Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared some incredible behind-the-scenes photos from their wedding.
The couple tied the knot in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018 - with the late Queen granting them the titles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Despite being held on the day of that year's FA Cup final, thousands of well-wishers lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the pair arriving at the ceremony. It was estimated that the big day cost a whopping £32million - with most of that coming down to security costs.
In the fourth episode of the couple's highly-anticipated six-part series, Harry & Meghan, which landed on Netflix on Thursday morning, viewers get the chance to see a number of amazing unseen pics.
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Speaking about the build up to the ceremony, Meghan says she went into a "really calm space".
"I don't know how I was so calm," she adds. "All I wanted was a mimosa, a croissant and play the song 'Going to the Chapel'."
Meghan explains how she knew there would be tonnes of people when they got to Windsor Castle, but she had no idea they would be lining both sides of the street.
"This was a 15 minute drive. My mum and I were like 'look at all these people. What's going on?"
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Harry says that because he was "Diana's boy", there was an expectation to have a big public wedding.
"Mission complete with William, then lets see if this goes the distance with Harry and we can go 'job done'," he adds.
Harry and William, his best man, wore the frock coat uniform of the Blues And Royals in which both were commissioned, along with their medals.
Meghan says she found the whole thing to be completely "surreal" as images of her walking down the aisle in her stunning dress, which was designed by British designer Clare Waight Keller.
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Discussing how they came up with it, Clare says: "Looking at the design of the dress, there were many conversations we had over how you want to present yourself to the world.
"Most of us have a wedding with 70-200 people. This was billions of people watching this. It has to be perfect."
Previously unseen shots of the late Queen and Prince Philip along with King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla walking into the chapel are shown.
"I just remember thinking, take a deep breath and keep on moving," says Meghan.
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Harry reveals that his father helped them choose an orchestra which "made all the difference".
Meghan's father, Thomas Markle Snr, could not attend the big day because he had suffered two heart attacks in the weeks before.
Revealing her bond with Charles, she says: "Harry's dad is very charming. and I said to him, 'I've lost my dad in this, so him as my father-in-law was really important to me.'
"I asked him to walk me down the aisle and he said 'yes'."
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On what was going through his head when he saw Meghan walk up the aisle, Harry says: "Look at me and look what I've got. Look what I've found.
"The world was watching us but when we were actually at the alter as far as I was concerned it was just the two of us."
Meghan adds: "H and I are really, really good at finding each other in the chaos. It's not that the rest of it doesn't matter, but it feels temporary."
They also speak about the Kingdom Choir gospel group which performed at the wedding - and Harry says Charles also helped.
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Tennis legend Serena Williams says: "To have her culture represented at that wedding. Amazing, I loved it. I thought it was really courageous breaking boundaries but not trying to."
There are a lot of sweet behind-the-scenes snaps from the big day which have never been released before, including from the reception at St George's Hall.
One wide shot from above shows the scale of the event as hundreds of guests are packed in.
The Sussexes also laugh about having to use a sword to cut their wedding cake, with Meghan saying: "It was great. It was all so over the top.
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"Most people were like, 'what is happening? Elton john is performing?' I couldn't find my mum. She'd made a b-line for the stage to watch Elton sing."
There are black and white photos of Doria enjoying the entertainment, Princess Kate talking to guests and Harry doing a toast.
Meghan also details the speech she gave during the speeches. She said: “On to the crux of why I wanted to speak tonight. First of all, it’s been a while. But mostly I wanted to share a story, a story that I wrote about the man that I love and the way that we met. Let’s call this a modern fairytale.
“Once upon a time there was a girl from LA, some people called her an actress, and there was a guy from London, some people called him a prince.
“All of those people didn’t fully get it, because this is the love story of a boy and girl who are meant to be together.
“They meet on July 3 2016 in London and they giggle endlessly, so the next day they have their second date and he brings her cupcakes because it’s fourth of July, a bittersweet celebration he says, ironic really, her country’s independence from his country, yet in this moment they know they don’t want to be independent of each other.
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“And after a month of long distance courtship they settle into the quiet of Botswana, and amidst whatever momentary worries that creep in, they look at each other and think ‘Whatever world, we’re in’.
“They would love and garden and travel and laugh and rack up more airmiles than any couple could have.
“And when the tides were rough, they squeezed each other tighter, nothing can break us, they’d say, for this love she was a fighter.”
She added that “above all, love wins” as she described Harry as her “treasure”.
“I appreciate, respect and honour you my treasure, for the family we will create, and our love story that will last forever”, she said.
“So I ask you to raise a glass to the astounding assurance that now life begins and the everlasting knowing that, above all, love wins.”
The newlyweds are seen kissing on a balcony before their first dance to 'Land of 1000 Dances'.
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Harry and Meghan really get into the swing of things and let their hair down while busting out some dance moves.
"I just wanted the music to be fun," says Meghan, who is seen spinning around with her husband.
There are snaps of Rocket man singer Elton performing on the piano and Harry having a laugh with Hollywood star Idris Elba, who did a DJ set.
Then everyone gathered outside to watch the incredible fireworks that were on display.
The wedding details were revealed in the "unprecedented and in-depth" docuseries, directed by Oscar-nominated Liz Garbus, was billed as a Netflix global event.
The Sussexes signed lucrative deals thought to be worth more than £100 million with Netflix and Spotify after quitting the monarchy amid the Megxit crisis as they struggled with royal life.
Harry has made a lot of allegations, saying "we know the full truth" and spoke of a "hierarchy in the family", a "dirty game" and "leaking and planting of stories".
Last week's premiere came exactly three months after the death of Harry's grandmother the late Queen, with the Windsors still grieving and the King less than 100 days into his reign.
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