Ways to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
by Alex Watson Tremellen
Avenue Writer
For fans eager to see the royal wedding of the first American-born British princess, May 19 cannot come soon enough.
The world watched Prince Harry grow up from his birth in London, to accompanying his late mother, Princess Diana, in her funeral procession, to his life as a soldier. Now, the world gets to watch as Prince Harry marries American actress Meghan Markle this Saturday.
There are a number of ways to view the royal wedding, as it will be covered on almost all networks. The event can also be live streamed and will be shown at select movie theaters nationally. Gainesville residents can also catch the wedding here in town.
Haile Village Bistro, located at 5323 SW 91 Terrace, is hosting a Royal Wedding party on May 19 from 3-5 p.m.
Here, an English high tea will be served with finger sandwiches, quiche, scones, jam and clotted cream for $22 per adult, $11 for children. There will be trivia and fascinator contests, though no special attire is needed. Call 352-378-0721 to reserve your table as reservations are required.
Those hosting their own watch party, can watch on a variety of networks. To stay true to theme, pick up scones, jam, quiche and Earl Grey tea from Whole foods, Publix or Trader Joes to watch at home.
Broadcasting starts early Saturday with the first guests arriving at St. George’s Chapel at 10 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time, 5 a.m. EST. The wedding service starts at 7 a.m. EST.
NBC kicksoff its multi-day coverage with a primetime special, “Inside the Royal Wedding,” on May 16. On Friday, the entire Today show cast will spend its four-hour show live at Windsor. On May 19, NBC’s Hoda Kotb will kickoff live coverage of the wedding from 4:30 a.m. to 11 a.m EST.
CBS has wedding coverage at Windsor all week with Gayle King and King Frazier starting the wedding coverage at 4 a.m. on the 19. After the royal wedding takes place, CBS will air “Royal Romance: The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle” at 8 p.m. If you don’t have cable, CBSN and CBS will live stream their coverage starting at 4 a.m.
HBO offers a humorous take on the Royal Wedding with Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon reprising their roles as mock “broadcast legends,” Cord and Tish.
You may recall that Shannon and Ferrell previously hosted coverage of the Rose Bowl Parade as their comedic personas of Cord and Tish, broadcast anchors. The comedic duo will start their coverage at 7:30 a.m. and their humorous coverage will repeat later that night at 9:45 p.m.
ABC will send Robin Roberts and David Muir to cover the wedding starting at 5 a.m., and can be watched online atABCNews.com.
If you would like a royal wedding photo but can’t make it to Windsor Castle, download the ABCNews app to take your royal wedding photo using augmented reality. You can choose a photo with the queen’s guard or with the royal carriage.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for an official engagement photo at Frogmore House, in Windsor, England.
