Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption The couple announced their engagement in November 
 
 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on Saturday 19 May 2018, Kensington Palace has announced. 
 
 The pair confirmed their engagement in November and said the service would be at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. 
 
 The date breaks with tradition as royal weddings usually take place on a weekday - the Queen wed on a Thursday and the Duke of Cambridge on a Friday. 
 
 The wedding will be on the same day as the FA Cup Final, which Prince William normally attends as FA president. 
 
 The time of the match has yet to be confirmed, but in recent years it has taken place at 17:30 GMT. 
 
 The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, including the service, music, flowers and reception. 
 
 The event will take place just a month after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expected to welcome their third child to the family. 
 
 Ms Markle will be baptised into the Church of England and confirmed before the wedding. 
 
 Earlier this week, Kensington Palace announced the couple will be spending Christmas together at Sandringham with the Queen. 
 
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Harry and Meghan: Engagement interview in full 
 
 The prince and the American actor, 36, carried out their first official engagement in Nottingham on 1 December. 
 
 Prince Harry made a public appearance at Sandhurst earlier on Friday - 11 years after he graduated from the military academy - for the Sovereign's Parade. 
 
 No Bank Holiday 
 
 BBC Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said the Saturday date was "unusual, but not unprecedented" and would give people the opportunity to go to Windsor for the celebrations. 
 
 He added: "Downing Street clearly hasn't been persuaded [into giving a Bank Holiday]… these things are so ruled by precedent." 
 
 Image copyright PA Image caption Prince Harry and Ms Markle on their first official engagement in Nottingham 
 
 Reacting to the clash with the cup match, an FA spokesman said the organisation was "delighted" for Prince Harry and Ms Markle. 
 
 He added: "Saturday 19 May promises to be a wonderful day with such a special royal occasion being followed by English football's showpiece event, the Emirates FA Cup Final. 
 
 "With millions coming together to watch both events at home and around the world, it will be a day to celebrate." 
 
 Image copyright Reuters Image caption The couple visited a gallery and school in Nottingham ||||| PRINCE Harry has asked big brother William to be his best man at his upcoming wedding. 
 
 And Wills is said to be "honoured" to stand by the side of his brother when Harry, 33, ties the knot with US actress Meghan Markle next month. 
 
 PA Prince Harry was by his brother's side during the Duke of Cambridge's wedding to Kate in 2011 
 
 It's a sweet request, with Prince Harry best man at William's wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011. 
 
 Kensington Palace this morning confirmed the news, tweeting: "Prince Harry has asked his brother The Duke of Cambridge to be his Best Man at his wedding to Ms. Meghan Markle. 
 
 "The Duke of Cambridge is honoured to have been asked, and is very much looking forward to supporting his brother at St George's Chapel, Windsor on May 19th." 
 
 As part of the announcement, photographs of the brothers were shared - including an adorable snap of the pair as boys dressed as police officers, complete with bobby hats. 
 
 Moment Prince William joked that Prince Harry hadn't asked him to be Best Man at wedding to Meghan Markle yet 
 
 PA Prince William and Prince Harry have a close relationship as brothers 
 
 PA The pair made adorable police officers 
 
 It comes despite Prince William saying earlier this year that Harry had not yet asked him to fill the role for the May wedding. 
 
 Interview with former Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand, the future king said: "He hasn't asked me yet", adding: "It could be a sensitive issue." 
 
 He also joked he was "still working it out" when Rio asked if he had decided whether he would attend the FA Cup Final at Wembley or the event at Windsor Castle - with the dates clashing. 
 
 The countdown for the royal wedding is on, with Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan to wed on May 19. 
 
 PA Prince William is said to have been honoured to have been asked 
 
 Getty - Contributor Harry and Meghan will tie the knot next month 
 
 AFP or licensors Prince Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan attended an Anzac Day ceremony with William yesterday 
 
 PA The pair have shown off their playful side 
 
 The couple will say "I do" in May at St George's Chapel, which is nestled within the grounds of Windsor Castle. 
 
 Among the throng of guests will be family including The Queen and Prince Charles - with 2,640 members of the public also invited to attend the big day. 
 
 And bets are already being taken on where Prince William will organise Harry's stag do - with 100/1 odds that the celebrations will be at Las Vegas. 
 
 According to Ladbrokes, a bash somewhere in the Scottish Highlands is the favourite with bookies at 5/1, with a private hideaway in Wales fancied at 8/1. 
 
 This week, the official line-up for the wedding was released, with music to be under the direction of James Vivian, the Director of Music at St George's Chapel. 
 
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 The announcement comes at a busy time for the royal family - with Prince William and wife Kate welcoming their third child just this week. 
 
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– Prepare for an onslaught of media buzz each time a bit of minutiae about the upcoming Meghan Markle-Prince Harry wedding emerges. Friday's relevant detail: their actual wedding date. It had previously been noted the ceremony would take place sometime next spring, but now an actual date has been announced, and it's a break from convention, per the BBC. The couple will wed in St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018, which is unusual for a royal wedding as it falls on a Saturday. Royal couples usually take their vows on a weekday: Harry's parents, Charles and Diana, wed on a Wednesday, for example, while brother William wed Kate Middleton on a Friday. The Telegraph notes the date may have been picked to avoid having to declare a bank holiday, as well as to allow Middleton time to recover from the birth of her third child, due in April. One person who will have to trade in one big event for another: Harry's best man, Prince William, who usually presides over the FA Cup soccer finals and presents the trophy. This year's championship is being held on the same day as Harry and Meghan's wedding.