--- title: Bad Lip Reading Imagines a Very Different 2018 Royal Wedding description: This "bad lip reading" video may not answer your questions about Prince Harry and Prince William's dialogue, but it does suggest some ideas. canonical: https://time.com/5288685/bad-lip-reading-royal-wedding/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-23T15:58:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:16.475Z og:title: This Bad Lip Reading Imagines a Very Different Royal Wedding og:description: Things get weird at the altar in this bad lip reading take on the royal wedding og:url: https://time.com/5288685/bad-lip-reading-royal-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Bad Lip Reading Imagines a Very Different Royal Wedding twitter:description: Things get weird at the altar in this bad lip reading take on the royal wedding twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Bad Lip Reading Imagines a Very Different, Very Weird Royal Wedding > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: Here's How Much Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress Costs, According to Stylists [Watch (HLS stream): Here's How Much Meghan Markle's Wedding Dress Costs, According to Stylists](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/lDrsrVDg.m3u8) (0:47)  _Published 2018-05-21. All eyes were on Meghan Markle Saturday as she walked down the aisle — and finally revealed her dress — at her internationally anticipated wedding to Prince Harry in Windsor, England._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 23, 2018 3:58 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 23, 2018 3:58 PM UTC More than 29 million [viewers](http://time.com/5285693/harry-meghan-royal-wedding-ratings/) in the U.S. alone tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s [royal wedding](http://time.com/5284344/royal-wedding-meghan-markle-prince-harry-time-cover/) at Windsor Castle on May 19 — but not every moment was perfectly broadcast for us to hear at home. Enter the “lip reading.” In this “Bad Lip Reading” satire video, the team of jokesters at the Bad Lip Reading account imagines just what’s going down in the dialogue that we missed, from [Prince Harry and Prince William](http://time.com/5260147/prince-william-prince-harry-royal-wedding/)‘s head-scratching exchange to an alternative sermon delivered by the [Bishop Michael Curry](http://time.com/5283953/royal-wedding-sermon-transcript/). Prepare for some prime reaction shots, too, from audience members like the Duchess of Cambridge, Sir Elton John and soccer star [David Beckham](http://time.com/5259879/victoria-beckham-royal-wedding/). But perhaps the best parts are their recaps between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they hold hands and take their vows, or as they interact with the Archbishop of Canterbury [Justin Welby](http://time.com/5205284/meghan-markle-prince-harry-officiant/). We know he didn’t ask them about their favorite Harry Potter characters, of course — but you can’t deny that these bad lip readers have done a great job of coming up with alternatives that look pretty plausible in another, weirder, funnier universe. Relive the royal wedding in an entirely new way with the video, above. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Her dress was hotly anticipated. She chose a custom- made Givenchy gown designed by claire waight keller. No price has been publicly released, But similar gowns have been valued at $ 500, 000. Her dress had a open bateau neckline and a triple silk organza underskirt. The veil measured 16 feet and featured embroidered flowers from all 53 british commonwealth countries. 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