WITH SAVANNAH GUTHRIE AND HODA KOTB, LIVE FROM WINDSOR,
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND. >>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO "TODAY" ON A MAGICAL
FRIDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY MORNING. ITS MORNING BACK HOME.
HERE, IT IS MIDDAY.
BEAUTIFUL WINDSOR, ENGLAND. ITS THE EVE OF THE ROYALND.
ITS THE EVE OF THE ROYAL WEDDING.
WEDDING.
WE HAVE A CASTLE.
WE HAVE BLUE SKIES. I SMELL LOVE IN THE AIR.
>> I DEFINITELY SMELL LOVE IN
THE AIR.
CAN YOU BELIEVE OUR VANTAGE POINT?U BELIEVE OUR VANTAGE
POINT?
IT IS SITTING RIGHT THERE. WINDSOR CASTLE.IGHT THERE.
WINDSOR CASTLE. A BEAUTIFUL SETTING FOR
TOMORROWS FESTIVITIES.
TOMORROWS FESTIVITIES.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW HARRY AND MEGHAN FEEL AT THIS MOMENT.Y AND
MEGHAN FEEL AT THIS MOMENT. IT IS CRUNCH TIME FOR THEM.
WE NOW WE HAVE AN ANSWER TO ONE
OF THE BIGGEST MYSTERIES OF THIS
WEDDING.
JUST THIS MORNING, THE PALACE
REVEALED, IT WILL BE THE FATHER
OF THE GROOM, PRINCE CHARLES,
WILL WALK THE BRIDE DOWN THE AISLE.ALK THE BRIDE DOWN THE
AISLE.
>> THEY ALSO MADE IT OFFICIAL,
ANNOUNCING HARRYS GRANDFATHER,
PRINCE PHILIP, WILL BE AT THE CEREMONY.ILIP, WILL BE AT THE
CEREMONY.
THE 96-YEAR-OLD HAD HIP SURGERY. UNTIL NOW, IT WASNT CLEAR IF HE.
UNTIL NOW, IT WASNT CLEAR IF HE WILL BE FELLELING WELL ENOUGH TO
ATTEND.
ATTEND.
>> HARRY AND MEGHAN WILL HEAD
BACK HERE TO WINDSOR AFTER A BRIEF VISIT FOR THURSDAYER A
BRIEF VISIT FOR THURSDAY REHEARSALS.
REHEARSALS.
THEY WILL BE STAYING AT SEPARATE HOTELS TONIGHT.AYING AT SEPARATE
HOTELS TONIGHT.
>> MAYBE ONE OF THEM IS IN OURS.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE?
>> FROM OUR SPOT UP HERE, WE CAN
SEE THAT A VERY IMPORTANT GUEST
HAS, IN FACT, ARRIVED.
WE LEARNED THAT THE QUEEN IS RIGHT ACROSS THE SCREEN INIS
RIGHT ACROSS THE SCREEN IN RESIDENCE.
RESIDENCE.
>> WE CAN SEE THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A GOOD VANTAGE POINT. WE
HAVE A GOOD VANTAGE POINT. THE ROYAL STANDARD IS FLYING
OVER WINDSOR CASTLE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
THATS THE FLAG THAT FLIES IF THE WITH QUEEN IS THERE.S IF
THE WITH QUEEN IS THERE. IF THE QUEEN WAS NOT HOME, WE
WOULD SEE THE UNION JACK.
>> AND THE QUEEN IS MEETING
MEGHANS MOM, DORIA, FOR THE
FIRST TIME TODAY.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT DORIA IS
FEELING, TOO.
FEELING, TOO. INTRODUCTIONS TO THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY TOOK PLACE
EARLIER IN THE WEEK.
>> WE ARE FIRED UP FOR THIS.
WE HAVE FANNED OUT ACROSS
WINDSOR, TO THE CASTLE GATES, TO
HIGH STREET TO THE LONG WALK, WE
START JUST BELOW US.
NBCS KEIR SIMMONS, READY TO GO.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: HEY, SAVANNAH, HEY,
HODA, GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE IN
WINDSOR WITH US.
WE KNOW PRINCE CHARLES WILL WALK
MEGHAN MARKLE DOWN THE AISLE. WE CAN CALL THAT A CONVENTIONAL
JOYCE
JOYCE CHOICE IN AN UNCONVENTIONAL
SITUATION.
SITUATION.
HOW MUST MEGHANS MOM BE FEELING? MEGHANS MOM BE
FEELING? INSIDE WINDSOR CASTLE.
INDICATION THAT THE ROYAL
STANDARD THAT THE QUEEN IS
THERE.
THERE.
THAT INTRODUCTION WILL HAPPEN THIS AFTERNOON.ON WILL HAPPEN
THIS AFTERNOON.
OH, TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL.
THE PRINCE OF WALES, MEGHANS
FUTURE FATHER-IN-LAW, AND FUTURE
KING, STEPPING IN THIS MORNING.
CHARLES WILL WALK HIS SONS
BRIDE DOWN THE AISLE.
THE PALACE, MAKING THE
ANNOUNCEMENT WITH JUST 24 HOURS
TO GO.
WEDDING GUESTS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD.
FROM ROYALS TO MEGHAN MARKELS AMERICAN FRIENDS, ALL STARTING
TO ARRIVE IN WINDSOR, AHEAD OF
HARRY AND MEGHANS BIG DAY.
AND TODAY, A TRULY MEMORABLE
MEETING.
MEETING.
THE WOMAN HARRY CALLS MEGHANS AMAZING MOM, INTRODUCED FOR THE
FIRST TIME TO THE WOMAN HE CALLS
GRANNY, KNOWN TO MOST OF US AS
THE QUEEN.
