--- title: Prince Charles Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle description: Prince Charles will walk Megan Markle down the aisle to give the bride away, the palace has confirmed. canonical: https://time.com/5282023/meghan-markle-prince-charles/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-18T09:41:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:28:06.757Z og:title: Prince Charles Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle og:description: Markle's father will not be at the wedding og:url: https://time.com/5282023/meghan-markle-prince-charles/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54d97f6738c34125/698930afdb29877beb25faec/gettyimages-922936156.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4876 og:image:height: 2743 og:image:alt: The Prince Of Wales And Duchess Of Cornwall Present The Queen's Anniversary Prizes For Higher And Further Education og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Charles Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle twitter:description: Markle's father will not be at the wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt54d97f6738c34125/698930afdb29877beb25faec/gettyimages-922936156.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Charles Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle at the Royal Wedding > Sponsored content. 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After months of anticipation, Britain’s Prince Harry and former Suits star Meghan Markle announced their engagement._ by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush May 18, 2018 9:41 AM UTC by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush May 18, 2018 9:41 AM UTC Prince Charles will walk [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217561/meghan-markle/) down the aisle when she marries Prince Harry on Saturday, the palace has confirmed. “Ms. Meghan Markle has asked His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to accompany her down the aisle of the Quire of St George’s Chapel on her Wedding Day,” Kensington Palace announced in a Twitter post Friday. > [](https://twitter.com/kensingtonroyal/status/997401434504290304) The question of who would walk Markle down the aisle was up in the air after she [announced](http://time.com/5278568/thomas-markle-wedding/) her father would not be attending the wedding, suggesting his health was to blame. There was also some speculation that Markle’s mother Doria Ragland, who [had tea](http://time.com/5281663/meghan-markle-mother-royal-tea/) with Harry’s father Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Wednesday, would walk her down the aisle. The royal wedding will take place at St. George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Saturday. ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Congratulations from all of us. How are you both feeling? Thrilled. Very glad it's not raining as well. And Megan, how are you feeling? I am so happy, thank you. And tell us, how did you propose? Yeah. That will come later. Yeah. Was it romantic? Of course it is. Very. Harry, when did you know she was the one? Well [ INAUDIBLE ] the very first time we met. Meghan, can you show us the ring please? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Lovely. [ INAUDIBLE ] wave. That's it, wave. 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