Photos: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle declared husband and wife

An array of stars including Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney arrived for the wedding on Saturday of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as Hollywood glamour joined British royalty at the ancient Windsor Castle. The couple, who met on a blind date in 2016 and fell in love in a tent under the stars in Botswana, and exchanged vows at the 15th-century St George's Chapel, in a castle that has been home to 39 English monarchs since 1066.

Updated on: May 19, 2018 5:26 PM IST

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle during their wedding service in Windsor. The royal couple have now officially wed. (Owen Humphreys / Pool / REUTERS)

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Prince Harry places a ring on Meghan Markle's finger in the presence of the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who proclaimed them “husband and wife”. (UK Pool / Sky News via AP)

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Prince Harry made his vow to take Meghan to be his wife “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part”. Markle repeated the same words. (Owen Humphreys / Pool via REUTERS )

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Prince Harry looks at his bride, Meghan Markle, as she arrives accompanied by Prince Charles. Markle is wearing Queen Mary’s diamond bandeau tiara. (Jonathan Brady / Pool via AP)

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Fans react outside as the wedding ceremony takes place. (Damir Sagolj / REUTERS)

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Meghan Markle arrives at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Her dress has been designed by Clare Waight Keller for French fashion house Givenchy. (Andrew Matthews / Pool via AP)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives at the venue. (Gareth Fuller/Pool via REUTERS)

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Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives with his best man Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, at the West steps of St George’s Chapel (Ben Stansall / Pool via REUTERS)

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Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, (2L) arrives with Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex, (R) and James, Viscount Severn (L) and Lady Louise Windsor (2R) followed by Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, (top R) and Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence (top L) arrive. (Odd Andersen / REUTERS)

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A general view of guests at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London. (Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS)

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Abigail Spencer and Priyanka Chopra (2nd L) arrive with other guests. (Toby Melville / Pool / REUTERS)

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Armed police secure the route of the carriage procession. Around 4,000 police personnel are said to have been called into Windsor for the event. (Frank Augustein / Pool via AP)

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Amal Clooney and George Clooney arrive for the wedding ceremony. (Gareth Fuller / Pool via AP)

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David and Victoria Beckham talk with Sir Elton John and David Furnish as they arrive in St George's Chapel. (Danny Lawson/Pool via REUTERS)

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Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre followed by Oprah Winfrey (4th right) arrive at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. (Chris Radburn / Pool via REUTERS)