Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Wedding: African-American Bishop to Deliver Address

On April 19, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will tie the knot in Windsor, and Miss Markle has once again mixed tradition with modernity.

The Suits star has announced the appointment of US Bishop Michael Bruce Currie to the royal wedding, making him the first ever African-American presiding bishop.

Kensington Palace confirmed Bishop Currie's appointment today.

He will deliver an address at the royal wedding, which is set to be watched by tens of millions of people across the globe next Saturday.

The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Currie, the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, will join Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, for the wedding.

The archbishop will preside over the exchange of vows, while the service itself will be conducted by the Dean of Windsor.

Bishop Currie said, “The love that has brought and will bind Prince Harry and Miss Meghan Markle together has its source and origin in God, and is the key to life and happiness, and so we celebrate and pray for them today.”

The United States-based Episcopal Church is a constituent member of the Global Anglican Communion, of which the Church of England is the mother church, according to its website.

Bishop Currie has been active in issues of social justice including immigration policy and marriage equality.

Meghan and Harry have made an effort to put their own twist on their wedding, but the pair will still follow several traditions.

Former royal butler Grant Harrold, who runs the Royal School of Etiquette and Butlers, has spilled the beans on which traditions he believes will be honoured at the wedding.

He exclusively told Express UK, “A lot of the traditions and laws of the past have changed, especially when it comes to royal etiquette such as marrying divorcees.