While Prince William and Kate Middleton are inclined to assert their individuality over tradition during their wedding, one thing that isn't changing is the Best Man speech, though what is said in it may not be very traditional.
Prince Harry, who will do the honors as Best Mans, tells the BBC that his speech will be "pretty standard, hopefully. Just the same as any other best-man speech."
But since it will be delivered at a small private reception it could be more than just laudatory of 28-year-old Prince William.
Says the third-in-line to the throne, "It's me and a couple of his friends, so between the three of us, we'll make sure that we dig him in the ribs a few times and embarrass him. Make him lose some hair."
Harry isn't spilling on just who will help him, but it's most likely James Meade and Thomas van Straubenzee "Van", two of the groom's former classmates.
Diana's younger son talked briefly with the BBC network straight from the Arctic Circle, where he was on a five-day trek with Walking With the Wounded .
He stated that he and his older brother are looking forward to April 29, as the day draws nearer. "It'll be a mad rush, like everything is, you know? I'm looking forward to getting back and putting on a uniform and strolling down the aisle with him."
The sheer size of the occasion is intimidating, admits Prince Harry, but it's part of duty.
He says, "It is quite a big affair. I think if (William) had his way, he would love to have a small wedding with just his really close friends. But, you know, we are who we are, and the position comes with it, and the role comes with it."
Between the sight of the two princes dressed in military uniform and the beautiful Kate Middleton walking down the aisle, this wedding has all the makings of a modern fairy tale.
