Harry and Meghan release official wedding photos

LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Monday thanked all those involved in their lavish wedding at the weekend as they released official photographs from their big day.

Harry and Meghan, now officially known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, tied the knot on Saturday at Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth's home to the west of London, in a splendid display of British royal pomp and ceremony.

"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would like to thank everyone who took part in the celebrations of their wedding on Saturday," Harry's office Kensington Palace said in a statement.

"They feel so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in Windsor and also all those who watched the wedding on television across the UK, Commonwealth, and around the world."

This official wedding photograph released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shows the Duke and Duchess in the Green Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, with (left to right): back row: Master Brian Mulroney, Miss Remi Litt, Miss Rylan Litt, Master Jasper Dyer, Prince George, Miss Ivy Mulroney, Master John Mulroney; front row: Miss Zalie Warren, Princess Charlotte, Miss Florence van Cutsem, May 19, 2018. The photo was taken by Alexi Lubomirski, who has been chosen by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to be the official photographer at their wedding. (Photo: VCG)

The couple also issued three official portrait pictures taken by Alexi Lubomirski.

One shows the couple pictured in the castle's Green Drawing Room flanked by Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, and Harry's father, the heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles.

It also includes the 92-year-old queen and her husband Prince Philip, 96, sitting alongside, together with Harry's elder brother Prince William, his wife Kate and Charles's second wife Camilla.

A second has just the couple with the bridesmaids and page boys, including beaming a Prince George and Princess Charlotte, two of William's young children. The third was a black and white picture of the newlyweds taken on the castle's East Terrace.

This official wedding photograph released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shows the Duke and Duchess pictured together on the East Terrace of Windsor Castle, May 19, 2018. The photo was taken by Alexi Lubomirski, who has been chosen by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to be the official photographer at their wedding. (Photo: VCG)

Alexi Lubomirski (right) and his wife Giada (center) arrive at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. (Photo: VCG)

An official engagement photo released by Kensington Palace of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski, at Frogmore House in Windsor, Britain, Dec 21, 2017. (Photo: Agencies)

Top image: The official wedding photograph released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shows the Duke and Duchess in the Green Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, with (left to right): back row: Master Jasper Dyer, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales, Ms Doria Ragland, the Duke of Cambridge; middle row: Master Brian Mulroney, the Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Miss Rylan Litt, Master John Mulroney; front row: Miss Ivy Mulroney, Miss Florence van Cutsem, Miss Zalie Warren, Miss Remi Litt, May 19, 2018. The photo was taken by Alexi Lubomirski, who has been chosen by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to be the official photographer at their wedding. (Photo: VCG)