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TelevisionMay 18, 2018

VIDEO: The Spinoff’s royal wedding watch, live from England

Staff writers

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The royal wedding is tomorrow, and The Spinoff has a correspondent on the ground for all the late-breaking Meghan and Harry news. Let’s check in with him.

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