Local residents are preparing to watch history in the making on Saturday, when the latest royal wedding is broadcast around the world.

Prince Harry, second child of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and seventh in line to the throne, is marrying actress Meghan Markle this weekend.

Harry was recently bumped to seventh after an update to legislation before the birth of Prince William's first child. Before, the crown would've skipped over female heirs.

The wedding takes place on Saturday, though because of the time difference local residents will be waking up early to watch the proceedings at 6:00 a.m.

One resident, Destiny Klassen, says watching a royal wedding is like witnessing a real-life fairy tale, "Cinderella marrying Prince Charming," she says.

From the collection of local resident and royal family enthusiast, Brooklyn Toews

The weddings themselves are a spectacle, Klassen explains, "the thoughtfulness that goes into every detail of a royal wedding, the decadence, the preservation of certain traditions, and the breaking of the mold in a royal marrying a commoner... it’s all truly fascinating."

Seeing Harry starting a new life after the tragedy of his mother's sudden death is also part of the story.

"I think too, many of us can remember after Princess Diana’s death, seeing these two stoic young boys walking behind their mother’s coffin. In and of itself, it was heartbreaking to watch. And moreso I think, because as Diana was the 'people’s princess' and Will and Harry being so like her in many ways, I think we’ve come to view them as the people’s princes. There’s this joy in seeing them both find their happy endings, so to speak. Maybe some of it too, is that as a commonwealth country, Canadians feel more attached to the British monarchy."

Garden Valley Collegiate teacher Mark Wilson explains while some may question the crown's relevance, he points out Canada's government is rooted in the monarchy.

"When the Fathers of Confederation were sitting down talking about how to make our Country... there was virtually no argument over the fact we would have a monarchy."

While Canada is independent, it remains loyal to the monarchy. Modern military personel swear oaths to the monarch, the Governor General, representative of the crown, is the Comander in Chief of the Canadian Military. The Prime Minister is technically chosen by the Queen.

"Are the duties largely ceremonial? Of course. But in the end they are still reserve powers. Every bill that comes into law has to be given royal assent... it's absolutely central to our system of government."

"It's a steadying influence, it unifies us, and it's in our DNA," Wilson says. "It's who we are."