Pippa Middleton’s wedding has started. Royals and celebrities at the church – PHOTOS
Guests including Royals and celebrities are attending the wedding of the year. Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of the duchess Kate, and James Matthews are getting married today.
Pippa Middleton, 33, got engaged to 41-year-old Mr Matthews last year.
The bride arrived at St Mark’s Church in Englefield, Berkshire shortly after 11.15 BST, and was accompanied by her father, Michael.
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Unlike her sister who married at London’s Westminster Abbey, Middleton and Matthews will wed at the her local village church, at only a few miles from the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, on private land.
Strict security is in place on the estate, with villagers being asked to carry ID on the day, and asked not to speak to the press, the BBC reports.
Among the guests at the church are Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Roger Federer and his wife Mirka, the fashion editor of British Vogue magazine.
Pippa Middleton wore a bespoke Giles Deacon dress, said to be crafted to create the impression of being seamless, being accessorised with a Stephen Jones veil, a Maidenhair Fern tiara, and Manolo Blahnik ivory satin shoes.
Pippa Middleton’s wedding details, from the dress to the honeymoon
Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are, of course, page boy and flower girl.
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The same “shush” as at The Royal Wedding but the sisters are reversed. #PippaMiddleton #PippasWedding pic.twitter.com/WmWzOaApP6
— Heather Lyons (@HezTalk) 20 mai 2017
Actress Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s girlfriend, is reportedly to attend the event. That would be their most prominent outing together since he revealed they were dating last November.
The event had been at risk of being overshadowed by the most high-profile appearance yet of Prince Harry’s girlfriend, Meghan Markle. But the U.S. actress failed to appear before cameras, Reuters reports.
The best man is reality TV star Spencer Matthews, the groom’s 28-year-old younger brother.
Pippa’s diamond engagement ring is reported to have cost £250,000.
The guests will celebrate the marriage in a large glass canopy, built on the Middleton family’s property.
“It’s a nice atmosphere, everybody’s friendly, it’s just a nice country feel to it. We’ve met people from around the world, and the camera crews are from everywhere. It is the wedding of the year, isn’t it?” said Meryl Elizabeth Evans, from south Wales, one of the members of the public who have gathered in the village.
Those attending the wedding have been banned from uploading photos to social media, although a small group of photographers will be allowed to picture the wedding party when they arrive and leave the church, as Reuters reported.
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