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Royal wedding 2018: Key times to be watching

Gather you friends and pop the bubbly, the royal wedding is about to start!
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To help plan for your Royal Wedding Viewing Party, we’ve listed the main events and key times of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day on Saturday May 19.

6pm AEST – Members of the public who were invited by Harry and Meghan to watch the wedding from outside Windsor Castle will arrive.

6:30-8pm AEST – Wedding guests will begin to arrive and take their seats inside St. George’s chapel.

8:20pm AEST – Members of the royal family begin to arrive and enter the chapel.

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8:45pm AEST – Harry and his brother and best man, the Duke of Cambridge, will arrive at the West Steps of St George’s Chapel.

8:55pm AEST Following protocol, the Queen will be the last member of the royal family to arrive.

8:59pm AEST – The moment we have all been waiting for, Meghan Markle arrives at the Chapel’s West Steps by car with her flowergirls and pageboys. This will be the first time the world sees Meghan in her wedding dress.

Meghan’s mother, Doria, will travel with the bride-to-be from their overnight accommodation.

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St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where Harry and Meghan will become husband and wife (Credit: Getty)

9:00pm AEST – The service begins. We will finally see Harry and Meghan stand side-by-side as bride and groom.

10:00pm AEST – The service ends and Harry and Meghan will emerge from St. George’s Chapel as husband and wife. They will be followed by the royal family and guests.

10:05pm AEST – The newlyweds will begin their carriage procession through the streets of Windsor. This ride in their horse and carriage will take approximately 15-25 minutes.

4:00am AEST – Harry and Meghan will depart Windsor Castle to head to the wedding reception at Frogmore House where 200 guests will be hosted by Prince Charles.

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Channel 7 has full, live coverage of the royal wedding live from Windsor.

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