Gommen, [[Prins Henry, hertug af Sussex|prins Harry]], er medlem af [[den britiske kongefamilie]]; bruden, [[Meghan Markle]], er amerikaner og tidligere skuespiller.
 
[[Ærkebiskop af Canterbury|Ærkebiskoppen af Canterbury]], [[Justin Welby]], forestod vielsen ved en normal [[anglikansk]] [[gudstjeneste]] for ægteskab udgivet i [[ritualbog]]en, der anvendes i [[Den engelske kirke]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/whos-officiating-the-royal-wedding-justin-welby-is-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-9020990|title=Who's Officiating The Royal Wedding? Justin Welby Is The Archbishop Of Canterbury|last=Ruffini|first=Karen|year=2018|publisher=Elite Daily|access-date=19. maj 2018|archive-date=20. maj 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520055125/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/whos-officiating-the-royal-wedding-justin-welby-is-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-9020990|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CNN2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/europe/order-of-service-royal-wedding-intl/index.html|title=What time does the royal wedding start: Full order of service|date=19. maj 2018|publisher=[[CNN]]|language=en|access-date=19. maj 2018|archive-date=19. maj 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519091628/https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/europe/order-of-service-royal-wedding-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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