Meghan Markle will not promise to 'obey' Prince Harry in her Royal Wedding vows

Press Trust of India  |  Windsor 

Royal bride-to-be will make a break from traditional vows today and not say she will obey in her nuptials at St George's Chapel, according to

Instead of using traditional vows, the have selected words from The Service from Common Worship (2000), Yorkshire reported.

They will pledge themselves to one another: "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part".

The service features contemporary language - using the word "you" instead of "thee" and "thou" and offers the most flexibility in the choice of readings and prayers, the report said.

will also wear a ring and Meghan will not promise to obey her husband and the wording of the service is more contemporary than traditional, it said.

Recent royal tradition has been for royal brides not to pledge to obey their husbands. The Duchess of did not in 2011, and neither did Harry's mother the of in 1981 when she married the of

Diana was the first to break royal precedent when she did not promise to "obey" Prince at their

This comes after it was yesterday revealed that there will be another break from royal tradition, Prince will walk Meghan down the aisle instead of her own father, Thomas

The former 'Suits' asked her and the Prince of to walk by her side at in after it was confirmed that her father Thomas Sr would not be attending the ceremony due to ill-health, having reportedly undergone a heart procedure earlier this week.

The 69-year-old heir to the British throne has some practice of this role, having previously escorted Alexandra Knatchbull, the daughter of his close friend, down the aisle at her high society wedding to in 2016.

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First Published: Sat, May 19 2018. 10:55 IST