Britain's armed forces on Thursday rehearsed the carriage procession that Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle are to make through the crowded streets of Windsor after their wedding this weekend.
Harry, sixth-in-line to the throne, and Markle, a star in TV drama Suits, will tie the knot at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, home to the British royal family for nearly 1,000 years.
After the hour-long ceremony, which will be attended by Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the couple will make a procession through the town's ancient streets on a 19th Century Ascot Landau carriage pulled by four Windsor Grey horses
Police are expecting more than 100,000 people to throng the streets outside Windsor Castle, the queen's home west of London and the oldest and largest inhabited fortress in the world, and have said there would be tight security for the event.
Here are a few photos from the hours leading up to the event:
(With inputs from Reuters)
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