Paris - Well-wishers in Paris gathered by
a shrine to Prince Harry's late mother, Princess Diana, on
Saturday to mark Prince Harry's marriage to American actress
Meghan Markle.
The shrine by the Pont de l'Alma, next to the River Seine
and the glitzy Avenue George V, is near the spot where Diana was
fatally injured in a car crash in 1997.
"I hope they get happy. It's one of the most important days
for England," said Maria Kuntgen, a 35-year-old tourist from
Brazil, at the memorial, where people had placed photos of Harry
and Meghan.
That view was echoed by Roksana Arakelyan, a 32-year-old
tourist from Moscow.
"They are so noble, so gorgeous," she said.
France's main TV stations all had teams reporting live from
Windsor, while Le Parisien newspaper had a photo of Harry and
Meghan dominating its front page.
Parisian David Andre Azoulay, 70, said he would watch the
wedding on TV, although others were less enthusiastic.
"I am very happy for them, but personally I'm not that
bothered," Gerard Le Gall told Reuters as he bought his papers
at a kiosk opposite the Diana memorial.