The Duke of Cambridge will be Prince Harry’s best man at his highly-anticipated royal wedding to Meghan Markle, Kensington Palace has confirmed.

William is “honoured” to have been asked by his younger brother to perform the special role, and is looking forward to the task.

Underneath the public banter, where they regularly poke fun at each other, the two royal brothers are very close – and Harry famously served as best man at his brother’s 2011 Wedding.

Kensington Palace said in a short statement: “The Duke of Cambridge is honoured to have been asked, and is very much looking forward to supporting his brother at St George’s Chapel, Windsor on May 19th.”