Hello and welcome to Windsor and what a day this small historic town near London has witnessed.

I'm Nula McGover and outside Windsor Castle and over the next hour on this special

podcast from the BBC World Service we're going to guide you

through the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle or to give them their

proper titles now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and what an occasion it was. It is really amazing and it's my first not saying a royal wedding besides watching it on TV

I'm glad to see that I'm here alive to see it passed right in front of me. So it's really touching at me. I could feel the chill in my body, you know, so it's amazing.

And I think today marks a new dawn in the royal family's history.

She's definitely setting a new precedent

and I really hope that she's able to present a kinder side to the royal family.

Everybody's got their phones out, they've got their cameras out,

you can hear the excitement around.

Oh, you're crying, bless you, you're crying.

She just looks so beautiful.

Didn't she look relaxed?

So I couldn't believe how relaxed she was.

More relaxed than I am. It's not my wedding.

Thousands filled these narrow cobbled streets that snake around Windsor Castle. Some wore tiaras, other dressed in suits made

of the Union flag, but everybody in a wonderful humor. Even more people fill the

grassed areas of the long walk. Now that's the 4 kilometer avenue just across town that runs up to the castle entrance.

And so many people camped out, some overnight, others for a few days to get their favorite vantage point.

The story of this wedding day starts in the very early hours. Just as the sun begins to rise, we can

actually see the mist lift off the grass and the town began to fill with a sense of expectation.

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