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Who could walk Meghan Markle down the aisle

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Spencer Bergen
Published May 17, 2018, 3:24 p.m. ET
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Meghan Markle and Doria Ragland
Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland
Just days before the wedding, it was announced that Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, would not attend (following a photos-for-cash scandal and heart surgery). For those thinking that the notion of a mother giving her daughter away would be unheard of at a royal wedding, you’d be wrong. Queen Victoria actually gave away daughters Princess Helena in 1866 and Princess Beatrice in 1885. Getty Images
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Already having the honor of best man, what's one more duty? Historically this has happened before when Brother-in-law Prince Philip took Princess Margaret down the aisle after her father, King George VI, died.
Prince William
Already holding the position of best man for brother Prince Harry, what’s one more duty? Historically, this happened when Prince Philip walked sister-in-law Princess Margaret down the aisle after her father, King George VI, had died. Getty Images
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Prince Charles is free of responsibility on the big day, so he could be a likely contender.
Prince Charles is free of responsibility on the big day, so he could be a likely contender. Getty Images
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Many of her "Suits" co-stars are expected to show. It would be fitting for them to usher her into her new life.
Many of her “Suits” co-stars are expected to show. It would be fitting for one of them — especially her on-screen husband, Patrick J. Adams — to usher her into her new life. TBS
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Priyanka Chopra
As one of Meghan’s best friends, she could step up and take her pal down the aisle. Getty Images
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Or- she could take her own damn self, and send a message of independence right at the start of her new life as a royal.
Or … she could take her own damn self and send a message of independence right at the start of her new life as a royal. Samir Hussein/WireImage
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