Hard-working humanitarians and philanthropists, key public figures and, of course, members of the royal family were all gathered in Windsor on Saturday (19 May), to celebrate the union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
But don’t worry… a load of celebrities showed up as well.
While you can always expect to see one or two famous faces in the audience at royal occasions, Harry and Meghan’s big day has proved to be especially star-studded, largely due to her history in the entertainment industry, most notably playing Rachel Zane in ‘Suits’.
Setting the A-list bar pretty high, the first stars to arrive were Idris Elba and Oprah Winfrey, with the Beckhams and Clooneys following not long behind.
Here’s a breakdown of all the stars in attendance as they arrive…
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre
‘Luther’ star Idris was the first star to be photographed in Windsor on the morning of the ceremony, signalling how high the callibre of celebs on the invite list really was.
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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah’s attendance was kept secret until the night before the wedding, when she was photographed in London in a selfie with, of all people, former ‘Hollyoaks’ star Gerard McCarthy.
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James Haskell and Chloe Madeley
Rugby star James Haskell was next up, alongside his girlfriend Chloe Madeley. Regrettably, her parents, Richard and Judy, appeared not to have made the cut.
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James Blunt
Singer/songwriter and friend of Prince Harry’s, James Blunt, waved to the crowds as he made his way into the event with his wife, Sofia Wellesley.
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Chelsy Davy
Chelsy Davy, best known for her seven-year on-off relationship with Prince Harry, was the first of his exes to show up to the wedding, snapped laughing with friends on her way into the event.
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David and Victoria Beckham
A close friend of Prince Harry’s, there was no way that David and Victoria would not be at the royal wedding, having previously attended William and Kate’s ceremony in 2011.
The couple kicked off an A-list deluge, with a number of stars following their lead, namely…
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George and Amal Clooney
A union of the British royal family and the world of acting? Seems like the perfect event for actual Hollywood royalty George Clooney and his always-impressive human-rights-lawyer-turned-red-carpet-must-see Amal.
Meghan Markle’s friendship with Amal Clooney was revealed by their shared hairstylist, Miguel Perez, who told The Mail: “I do Meghan’s hair [and] I do Amal’s, and Meghan is friends with her. Amal put Meghan and me together when she moved here [to London]. I do her colour, her cut and her styling.”
We do love an A-list friendship based on hairstyling.
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Keep checking HuffPost UK’s royal wedding live blog for all the action from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day.