THE QUEEN. ALREADY THIS WEEK, DORIA
RAGLAND, WHO MEGHAN DESCRIBES AS
A FREE SPIRIT, HAD TEA WITH
WILLIAM, KATE AND THEIR CHILDREN
AND MET SEPARATELY WITH CHARLES
AND CAMILLA.
AND CAMILLA. MOM, THE ONLY MEMBER OF MEGHANS
FAMILY TO ATTEND THE NUPTIALS.
GIGI BEROT MEGHANS DRAMA
TEACHER.
TEACHER.
>> I KNOW MEGHAN WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE HER DAD THERE AND HE WOULD
LOVE TO BE THERE.
>> Reporter: IN SO MANY WAYS, THIS, A ROYAL WEDDING UNLIKE ANY
OTHER.
OTHER.
>> A SLIGHT SHIFT FROM TRADITION.T SHIFT FROM
TRADITION.
IT WILL BE AN INSTALLATION. >> Reporter: HARRY AND MEGHANS
CALIFORNIAN CAKE BAKER, HINTING
AT TENSE DAYS.
>> THEYVE TASTED A SAMPLE.
I THINK THEY WERE HAPPY.
I THINK THAT THEY, YEAH, SIGNED
OFF.
OFF.
>> Reporter: THE NEWLYWEDS WILL
LEAVE WINDSOR CASTLE TO THE CHEERS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
SPECTATORS.
SPECTATORS.
AND THEY WILL GET THE BEST VIEW IN TOWN. WILL GET THE BEST VIEW
IN TOWN. ♪
♪ THE LAST BIG REHEARSAL, APPEARED
TO GO SMOOTHLY, DESPITE THE
OCCASIONAL MISSTEP.
OCCASIONAL MISSTEP. THE BEST PART OF THE DAY WILL BE
THE CARRIAGE RIDE.
>> WE THINK ITS GOING TO BE THE
CARRIAGE RIDE.
CARRIAGE RIDE. ALTHOUGH, HAVE THEY GOT A SECRET
UP THEIR SLEEVE LIKE THE ASTON
MARTIN WILLIAM AND KATE HAD IN
2011.
2011.
>> Reporter: THE BIG REVEAL IN 24 HOURS, THE WEDDING DRESS.IN
24 HOURS, THE WEDDING DRESS. MEGHAN AND HER MOM WILL SPEND
TONIGHT AT A HISTORIC FIVE-STAR
HOTEL
HOTEL
HOTEL, AWAY FROM PRINCE HARRY.
HE AND MILLIONS ON SATURDAY WILL SEE THE BRIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME
AS SHE WALKS DOWN THE AISLE.
SOME TRADITIONS WORTH KEEPING.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING TO
SEE MEGHANS MOM LEAD HER DOWN
THE AISLE.
THE AISLE.
THE ROYALS WOULD HAVE DECIDED THATS A VERY HIGH-PRESSURE JOB
WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
WATCHING.
WATCHING.
YOU KNOW THAT PRINCE CHARLES WILL CARRY IT OUT FLAWLESSLY.
AND I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THE
QUEEN WOULD HAVE A SAY IN A
DECISION LIKE THAT.
>> WELL, ITS OBVIOUSLY A ROLE
OF HONOR FOR PRINCE CHARLES AND
FOR MEGHAN.
FOR MEGHAN. ITS A GOOD SOLUTION.
KEIR, THANK YOU.
>>> MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ARE
EXPECTED TO FLOCK HERE FOR THE
ROYAL WEDDING.
ROYAL WEDDING. THATS MORE THAN THREE-TIMES THE
NORMAL POPULATION.
NORMAL POPULATION. AND MANY OF THEM ARE ALREADY
LINING THE STREETS.
NATALIE IS GETTING UP CLOSE AND
PERSONAL WITH THEM.
HEY, NATALIE.
HEY, NATALIE. >> HEY.
>> HEY.
IVE GOT MY TIARA ON. IM ROYAL WEDDING READY.
THIS TOWN IS ABSOLUTELY BUZZING.
ITS A SMALL TOWN OF 3 2,000
HERE IN WINDSOR.
NOW, 100,000 PEOPLE HAVE
DESCENDED ON THE SMALL TOWN.
THERES SO MUCH EXCITEMENT IN
THE AIR.
THE AIR.
HERES WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN
PURG
DURING THE ROYAL PROCESS, AFTER
MEGHAN AND HARRY SAY THEIR VOWS, THEY WILL DESCEND IN THEIR VOWS,
THEY WILL DESCEND IN THEIR HORSE-DRAWN COURAGE, HERE ALONG
A PACKED HIGH STREET, WHERE
PEOPLE ARE HOPING TO GET A
CHANCE OF TAKING A QUICK SNAP OF
THE NEWLYWEDS AND GIVE THEIR
GREETINGS.
GREETINGS.
THIS TOUR IS EXPECTED TO LAST ALL OF 25 MINUTES.TED TO LAST
ALL OF 25 MINUTES. IT MOVES THROUGH THE TOWN OF
WINDSOR.
WINDSOR.
PEOPLE ARE CAMPING OUT HERE. THEYVE BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF
DAYS ALREADY.
DAYS ALREADY. KIDS ARE EXPECTED TO COME
TONIGHT TO CAMP OUT, AS WELL.
AND THE ROYAL CARRIAGE WILL
DESCEND HERE TO THE LONG WALK,
ANOTHER VANTAGE POINT, FOR 2.6
MILES, WHERE THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GREET THE PUBLIC,
AS WELL, TO GIVE THEIR
CONGRATULATIONS TO MEGHAN AND
HARRY.
HARRY.
BACK TO YOU, HODA. >> ALL RIGHT, NATALIE.