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How to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The royal wedding ceremony in full
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now officially the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, following a royal wedding watched by millions around the world. About 600 wedding guests were at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, and 200 will stay to join them to party into the night.

CBS News had extensive live coverage of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and the American actress starting at 4 a.m. ET (9 a.m. GMT) on Saturday, May 19. "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King and "Entertainment Tonight" co-host Kevin Frazier anchored the coverage from Windsor Castle, which was televised and streamed live on CBSN, and you can watch the entire ceremony in the video player at the top of the page.

In addition to the morning broadcast, CBS News presented a two-hour primetime special called "Royal Romance: The Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle" -- recapped the events of the day and take viewers into the modern marriage and its impact on the monarchy. Watch the special in the video player below:

How did Prince Harry and Meghan meet?

The couple was set up on a blind date by an unnamed mutual friend in July 2016. "It was through her and then we met once, then twice, back-to-back -- two dates in London last July," Harry said in a BBC interview after their engagement in November 2017. "Then it was I think three, maybe four weeks later that I managed to persuade her to come join me in Botswana and we camped out together under the stars for five days."

How old are Prince Harry and the Duchess?

Prince Harry is 33 years old. Meghan is 36 years old.

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