Prince William to serve as best man Prince Harry at royal wedding

Britain's Prince Harry has asked his elder brother Prince William to be his best man at his wedding to U.S. actress Meghan Markle next month, his office said in a statement on Thursday.

Prince Harry stood up for his older brother at 2011 royal wedding

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Britain's Prince William, left, is shown on Wednesday, two days after the birth of his third child, at an ANZAC Day commemoration at Westminster Abbey in London with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The royal wedding takes place May 19. (Eddie Mulholland/Pool via AP)

Britain's Prince Harry has asked his elder brother Prince William to be his best man at his wedding to U.S. actress Meghan Markle next month, his office said in a statement on Thursday.

Harry, 33, was William's best man at his own glittering wedding to wife Kate Middleton in 2011.

"The Duke of Cambridge is honoured to have been asked, and is very much looking forward to supporting his brother at St George's Chapel, Windsor on May 19th," Kensington Palace said.

Britain's Prince Harry, right, is shown while serving as best man for William on April, 29, 2011. (Gero Breloer/Associated Press)

Earlier this week the 35-year-old William and his wife Kate, whose official titles are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, celebrated the arrival of their third child.

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