BBC announces coverage for the Royal Wedding across TV and radio

BBC World News will have three days of live coverage from Windsor Castle ahead of the Royal Wedding with presenters on location, including Katty Kay over from DC, Babita Sharma and Lucy Hockings. There will be a camera in the crowd outside the castle, catching the mood of the public and international visitors. Programmes will include special films and colour features from across the UK and from the US, including Meghan Markle’s home town of LA, as well as from other locations around the world linked to the couple. On the day, BBC World News will show the BBC’s main Royal Wedding programme of the marriage itself for approximately four hours with live coverage before and after, 03:30pm-09:30pm IST.

BBC World Service will bring live coverage of the day’s celebrations to listeners across the globe, and will also air programmes and documentaries exploring the institution of marriage today from a variety of angles in different countries around the world.

Supporting content on BBC World News 

The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story 

George  Alagiah  explores  the  history  of  the  Queen  and  the  Commonwealth  that  she  has  led  for  over  60  years.  Walking  in  Her  Majesty’s  footsteps,  George  discovers  how  the  role  of  heading-up  this  family  of  nations  progressed,  exploring  moments  of  triumph,  diplomacy,  challenge  and  political  intrigue.    George's  own  Commonwealth  tour  takes  him  to  Australia,  Ghana,  India  and  South  Africa  and  he  explores  how,  amidst  safety  fears  and  the  risk  of  political  unrest,  The  Queen  travelled  to  newly  independent  Ghana  and  charmed  President  Nkrumah.    Gathering  testimony  from  people  who  have  met  The  Queen  across  the  years  and  from  experts  who  have  followed  her  fascinating  journey,  George  builds  a  picture  of  how  deftly  The  Queen  has  played  her  role  as  head  of  the  Commonwealth.  Her  daughter  Princess  Anne  talks  about  her  own  experiences  of  Royal  walkabouts  and  The  Queen's  role  in  a  male  dominated  world. 

Sat  12th May 

10:40pm  

Sun  13th May 

09.40am, 3.40pm

The Royal Wedding Singalong

With just a week till the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, this special 30 minute programme meets the unique choir playing their part in celebrating the Royal Wedding. Inspired by Prince Harry’s work around mental and physical health, ‘Gosp-ability’ is a diverse group of amateur singers made up of people facing mental and physical challenges of their own. The choir have recorded a specially written song to give to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as a wedding gift which they will perform in Windsor ahead of the big day.  Presenter Trish Adudu follows their emotional journey and traces the choir’s history from its first steps in Coventry to a place in the spotlight, and hears the incredible personal stories of some of their singers.

Sat 12^th May

06:00pm

Sun 13^th May

01:00pm