Harry and Meghan's wedding by the numbers

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will have 600 people in the chapel congregation and 2640 people invited to the grounds of Windsor Castle.

PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE'S WEDDING BY THE NUMBERS:

0 - Maids of Honour - all the bridesmaids will be children.

1 - Best man - Harry's brother, the Duke of Cambridge.

1 - Hour - the length of the wedding ceremony.

2 - Rings - one for each. Not all royal grooms have chosen to wear one.

2 - Diamonds from Diana, Princess of Wales's collection used for Ms Meghan's engagement ring, plus one from Botswana.

3 - Diana's siblings at the service.

4 - The number of pageboys at the service, including Prince George. There will also be six bridesmaids, including Princess Charlotte.

6 - Harry's position in line to the throne.

6 - Windsor Grey horses taking part in the carriage ride.

7 - Charities Harry and Meghan picked to receive public donations instead of wedding gifts.

16 - The wedding will be the 16th royal wedding or blessing to take place in St George's Chapel since 1863.

20 - The temperature in degrees celsius forecast by Meteogroup for Windsor as the ceremony begins.

33 - Harry's age.

36 - Meghan's age.

200 - Guests invited to the Frogmore House evening reception.

200 - The number of Amalfi lemons being used in the cake recipe being created by baker Claire Ptak.

600 - Congregation in St George's Chapel.

2640 - People specially invited into the grounds of the castle including: 100 schoolchildren; 200 people from charities linked to Harry and Meghan; 530 members of the Royal Households and Crown Estate; 610 Windsor Castle community members; and 1200 members of the public nominated by Lord Lieutenants.

5000 - UK and international media accredited in Windsor.

100,000 - Estimated number of visitors in Windsor on the day.

STG6.3 million ($A11.3 million) - Cost of policing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding in 2011.

26 million - The number of people who watched Harry's brother William marry Kate Middleton on British TV on April 29, 2011.


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Published 19 May 2018 10:04am
Source: AAP


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