How To Watch The Royal Wedding In Chicago

CHICAGO, IL -- Put on your best fascinator and brew yourself a pot of English breakfast tea because Prince Harry will wed his beloved Meghan Markle this Saturday, May 19. The wedding will start midday UK time at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Live coverage will begin around 3:30-4 a.m. Chicago time where the royal family and various other celebrities will proceed to the chapel for the wedding, which starts at 6 a.m.

Markle is a 2003 graduate of Northwestern University and reportedly is also a White Sox fan. She stars as paralegal Rachel Zane on the USA Network show "Suits." She and Harry met in July 2016, she told Vanity Fair. She's also a humanitarian campaigner and lifestyle blogger.

Big brother Wills will be Harry’s best man. Markle won’t have a maid of honor, or “chief bridesmaid” as is the custom in British weddings. According to Harper’s Bazaar, Markle was unable to single out a woman from her close group of friends. Royal imps Prince George and Princess Charlotte are expected to be page boys and bridesmaids, following British royal wedding tradition of having children stand in.

Harry’s late mum Princess Diana will also be very much present at her youngest son’s wedding. Prince Harry designed his "Suits" star fiance’s engagement ring with two diamonds from his mother’s jewelry collection, so “she can come along with us on this crazy journey.” He also said that had his mother been alive, she and Markle would have been best friends and “thick as thieves.”

No one knows yet who will design Markle’s royal wedding gown. Markle is said to be mulling over several designers, although British bookmakers have picked Ralph & Russo, Britain's only haute couture house, as the favorite -- or favourite, according to UK Express.

Just because Markle’s marrying a prince doesn’t mean she will become a princess. Only women born into the royal family (e.g. Princess Anne, Princess Charlotte) are given the title. Most likely, Queen Elizabeth will gift Markle with a title of Duchess, if Harry is granted a dukedom, as was his older brother, when Prince William and Kate Middleton became the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The British bookies had their bets that Harry will be named the Duke of Sussex, which means Markle will become the Duchess of Sussex. Markle may also be referred to by the awkward royal title in reference to her husband, HRH Princess Henry of Wales. (Henry is Harry’s given first name.)

Although Markle may never become a princess in her own right, we’re sure she’s the princess of Harry’s heart.

How to watch the royal wedding (or when to set your DVR):

Most major TV networks plan to begin their live coverage at 3:30-4 a.m. Chicago time. The royal wedding starts at 6 a.m. Live coverage will be available on CBS, streamed on CBSN, The Today Show (NBC), PBS and BBC America, according to Harper's Bazaar.

BBC America will also be streaming coverage and commentary of the royal wedding on May 19. Sign in with your subscription or cable account information on BBC America Livestream.

FOX News Channel (FNC) will present live, extensive coverage surrounding the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Main coverage of the historic nuptials will be co-anchored by FNC’s chief news anchor Shepard Smith and co-anchor of America’s Newsroom Sandra Smith from outside St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle beginning at 5 a.m. Chicago time. FOX & Friends’ Ainsley Earhardt will also take part, co-hosting FOX & Friends Weekend live from Windsor, England beginning at 4 a.m. and then joining coverage of the main event at 5 a.m.

Top photo: Britain's Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle pose for photographers Monday Nov. 27, 2017 | Matt Dunham | Associated Press