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Elton John certainly felt the love at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle last May.
The 71-year-old veteran attended the historic event in Windsor, England, and even played some songs at the groom's. request at one of the couple's receptions.
"It was very, very wonderful to be there," recounted John CNN of the marriage. "Having a black gospel choir, a multiracial wife, a black cellist, who was wonderful, a preacher, was like a party, and it seemed like progress had been made, thank God, thank God!" 19659002] John noted that the late Princess Margaret had been prohibited from marrying the man she originally wanted to be with just because he was divorced, noting how much the monarchy has come since then. 19659005] Royal Wedding Procession of Meghan Markle Prince Harry "/>
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"To be at the first multi-racial royal wedding in Britain – amazing," he said. "I think the queen has a lot to do with that, I think she's been beautiful."
John's husband, David Furnish, was particularly impressed by the couple, saying, "What was so inspiring, and it looks cheesy, but true love is what really shone and that is what everyone has felt, the sincerity and the integrity of this true love that day. "
John and Furnish recently badociated with Prince Harry at the AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Elton John plays for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Royal Wedding Luncheon
