday afternoon.


Ragland, a yoga instructor, charmed Charles, her daughter’s future father-in-law, when they met on Wednesday, a source said.


Harry, 33, will marry Markle, 36, a star of the TV drama “Suits”, in Windsor Castle’s 15th-century St George’s Chapel at a ceremony that begins at 1100 GMT. The details of her dress, the ring and the order of service are still to be announced.


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