Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding had 5.3 Million Mentions on Social Media in 24 Hours

In case you've been marooned on a tropical island, or perhaps lost in the desert for the past god knows how long, Prince Harry married ex-actress Meghan Markle on Saturday.

As you'd expect, the internet has been bubbling with anticipation and reaction to the ceremony. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wave to the crowds as they head to their wedding reception 
 
Figures from social media number crunchers Talkwalker posted by ET Canada show that 5.3 million mentions of the royal wedding were made on social media in a 24-hour period around the ceremony. 2.2 million of these were from the US, with the rest coming from elsewhere around the world.

A further breakdown of the stats revealed 244.9K mentions of Princess Diana, 142.2K mentions focused on Meghan's wedding dress, 59.2K mentions concerning Claire Waight Keller/Givenchy and 22.7K about hats or fascinators.

Royalty across the board was in attendance for today's celebrations, including the Hollywood variety like George Clooney and Idris Elba.

David Beckham clocked up 111,319 social media mentions, with Amal Clooney receiving 23,968, tennis legend Serena Williams 17,968, Victoria Beckham 17,964 and Elba with 14,722.