According to official sources Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have broken with the weekday tradition and have chosen to have a Saturday royal wedding.
The precise reasons for this break in royal protocol are not available. While the Queen gladly offered her consent for Harry’s wedding, it is reported that the British government found reasons for not granting a public weekday holiday for this royal occasion. This loving couple is so socially and culturally conscious that they have turned stodgy heads topsy-turvy. Harry and Meghan have cleverly side-stepped the issues and selected a relaxed Saturday wedding. They want the devoted public to watch their blessed day as it happens on television. But is it true that English royals prefer weekdays for their wedding days? It’s time to do some research.
Royal Wedding Ceremonies
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  #16 MON CAN 7/6/1863 Prince George and Princess Mary |   #56 THU SCO 11/20/1947 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip |
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  #41 WED LEO 7/29/1981 Prince Charles and Diana Spencer |   #73 SAT ARI 4/9/2005. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles |
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  #62 FRI TAU 4/29/2011 Prince William and Catherine Middleton | #74 SAT TAU 5/19/2018 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle |
Our research shows that the British royal weddings usually take place on weekdays. Even the “not so royal” civil ceremony of Prince Charles and Camilla was planned to take place on Friday, April 8, 2005 but it had to be postponed until the next day in respect to the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Do royal weddings all over the world follow this weekday tradition? We’ll see!
