Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal 'Fairytale' Goes Viral

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fairytale royal wedding day has become the subject of a new viral video, as footage has resurfaced on the social-media site TikTok.

Harry and Meghan met in the summer of 2016, while Meghan was visiting Europe during a filming break in her hit legal TV drama, Suits. The couple began dating seriously soon after and announced their engagement in November 2017.

The couple's royal wedding was to take place at St George's Chapel in the precinct of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, where a number of Harry's ancestors were also married. The ceremony took place on May 19, 2018 and included among the congregation a number of senior royals, as well as high-profile celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey and Sir Elton John.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Wedding Day — Main picture and inset left: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wave and kiss on their wedding day at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, May 19, 2018. Footage from the royal ceremony has gone viral on... Phil Noble - WPA/Getty Images/Ben STANSALL - WPA Pool/Getty Images

In the years since their relationship was first made public, Harry and Meghan have won a loyal online fanbase, many of which self-identify under the banner of "Sussex Squad," making and reposting viral content.

Uploaded by TikTok user @queen.lilibethwindsor on November 26, one new viral video contains a compilation of footage taken from the royal's marriage ceremony and events surrounding it.

Captioned "The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle," the clips include footage of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II into the congregation. There is also Meghan's arrival in her Givenchy wedding gown, topped with heirloom diamond tiara loaned from the queen's private collection.

The video has been viewed over 260,000 times in 48 hours and has received almost 20,000 likes and more than 160 comments, many of which have praised the couple.

"This is my favorite royal wedding," wrote one TikTok user.

"It was such a fairytale day," posted another, with a further comment reading: "Undoubtedly a very beautiful bride."

Since their wedding day, both Harry and Meghan have spoken about the event in interviews and projects, which they have undertaken since their dramatic split from the monarchy in 2020 amid family tensions.

Harry reflected on his marriage in his 2023 memoir, Spare, describing to readers his nervousness as he waited for Meghan to join him at the chapel's high altar.

"I stood at the altar, smoothed the front of my Household Cavalry uniform, watched Meg floating towards me," the prince wrote in the book.

"I'd worked hard to choose the right music for her procession, and ultimately I'd landed on Handel's 'Eternal Source of Light Divine,'" Harry added. "Now, as the soloist's voice rang out above our heads, I thought I'd chosen well. Indeed, as Meg came nearer and nearer, I was giving thanks for all my choices."

During the ceremony itself, the prince said that it was "amazing that I could even hear the music over the sound of my own heartbeat."

After the ceremony, the newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex took part in a carriage procession through Windsor town before attending a drinks reception at the castle and evening party in the grounds of Frogmore House.

James Crawford-Smith is Newsweek's royal reporter, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) at @jrcrawfordsmith and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page.

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