
On Saturday May 19 (opens in new tab), Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will officially tie the knot at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Since we don't want you to find yourself scrambling on the big day, we're tracking every detail on how to watch the most highly-anticipated royal event event of the year straight from your couch. (It starts early, Americans, so "couch" is probably your ideal vantage point.)
The wedding will be televised in a live segment for the world, which means all media outlets including cable TV can broadcast the event. A spokesperson for the royal couple has also confirmed this (opens in new tab). This isn't a surprise, seeing as Princess Diana and Prince Charles had their wedding televised in 1981, as did the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011 (with more than 23 million viewers (opens in new tab) in the U.S. alone).
The wedding service will begin at noon London time (opens in new tab) (which means 7 a.m. EST/4 a.m. PST). At 1 p.m. the married couple will go on a carriage procession from St. George's Chapel through Windsor Town (opens in new tab) returning to Windsor Castle. After this, Harry and Meghan will have not one but two receptions (opens in new tab)—one immediately after the service hosted by the Queen and one in the evening hosted by Prince Charles (though the receptions likely won't be documented for the public to see).
Here's where and when you can watch the festivities:
NBC
TODAY's Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will begin live coverage (opens in new tab) of the royal wedding at 4:30 a.m. EST from a "special vantage point overseeing the castle." They'll also live stream it on TODAY.com, (opens in new tab) Facebook (opens in new tab), Twitter (opens in new tab) and YouTube. (opens in new tab)
ABC
ABC News and Good Morning America will broadcast with live updates from Windsor, England, from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST. This will be available to stream on ABCNews.com (opens in new tab) and GoodMorningAmerica.com (opens in new tab).
CBS
CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King and Entertainment Tonight co-host Kevin Frazier will begin live royal wedding coverage at 4 a.m. EST on CBS.
BBC
BBC's Dermot O'Leary and Scarlett Moffatt will be leading the network's royal coverage alongside Kirsty Young and Huw Edwards. Young and O'Leary will be "based by the moat outside Windsor Castle, while Edwards will be on the roof of the Guard Room within the castle walls." You can access the livestream for the day of here (opens in new tab).
E!
E! will begin their five-hour live broadcast (opens in new tab) the morning of the wedding at 5 a.m. EST.
PBS
PBS will host a five-part nightly special (opens in new tab) with Meredith Viera and cover the royal wedding live as well. You can find out more about the special here (opens in new tab). PBS will broadcast The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle, with live coverage from the BBC, beginning at 4 a.m. EST.
FOX
Live coverage will begin on FOX & Friends’ beginning at 5 a.m. EST and will be followed by main coverage on the network starting at 6 a.m.
Kensington Palace Livestream
Kensington Palace confirmed people around the world can watch the wedding online via their Royal Family YouTube channel here (opens in new tab) beginning at 6 a.m. They can also stay updated on their Facebook (opens in new tab), Twitter (opens in new tab), and Instagram (opens in new tab).
Facebook: The British Monarchy Facebook page (opens in new tab)
Twitter: @RoyalFamily (opens in new tab), @KensingtonRoyal (opens in new tab), @ClarenceHouse (opens in new tab)
Instagram: @TheRoyalFamily (opens in new tab), @KensingtonRoyal (opens in new tab), @ClarenceHouse (opens in new tab)
Youtube: The Royal Channel (opens in new tab)
People around the world will be able to watch online via our @RoyalFamily @YouTube channel here https://t.co/dcDaicPngZ & follow us on @facebook @Twitter and @instagram #RoyalWeddingMay 18, 2018
Bookmark this tab for later, and check back for more updates as we continue to track the royal wedding. In the meantime, keep up with all-things royal here (opens in new tab) and find out everything you need to know about the wedding below.
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