Over 29 million Americans got up early to watch the Royal Wedding live

Even though Meghan Markle is marrying into the British royal family, she still has an army of American supporters.

29.2 million Americans tuned in to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding  live on Saturday, according to Deadline with stats from Nielson. That’s more than 10 million more views than William and Kate’s wedding, which drew in an audience of 18.6 million.

The nuptials brought in 23.7 million views from across network TV channels and 6.9 million views from Facebook and Twitter. Considering the ceremony was broadcasted at 7 a.m. EST, the amount of devoted wedding watchers is pretty impressive.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Over 29 million Americans got up early to watch the Royal Wedding live