Winfrey, Clooney Lead Star Guests At Britain's Royal Wedding

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Winfrey, Clooney lead star guests at Britain's royal wedding

Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, David Beckham and Elton John led the celebrities in the pews at St. George's Chapel for the star-studded wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday

Windsor, United Kingdom, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th May, 2018 ) :Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, David Beckham and Elton John led the celebrities in the pews at St. George's Chapel for the star-studded wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday.

Hollywood stars, musicians and sporting icons from Britain and the United States took their places among the 600 guests the historic chapel in Windsor Castle, along with Harry's ex-girlfriends. Winfrey, the US talk show queen, was seen strolling through the castle grounds ahead of the service.

Hollywood actor Clooney, wearing a grey suit, walked arm in arm with his campaigning lawyer wife Amal, who wore a yellow dress and matching hat. England football icon David Beckham and his fashion designer wife Victoria, the former Spice Girls singer, waved to the thousands of fans who had been invited into the castle grounds to see the stars go in.

Beckham, sporting short hair and shades, posed for a selfie with a fan on the way inside. Pop star Elton John, a close friend of Harry's late mother Diana, who memorably performed an emotional version of "Candle in the Wind" at her funeral in 1997, was seen chatting to guests.

He reportedly cancelled shows in Las Vegas to attend.

Markle made her name in the US legal drama "Suits" and several of her co-stars were in the church, as was US tennis great Serena Williams. - Actors and princes - Idris Elba, the British actor who is a star on both sides of the Atlantic for his television roles in "The Wire" and "Luther", was seen chatting with fellow guests inside the Gothic chapel.

He read the poem "Invictus" at the opening ceremony of the inaugural 2014 Invictus Games in London, the Olympic-style multi-sport event for wounded veterans founded by Harry. Singer James Blunt, famous for his hit "You're Beautiful" and like Harry an army veteran, took his place in the pews.

He performed at the 2016 Orlando Invictus Games. British actor Tom Hardy, who starred in "The Revenant" and Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" was there, along with Hollywood actress Carey Mulligan with her musician husband Marcus Mumford.

Britain's James Corden, a top talkshow presenter in the United States, was in attendance, as was soul singer Joss Stone. Harry's close friend Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, with whom he established a charity helping the country's AIDS orphans, was in the front rows. "Harry's Harry. He doesn't fit any mould," he told ITV television. "That inner child in him is visible."