Karen Long, from the US state of Texas, felt compelled to come to Britain for the big occasion given Markle's American nationality. "We all wanted to be a princess, we thought we couldn't and there she is, breaking all the barriers." Many roads have been closed in Windsor, which has a population of 30,000 inhabitants, and is 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of London. News that Markle will walk down part of the aisle solo in a purported feminist statement was applauded by some. By then die-hard royalists had bagged all of the prime front row positions on the famous Long Walk promenade -- where the newlyweds will pass by in an open-top carriage after the ceremony.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 19, 2018 09:33 UTC