A family of Canadian royal fans is among the many people who were camping out around Windsor Castle in order to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Pat and Angie Hart, along with their teenage daughters Camille and Charlotte and Angie's mom, Janice Cox, flew in from Brantford, Ont. to celebrate this morning's royal wedding.
Pat Hart says they laid claim to a prime spot near the castle on Thursday afternoon.
They spent an especially chilly first night sitting in red and white lawn chairs and huddling under blankets as temperatures dipped to just four degrees Celsius.
Cox says this isn't the first time they've done something like this _ she and her daughter also slept on the pavement in front of Buckingham Palace for the wedding of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton in 2011.
She says they couldn't pass up an opportunity to do it again, this time with the rest of the family.
``Of course, as soon as the announcement was announced, I was on the phone and (said), 'Let's go,''' Cox, 69, said.
``And the next thing we knew, we couldn't leave everybody else out, so here we are.''
Cox said it's wonderful to feel like they're a part of history in the making.
``We're all a little dot in the history books from now on,'' she said.
Hundreds of celebrants clogged walkways leading up to The Long Walk and along the metal barriers that lined the route to the castle.
Among them were Canadians festooned in red Olympic team sweaters, mountain equipment co-op backpacks, and in the case of one Guelph, Ont., woman, a red and white fascinator with red and white feathers and a Canadian flag.
Nikita Thompson from Kitchener, Ont., says she couldn't resist the chance to see the couple in person.
``We've loved the royals for years and now we actually get to watch ... a beautiful wedding,'' said Thompson, in town with her sister and friend.
``Ever since Diana, my mom waking us up to watch her wedding, Kate and Will, even Charles.''
Royal fans cheered and hooted as a black car believed to be carrying Markle zipped by towards the chapel. It was a moment of sheer excitement after many hours of waiting in the morning sun for Thompson: ``It's worth it,'' she said.