Royals Put Finishing Touches On Wedding Ahead Of Big Day.

 According to reports, Final preparations were under way on Friday as anticipation reached fever pitch for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Marnie, ahead of the mother-of-the-bride's meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.
 Doria Ragland is expected to meet the Queen for afternoon tea at Windsor Castle, where the ceremony will take place, with speculation still rife over who will walk to bride down the aisle after it was confirmed her father Thomas Markle will not attend.
 Preparations for the showpiece event were shaken on Thursday when Markle confirmed that her father would travel from his Mexico home after undergoing heart surgery following a paparazzi scandal.
  Despite the pre-ceremony fiasco, Meghan was smiling as she was snapped arriving for Thursday's dress rehearsal, which also saw military marches and a dry-run if the carriage procession that will whisk the couple around Windsor to greet the crowds after their wedding at St George's Chapel, in the castle grounds.
  Punch reports that the couple made a brief appearance surprising crowds milling around the rehearsal route by pulling in to Windsor castle via the famous Long Walk promenade.
 Meanwhile, Violet Bakery in east London was on Friday
putting finishing touches on the "ethereal" lemon and elderflower wedding cake, which it said would be displayed in a special "Installation", according to Harry's Kensington palace office.
 Ingredients for the cake, which will be assembled at Windsor on Saturday, include 200 Amalfi lemons, 500 eggs and 10 bottles of elderflower cordial.
 Markle's mother met with Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Thursday, and will accompany her daughter and future son-in-law when they meet the Queen later on Friday.
 Ragland has been suggested as a replacement for Thomas Markle in walking the bride down the aisle, as has Markle's close friend Markus Anderson.
 Details about Markle's wedding dress remain a closely-guarded secret, and will not be revealed until the bride arrives for the service.
 Mother and daughter will spend Friday night together at the cliveden House Hotel, a 30-minute car ride from Windsor castle, while Harry will stay with his brother Prince William at the nearby coworth park hotel.

(Punch)