Who is Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby?
THE Archbishop of Canterbury, who conducted the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and oversaw the christening of Prince Louis, began his career in the oil industry.
But what else do we know about the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury?
Who is Justin Welby?
Justin Portal Welby worked for 11 years in the oil industry, five of which were for French oil company Elf Aquitaine in Paris.
He became treasurer of the group Enterprise Oil plc in London before retiring in 1989.
Welby said he sensed a calling from God to be ordained.
He was rejected at first for ordination by John Hughes, the Bishop of Kensington, who said: "There is no place for you in the Church of England."
But he was later accepted by the Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, Sandy Millar.
After training at Cranmer Hall and studying theology at St John's College, Durham, he was ordained in 1992 as a deacon, and a priest in 1993.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby has written widely on ethics and finance.
He was made Bishop of Canterbury in 2013 after initially saying it was "perfectly absurd" for him to be appointed as he had been a bishop for a short amount of time.
What was his role in the royal wedding?
The Archbishop of Canterbury married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The Rt Rev David Conner, dean of Windsor, conducted the service at St George's Chapel.
But the pair made their vows in front of Justin Welby.
Meghan was baptised into the Church of England and confirmed ahead of the wedding.
Harry, 33, is the first senior royal in modern times to be granted a Church of England wedding despite marrying a divorced woman.
The Archbishop of Canterbury said in a statement: "I am so happy that Prince Harry and Ms Markle have chosen to make their vows before God.
"I wish them many years of love, happiness and fulfilment and ask that God blesses them throughout their married life together."
During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan claimed the pair tied the knot three days before the royal wedding.
But The Archbishop of Canterbury dismissed her claim as he told BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine: “I can promise you, the wedding was on the Saturday."
“I signed a wedding certificate on that day and if I sign a false wedding certificate that is perjury.”
Piers Morgan then sarcastically called for the Archbishop to be sacked for "disbelieving" Meghan's secret wedding claims.
Will he be at Prince Philip's funeral?
Yes. It is understood that The Archbishop of Canterbury will receive the coffin at the top of Steps.
He will be joined by the Dean of Windsor.
The funeral will take place at St George's Chapel at 3pm on Saturday (April 17).
The Archbishop of Canterbury will also pronounce the blessing.
After that, the national anthem will take place.
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