--- title: Princess Charlotte Kept Bridesmaids in Line at Royal Wedding description: Princess Charlotte helped Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding go off without a hitch. Here's how the pro bridesmaid did it canonical: https://time.com/5289914/princess-charlotte-bridesmaid-royal-wedding/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-24T13:01:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:37.608Z og:title: Princess Charlotte Had to Keep an Eager Bridesmaid in Line at the Royal Wedding og:description: Because the sun never sets on a boss og:url: https://time.com/5289914/princess-charlotte-bridesmaid-royal-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94d45ca9548ede45/6989315eab6d77ed736b2c4e/princess-charlotte-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Princess Charlotte at 2018 Royal Wedding og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Princess Charlotte Had to Keep an Eager Bridesmaid in Line at the Royal Wedding twitter:description: Because the sun never sets on a boss twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94d45ca9548ede45/6989315eab6d77ed736b2c4e/princess-charlotte-royal-wedding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Princess Charlotte Kept an Eager Bridesmaid in Line Because the Sun Never Sets on a Boss ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. Princess Charlotte helped Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding go off without a hitch. Here's how the pro bridesmaid did it_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 24, 2018 1:01 PM UTC by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman May 24, 2018 1:01 PM UTC Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2018 [royal wedding ceremony](http://time.com/5039393/royal-wedding-2018-details/) went off without a hitch. And you can thank Princess Charlotte for doing her part. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding at St. George’s Chapel was not Charlotte’s first rodeo. You may have caught the 3-year-old scene stealer holding court at Pippa Middleton’s wedding to James Matthews [with some legendary antics](http://time.com/5047559/george-charlotte-weddings/) last spring. The bridesmaid is a seasoned pro now. So when it came time to walk down the aisle with five other flower-crowned bridesmaids before Meghan’s big moment, the smooth operator kept things going according to plan. Even when one bridesmaid almost stepped out of line. “She was really sweet,” a royal wedding guest told [PEOPLE](https://people.com/royals/princess-charlotte-took-royal-wedding/). “There was one girl who wanted to go and she said, ‘No you can’t go yet. We have to wait until we are asked.’ She was really organized!” Nailing [handshakes with diplomats](http://time.com/4864520/princess-charlotte-handshake-curtsy-berlin/), the [wave](http://time.com/5251283/prince-charlotte-and-prince-george-have-very-on-brand-reactions-to-their-new-baby-brother/), and commanding her squad. 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