--- title: Who Will Be the Best Man at Prince Harry Royal Wedding description: Prince William says Prince Harry hasn't asked him to be his best man when he marries Meghan Markle at the royal wedding. canonical: https://time.com/5098678/prince-harry-prince-william-best-man/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-11T15:12:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:41.985Z og:title: Prince William Is Waiting on Best Man Role From Prince Harry og:description: He warmly reveals he's waiting on the question og:url: https://time.com/5098678/prince-harry-prince-william-best-man/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ca3f8645c807a40/6988f681db298752b925e39e/meghan-markle-royal-family-christmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3044 og:image:height: 1712 og:image:alt: Meghan Markle Royal Family Christmas og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince William Is Waiting on Best Man Role From Prince Harry twitter:description: He warmly reveals he's waiting on the question twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ca3f8645c807a40/6988f681db298752b925e39e/meghan-markle-royal-family-christmas.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Who Will Be Prince Harry's Best Man When He Marries Meghan Markle? 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 11, 2018 3:12 PM UTC  Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (L) and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (2L), US actress and fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry Meghan Markle (2R) and Britain's Prince Harry (R) stand together as they wait to see off Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2017. Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (L) and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (2L), US actress and fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry Meghan Markle (2R) and Britain's Prince Harry (R) stand together as they wait to see off Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2017. Adrian Dennis—AFP/Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jan 11, 2018 3:12 PM UTC Prince William said his brother [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5095129/harry-meghan-2018-radio/) hasn’t asked him to be his best man yet. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are all set to [wed on May 19](http://time.com/5037634/meghan-markle-engagement-prince-harry-groundbreaking/), but his older brother might still be on a need-to-know basis when it comes to the role he’ll play in the festivities. When radio host Roman Kemp asked the Duke of Cambridge about tagging in as best man during a group discussion about mental health on Wednesday, William answered jokingly: “He hasn’t asked me yet, just to clear that up. It could be a sensitive subject.” Another sensitive topic. The big day is set to take place on the same day as English soccer’s main event, the [2018 FA Cup Final at Wembley.](http://time.com/5066188/royal-wedding-date/) Talk about a real internal conflict. William’s a regular at the annual final so English soccer player Rio Ferdinand took his chance to ask William if he’d be skipping this other very important event of the year. His response: “I’m trying to see what I can do.” William was speaking in a group discussion about Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a mental health charity dedicated to preventing suicide among men. > [](https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/951187846936788992) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5098678/prince-harry-prince-william-best-man/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5098678/prince-harry-prince-william-best-man/"},"headline":"Who Will Be Prince Harry's Best Man When He Marries Meghan Markle? 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