Royal wedding kiss: Watch Meghan Markle and Prince Harry seal their vows with a kiss on St George's Chapel steps

Martin Coulter19 May 2018

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sealed their vows with a kiss after their wedding as millions of people watched around the world.

The Royal couple shared a tender kiss on the steps of St George's Chapel after pledging their love for one another at their fairytale wedding.

The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex emerged from the historic church set in the grounds of Windsor Castle, beaming with delight.

At the top of the vast West Steps, where the West Door was decorated with hundreds of cream and white flowers and green foliage, Harry and his bride stopped and kissed to the delight of cheering onlookers.

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The crowd roared as Harry and Meghan kissed.

They took a short trip through Windsor in a horse-drawn carriage, to the delight of thousands of well-wishers.

The couple, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, travelled through Windsor in the Ascot Landau carriage before looping back to Windsor Castle for their reception.

Harry and Meghan were pronounced husband and wife by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a union that brought a measure of modern Hollywood glamour into the 1,000-year-old monarchy.

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Ms Markle entered the chapel unescorted, dressed in a flowing white gown created by British designer Clare Waight Keller and wearing a veil and diamond tiara.

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In a ceremony that combined modernity and the ancient rituals of a royal house that dates back to 1066, Prince Charles, heir to the throne and Harry's father, accompanied Ms Markle to the altar from the middle of the chapel.

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Harry, looking nervous, appeared to say: "Thanks, Pa" to Charles and "You look amazing!" to his bride. Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, 61, shed tears as she watched the service from the sidelines.

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Meghan's delicate veil was five metres long and made from silk tulle, with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers in silk threads and organza, with two of her pageboys carrying the ends as she made her way up the steps.

Her hair was styled in an up do and she wore the glittering Queen Mary's Diamond Bandeau tiara, loaned to her by the Queen.

Additional reporting by the Press Association

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