Only a few days remain until Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially tie the knot on Saturday, May 19, and unless a gilded invitation has recently appeared in your mailbox, the only way to watch the wedding of year live will come courtesy of TV networks and various live streams online.
The royal ceremony at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle is set to begin at noon London time — that's 7 a.m. ET or 4 a.m. PT — with coverage airing beforehand to capture all of the high-profile arrivals and lead-up. You won't want to miss celebs like Victoria and David Beckham potentially rolling up to the church that day. At 1 p.m., the couple will take a carriage ride around Windsor greeting well wishers before heading off to the first of two non-televised receptions.
Here's how you can watch the royal wedding:
Live Stream
CBSN, CBS's live stream, will begin coverage at 4 a.m. ET and you don't need a cable subscription to watch.
CBS
Gayle King and Kevin Frazier will kick things off at 4 a.m. ET and a two-hour special, Royal Romance: The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, will air later that night at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
NBC
The Today Show will have hosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Megyn Kelly, and Kathie Lee Gifford positioned at "a special vantage point” overlooking Windsor Castle for coverage beginning at 4:30 a.m ET.
ABC
Good Morning America will start special coverage at 5 a.m. ET with co-anchor Robin Roberts and World News Tonight's David Muir. The network will also stream the five-hour broadcast online on ABCNews.com, GoodMorningAmerica.com, their mobile apps, and social platforms.
HBO
Unsuspecting viewers tuning into The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! on HBOmay question their hosts' commentating skills, but look closer and you'll realize they're really Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon reprising their comedic personas from the Rose Bowl Parade. Their tongue-in-cheek parody fooled some Amazon customers back in January, but hopefully everyone gets in on the joke this time.
The special airs live 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT, but you can also catch it later that night at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT if you're looking for an undoubtedly hilarious recap of the festivities.
PBS
The special series Royal Wedding Watch airs nightly from May 14-18, leading up a live broadcast on the big day.
BBC America
Of course BBC is covering the royal wedding! You can either get the channel's broadcast on TV or via their live stream online, but you'll need a TV provider login.
At a Movie Theater
If you want to see the fascinators on the big screen, check showtimes at your local cinema. Nearly 200 U.S. theaters will show the royal wedding commercial-free on May 19 at 10 a.m. through a partnership between Fathom Events and BritBox, the subscription service from BBC Studios and ITV.
All media outlets can broadcast the ceremony as part of a "pool camera," according to a report from TMZ.
Not every royal wedding received the same treatment. Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones decided against broadcasting their 1999 nuptials, but many other family members have gone the more public route. Twenty-three million Americans alone watched the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge say "I do," and there's no forgetting the biggest wedding of the 20th century: Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince Charles.
While Kensington Palace has released some information leading up until the big day, plenty of mysteries remain. There's so much you'll just have to tune in for — let alone the adorable antics from page boy Prince George and flower girl Princess Charlotte.
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