by Anna Mae Areja
It's one of the biggest decisions Meghan Markle will get to make about her wedding day: who gets a coveted spot as one of her bridesmaids on May 19.
Kate Middleton chose her sister, Pippa, famously making her younger sibling's bottom one of the biggest headline grabbers of the day.
Prince Harry will likely follow suit and have his brother as best man at the ceremony, due to take place at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
In recent years it's become tradition for children and teens to take center stage at history-making nuptials, so we fully expect Prince George and Princess Charlotte to be a pageboy and flower girl at the ceremony.
Meghan is also likely to have her best friend, Lindsay Roth, by her side; other top contenders include stylist Jessica Mulroney and Violet Von Westenholz—which would be a lovely gesture considering it was Harry's childhood pal who played matchmaker and introduced the lovebirds.
But being a royal bridesmaid doesn't just mean you get to accompany Meghan to dress fittings and organize a glamorous bridal shower for her A-list friends (which include Serena Williamsand Priyanka Chopra), because taking part in one of the biggest weddings of the decade also requires nerves of steel as you try to remain composed while a global audience of billions watches you carry out your duties.
For our latest installment as we count down to Harry and Meghan's wedding, we spoke to one of the most famous royal bridesmaids of the past century, India Hicks.
Now she runs a successful business designing products that empower female entrepreneurs, but when she was just 13 years old, she was bridesmaid at the 1981 wedding of her godfather, Prince Charles, and his bride, Princess Diana.
Hicks recounted some of her memories from that historical day and shares what she thinks the future holds for Meghan and Harry.
