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In Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tell-all interview with Oprah early last month they dropped the bombshell that they were actually secretly married days before they officially exchanged vows on May 19, 2018. However, this claim has recently been debunked by their marriage certificate, and the famous couple have had the facts of their interview thrown into question.
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Speaking with Oprah, Markle initially announced, “You know, three days before our wedding, we got married. No one knows that. The vows that we have framed in our room are just the two of us in our backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury.” However, according to the couple’s marriage license, their official wedding date is listed as May 19, and nothing was made final before that date.
According to The Sun, Stephen Borton, former chief clerk at the Faculty Office told them, “I'm sorry, but Meghan is obviously confused and clearly misinformed. "They did not marry three days earlier in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury,” he said. “The Special Licence I helped draw up enabled them to marry at St George's Chapel in Windsor and what happened there on May 19, 2018 and was seen by millions around the world was the official wedding as recognised by the Church of England and the law.”
Borton admitted the possibility that the couple may have exchanged vows or simply rehearsed their upcoming ceremony, but there was no official wedding held privately before the big day, as suggested by Markle. The Archbishop of Canterbury who was said to have officiated the ceremony has yet to speak out on the claims, leaving them unfounded.
In England, there must be two witnesses present in order for a marriage to be official, so even if Meghan and Harry did exchange vows prior to their big day, it would not have been finalized until their actual wedding ceremony on May 19.
