Royal wedding 2018: Couple round off happy day with private party

Summary

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have become husband and wife
They married in a happy and uplifting service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
The couple have been made Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Prince George, four, and Princess Charlotte, three, were among pageboys and bridesmaids
Ms Markle’s dress is by acclaimed British designer Clare Waight Keller
Newlyweds celebrated with 200 close friends and family at private evening reception

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Kate Whannel and Paul Gribben

The £6 million security operationpublished at 03:42 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
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The security operation for the wedding has cost the police more than £6 million, with £3 million spent on overtime costs.
Almost all of Thames Valley Police's officers will be on duty on Saturday.
Airport-style security scanners and bag searches will be in operation in Windsor.
Metal barriers are also in place to deter an attack similar to the one committed at Westminster Bridge in London.
Police have also warned the public against the use of... confetti.
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Royal Mews applies finishing touchespublished at 03:03 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
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What will be the order of service?published at 02:38 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
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The order of service for the wedding of Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle.
11:25 BST: Members of the Royal Family will arrive at St George's Chapel. The congregation stand as the royals are taken to their seats
11:40: Prince Harry and Prince William arrive at the west door of St George's Chapel
11:45: Ms Markle's mother Doria Ragland arrives at the chapel
11:52: The Queen arrives
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A 'fabulously British' occasionpublished at 02:00 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
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A message from Meghan's (on-screen) husbandpublished at 01:49 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
Actor Patrick J Adams played Ms Markle's on-screen husband Mike Ross in the legal drama series Suits.
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Americans prepare for early risepublished at 01:17 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
For Brits the wedding will take place at a civilised hour, but American-based fans wanting to watch the ceremony face an early start.
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Night-time in Windsor for royal fanspublished at 00:44 British Summer Time 19 May 2018
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Wembley sends best wishes for the weddingpublished at 23:30 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
Prince William, president of the Football Association, will miss the FA Cup final because of the clash with his brother's wedding. But Wembley Stadium is lit up with a message of support for the happy couple.
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Meghan Markle: her life so farpublished at 22:52 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
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She made her name as an actress, campaigner and blogger - and is now becoming Prince Harry's wife. Find out about Meghan Markle, the newest addition to the Royal Family.
Ms Markle, who was hitherto best known for playing lawyer Rachel Zane in US TV drama Suits, was born Rachel Meghan Markle on 4 August 1981 and grew up in a prosperous part of Los Angeles.
Her mother's home is in an area known as the "Black Beverly Hills", where the average price of a home is $771,000 (£572,000).
Ms Markle went to a private primary school in Hollywood and started campaigning for gender equality at an early age.
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Wedding preparations go on through the nightpublished at 22:44 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
Work on a floral arch at the entrance to St George's Chapel, Windsor, continues well into the evening in an effort to ensure that everything is ready for the big day.
'A line was drawn yesterday'published at 22:41 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell told BBC News at Ten how the Royal Family regained control after the mishaps before tomorrow's wedding.
"Many families have issues, even the Windsors have issues. Many weddings have bumpy moments, and we’ve seen evidence of both this week," he said.
"There were moments when Kensington Palace was in danger of losing control of things, but nobody wanted to bring clarity to this than the royal household. I think a line was drawn yesterday.
"And now Prince Charles has this great opportunity to be seen by the watching world very publicly to be welcoming Meghan Markle to the British Royal Family."
He said that Ms Markle will enter the chapel on Saturday through the Great West Door, initially accompanied by the 10 bridesmaids and pageboys.
Then, at the screen separating the nave from the quire - the chapel's most historic section - Prince Charles will join her and escort her to where Harry will be waiting for his bride.
More from the newspaper front pagespublished at 22:14 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
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How Meghan's Toronto life prepared her to be a future royalpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
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Meghan Markle's 'low profile' in Toronto
The BBC's Jessica Murphy in Toronto reports on five things we've learned about how Meghan Markle will approach life as a royal from her lifestyle in Canada, where she lived while filming the hit TV show Suits.
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Tomorrow's royal wedding front pagespublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
An image of Meghan Markle arriving with her mother, Doria Ragland, at the Cliveden House Hotel on the eve of her wedding dominates the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers.
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Take a tour of Castle Hillpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
BBC presenter Fiona Bruce explores Castle Hill in Windsor to provide a behind-the-scenes preview of how tomorrow's celebrations will be covered.
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Royal wedding 2018: Fiona Bruce explores Castle Hill
A hint about the dress?published at 21:33 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
The Sun's royal correspondent tweets:
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Royal well-wishers bed down for the nightpublished at 21:27 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
The crowds hoping for a perfect view of tomorrow's celebrations are settling down for a long wait overnight on the streets of Windsor.
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Manchester bomb victim makes royal wedding gesturepublished at 21:02 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
Instead of asking her mother, 12-year-old Amelia Thompson asked Sharon Goodman to attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding this weekend.
Mrs Goodman lost her granddaughter Olivia Campbell-Hardy in the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017.
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A survivor of the Manchester attack invites a victim's grandmother to the royal wedding.
Who will change - Meghan or the royals?published at 20:57 British Summer Time 18 May 2018
Jonny Dymond, BBC royal correspondent
Every royal wedding is an opportunity, in some way, to relaunch the Royal Family.
It is an opportunity to say: "This is who the Royal Family are these days."
And this royal wedding is different - in size and style. and in the bride herself.
That she is, in her own words, "biracial" - that her mother is African American - is breathtaking, some might say revolutionary, for the Royal Family.
And there's more. She's had a job, and is an outspoken feminist.
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The other couples getting married tomorrow...published at 20:50 British Summer Time 18 May 2018