Royal wedding: Prince Harry & Meghans big day in numbers

With Prince Harry and Meghan's royal wedding just a few days away, here's a look at interesting facts!

$670,000
The estimated cost of Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding, excluding security. The wedding will take place at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
The Kensington Palace has confirmed that the Royal Family is paying for the core expenditure, such as the church service, the associated music, flowers, decorations and the reception afterwards.

The Oldest Bride
At 36, Meghan Markle will be the oldest royal bride when she marries Prince Harry. Before Meghan, the oldest royal bride was Kate - who was 29 when she married William.

2,640
These many people have been invited to the grounds of the Windsor Castle on May 19. This includes: 100 school children; 200 people from charities linked to Harry and Meghan; 530 members of the Royal Households and Crown Estate; 610 Windsor Castle community members; and 1,200 members of the public nominated by Lord Lieutenants.

16,000 glasses of champagne
With 4,040 guests and each expected to have at least 4 glasses of champagne, at least 16,000 glasses will be required.

200,000 flowers
The would-be royal couple are expected to order flowers worth 110,000, from larger stems to buttonholes and delicate bouquets. Around 60 florists across Britain have been roped in for the big day.
Besides, 1 million handfuls of confetti and  8 million flower petals will be thrown in the air to celebrate the newly weds.

90,000 for trumpets
Twenty silver-plated fanfare trumpets with Royal Coat of Arms stamp have already been requested, and they each come between 3,000 and 6,000 a piece! That will be 90,000 for trumpets!

5,000
Amount of police personnel -- including grenadier guards to armed police to snipers and undercover officers -- will be on duty on May 19.

1,000 waiters and staff for a day
Besides the regular 500 people team who work at Windsor Castle on a daily basis, an additional 500 are likely to be on duty on the day to attend guests and other work.

300,000 for Bride's gown
Meghan Markle's wedding gown is rumoured to be worth 300,000. Kate Middleton, who is now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wore a dress worth 250,000.

$680 million
The wedding is expected give a boost of $680 million to the British economy. PwC estimated that Prince William and Kate's wedding generated roughly $145 million in extra spending.
 

5,000 baby Meghans
Experts predict that Meghan will be the top baby name of 2018 and more than 5,000 baby Meghans will be born next year in the UK alone.