- Meghan Markle will reportedly walk unaccompanied for half of her walk down the aisle.
- Prince Charles is expected to join her for the second half of the walk.
- Charles will then reportedly take a step back and the end of the aisle as Markle approaches Prince Harry on her own.
The royal wedding seemed to face a setback when it was officially announced that Meghan Markle's father would no longer be attending the ceremony. We now know via a statement from Kensington Palace that Markle has asked Prince Charles to walk her down the aisle instead. But it looks like he'll only be accompanying her for part of the walk.
CNN reported that Markle will make her make her grand entrance by herself at the west steps of St. George's Chapel. Though her mother Doria Ragland will accompany her on the car ride there, Markle is expected to enter the church accompanied only by her six young bridesmaids and four page boys. Traditionally, Charles would meet her at the car to escort her up the steps.
Instead, she will reportedly continue her walk down the nave of the church, with a senior church figure walking ahead of her.
Her future father-in-law Prince Charles is then expected to join her as she reaches the Quire, which is where the main royal guests will be seated.
As she reaches the altar at the end of the Quire, Charles will reportedly take a step back instead of traditionally "giving the bride away," as Markle then approaches Harry on her own.
Though Charles has been a last-minute addition to the royal wedding proceedings, CNN reports that this was Markle's plan from the beginning.
If the plan is true, it will be yet another way that Markle has shaken up royal protocol in the lead-up to her big day.
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