PREPARATIONS are at their final stages for a huge national celebration when Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle in Windsor on May 19. He's a prince and she's a superstar actress but there is one thing even they can't control. So will the glamorous couple get rained on as they drive away in a horse-drawn carriage? What is the UK weather forecast for the royal wedding on May 19? Detailed forecasts usually only cover the next five days. The weather - especially in Britain - is too unpredictable to look further ahead with any confidence. However, the Met Office does give longer range forecasts for up to 30 days - though with a warning not to rely too much on what it says. And the crowds camping out near Windsor Castle may be in luck as rain showers are predicted to give way to a warm spell just in time. The Met Office's UK outlook for May 16 to May 25 says: "Rain in the northwest early on Wednesday clearing southeast to leave brighter and showery conditions, mainly in the northwest, where … [Read more...] about What’s the Royal Wedding weather forecast for May 19 and is it going to rain in Windsor on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day?
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The royal wedding: is there too much TV coverage of Meghan and Harry’s big day?
Seven days until the royal wedding and, as surely as summer follows spring, television is already losing its marbles. Hastening the country’s giddy descent into feudal, flag-waving battiness, the broadcast media is indulging in displays of royal arse-licking not seen since the court of Queenie in Blackadder II. All this and not even a bank holiday to show for it. I ask you. Conjecture is the order of the day, as evidenced in last week’s Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets (Channel 5), the title of which promised something scurrilous but in fact yielded royal biographers Andrew Morton and Penny Junor spouting the purest slurry and designer Elizabeth Emanuel reliving the creation of Diana’s wedding dress while mournfully clutching offcuts. There was ITV’s Invitation to a Royal Wedding, in which Trevor McDonald and Julie Etchingham promised a wedding “unlike any we’ve seen”, all the while standing like planks outside Windsor Castle in their … [Read more...] about The royal wedding: is there too much TV coverage of Meghan and Harry’s big day?
Celebrate the royal wedding with free screening at Lincoln Castle
Catch Harry and Megan’s special day live on a big screen in the grounds of Lincoln Castle. On Saturday May 19, the historic attraction will join in the royal wedding celebrations with its own lawn party – complete with cinema screen.Entry to the grounds will be free, although there are limited spaces. The event is not ticketed and places will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis on the day. The gates will open at 10am. Jon Hogan, public engagement manager, said: “We want to make this the biggest and best royal wedding party going, so bring your flags to wave and feel free to get dressed up – from T shirts to tiaras!“You can bring chairs, rugs and a picnic with you, and our castle café will have some royal-wedding-themed tasty treats for you to enjoy.“Let’s make it a day to remember!”Although entry into the grounds is free, standard admission prices will apply to the castle’s main attractions, the Medieval Wall Walk, … [Read more...] about Celebrate the royal wedding with free screening at Lincoln Castle
Not The Royal Wedding #9: How Couples Feel One Week Before Tying The Knot
The day before their wedding, Gary Miller, 50, and Julie Spencer, 48, won’t be putting their feet up. Instead the pair will be herding ducks, practising archery and trying their hand at air rifle shooting - as you do. The couple will be joined by 24 loved ones, who will take part in the activities before staying overnight at the venue where Gary and Julie will get hitched the following day. “It has put extra pressure on us to get it all planned well,” says Julie. “In hindsight it would have been so much easier without this. We’re hoping it will all go smoothly!” Julie and Gary are taking part in HuffPost UK’s ‘Not The Royal Wedding’ series, which follows couples getting married on 19 May, the same day as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. With one week to go their excitement, which has been bubbling away in the background for months, is starting to spill over. Julie is very excited about the wedding, but … [Read more...] about Not The Royal Wedding #9: How Couples Feel One Week Before Tying The Knot
The Markle effect: black women see the royal wedding as workplace inspiration
As final arrangements are set for the wedding of the US actor Meghan Markle to Prince Harry Windsor, hopes are mounting among some that the Markle effect will have unexpected impacts, including improving opportunities for African American women in the workplace. “It’s exciting for black women, and I think it’s going to be inspirational,” said Camille Newman, a 38-year-old Brooklyn entrepreneur. Newman expressed deep-felt enthusiasm in the union as a symbolic marker for the acceptance of black or biracial women in society and said other women of color she knew felt the same way. “We’re claiming her for a black woman’s right to be in there like everybody else,” she said. One anticipated spin-off, she told the Guardian, could be the greater acceptance of black women across all sectors of society, including business. “As an entrepreneur I face so many challenges to find funding for my business. We’re going to claim her and look … [Read more...] about The Markle effect: black women see the royal wedding as workplace inspiration