Royal joyride: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle plan wedding day carriage tour

New details have come out about the royal wedding including where the public can see the newly married couple

St George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have their wedding service, is seen in Windsor. Reuters

The choir in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, west of London where Britain's Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle will hold their wedding ceremony. They will marry on May 19 at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. AFP

The choir in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. AFP

The Quire in St George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have their wedding service. Reuters

St George's Hall, at Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will hold a reception after their wedding. Reuters

St George's Hall at Windsor Castle. Reuters

St George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have their wedding service. Reuters

The Quire in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Reuters

The Quire in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Reuters

St George's Hall at Windsor Castle. Reuters

St George's Hall at Windsor Castle. Reuters

Britain’s Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle will celebrate their wedding day with members of the public by taking a carriage ride through the English town of Windsor, the prince's office at Kensington Palace said on Monday.

Queen Elizabeth's grandson, fifth-in-line to the throne, and Markle, who stars in the US TV legal drama Suits, announced their engagement last year and their marriage is to take place on May 19 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

Shortly after a midday wedding ceremony, the couple will make their first public appearance as husband and wife in a roughly two mile carriage procession.

"They hope this short journey will provide an opportunity for more people to come together around Windsor and to enjoy the atmosphere of this special day," Kensington Palace said in a statement, setting out new details of the wedding day.

The route will finish with a ride up the long, broad 17th century parkland avenue that leads to Windsor Castle, home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years.

Their exchange of wedding vows will be officiated by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion. The wedding service itself will be conducted by Dean of Windsor, David Conner.

The wedding is likely to attract huge attention around the world, as did the marriage of Harry's elder brother William to Kate Middleton in 2011, which was watched by an estimated two billion people.

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Kensington palace said Harry and Markle would join guests at a reception inside Windsor Castle after the procession. Harry's father, Prince Charles, would later host an evening reception for close friends and family.

Markle, who is a divorcee, met Harry in July 2016 after they were introduced through a mutual friend, with both knowing little about the other. After just two dates, the couple decided to go on holiday together to Botswana.