Meghan Markle has revealed her future father-in-law Prince Charles will walk her down the aisle after her own father let her down at the last minute.

In unprecedented scenes the father-of-the-groom will give away Prince Harry’s fiancee at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, tomorrow.

Prince Charles said today he was ‘pleased to welcome her to the royal family in this way’, Kensington Palace revealed in a shock statement.

Her mother Doria Ragland had been expected to step in for Thomas Markle, whose deal with a paparazzi photographer threatened to overshadow the biggest and happiest day of her life.

Prince Charles was the second favourite at 3/1 yesterday to walk Meghan down the aisle, with her mother Doria Ragland the favourite at 1/3. Third favourite was Prince William at 5/1.

Today Meghan and Harry will put days of horrendous family drama behind her as she takes her mother to meet the Queen and huge crowds gathered outside Windsor Castle ahead of tomorrow’s wedding.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle looked relaxed as their Range Rover took them from Windsor Castle after the rehearsal yesterday as it was revealed Harry’s father will give her away

Charles and Camilla were pictured leaving Kensington Palace by helicopter yesterday and this may have been when Meghan asked her future father-in-law if he would step in

Prince Charles said today he was ‘pleased to welcome her to the royal family in this way’, Kensington Palace revealed in a shock statement

Meghan was forced to make an extraordinary and moving statement confirming her father will no longer walk her down the aisle at St George’s Chapel on Saturday

Excitement ahead of the wedding is reaching fever pitch today as Americans and Brits pose outside Windsor Castle

School children wave flags on the Long Walk ahead of the wedding of the year tomorrow

After a series of setbacks which have seen her father pull out of the ceremony and her half-brother call the wedding a ‘mistake’, Meghan will make final preparations today ahead of the ceremony at Windsor on Saturday.

Her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., was pictured outside Windsor Castle this week after flying to the UK ahead of the service.

The royal bride will hope there are no further surprises from her family to disrupt the build-up to the wedding.

Today Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, who has been staying at Kensington Palace, will meet the Queen to complete a whirlwind introduction to the royal family after flying in from Los Angeles on Wednesday.

She has already enjoyed a ‘jolly’ meeting with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, just hours after landing, and yesterday met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children.

Last night royal fans were seen camping out outside the castle to ensure a good view of the planned procession, using sleeping bags and even folding chairs after local police banned tents.

Yesterday they witnessed a full rehearsal in which a carriage and members of the armed forces paraded through the streets of Windsor.