text: 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 and Meghan Markle's wedding is to take place on Saturday May 19, Kensington Palace has announced. 
   
   The pair, whose engagement was confirmed last month, are tying the knot at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. 
   
   The couple's chosen day clashes with another big event - it is also the FA Cup final at Wembley. 
   
   As President of the Football Association, Harry's older brother the Duke of Cambridge usually attends the high-profile match and presents the trophy. 
   
   But this year, William, who is tipped to be Harry's best man, looks likely to be otherwise engaged with wedding duties.
target: – 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.