Thousands of UK and international media will be heading to Windsor ready to immerse themselves in royal wedding fever.
Broadcasters from across the globe have been preparing for months for the ceremony on Saturday May 19, with intense interest in the American bride, who lived for a time in Toronto, coming from the US and Canada.
E! will be among those broadcasting live, declaring as it promoted its coverage: “When a Californian girl marries a prince we go big, like, five hours of live coverage big.”
As if the royal wedding couldn’t be any more of a fairytale, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have selected the carriage for their post-wedding procession through Windsor. https://t.co/2UoPz0iaw8
— E! News (@enews) May 2, 2018
But royal fans in Meghan’s hometown of Los Angeles will have to be up in the early hours to watch the service, which begins at noon UK time – 4am Pacific Daylight Time on the west coast of America.
The Good Morning America show urged its followers on Twitter: “Set some early alarms and get your tea ready, people!”
Set some early alarms and get your tea ready, people!
How you can watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding: https://t.co/Mmf1lFjmhA pic.twitter.com/fU0khD6OZo
— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 1, 2018
ABC News and GMA will have live coverage from Windsor from 5am Eastern Time – 10am UK time.
More than 5,000 UK and international media and support staff have been accredited across Windsor for the day.
Seven individual TV studios will be in operation and two purpose built international media compounds are being constructed along the Long Walk and in Home Park, demonstrating the scale of the event.
