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The average UK wedding bill has soared to £27,000 on recent years - but if you're feeling guilty about going over your bridal budget, these figures might make you feel better.

When Prince Harry ties the knot with Meghan Markle on May 19 he will do so in lavish style with a ceremony at Windsor Castle and reception at Frogmore House.

And according to a team of wedding experts who have crunched the numbers, their VIP guests will be treated to a staggering 28,000 canapés on the day, washed down with billions of champagne bubbles.

Wedding planning app Bridebook.co.uk estimate the royal couple will feed their guests on 28,000 canapés and spend up to £90,000 on trumpeters alone.

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Cheers! According to the team of experts at Bridebook.co.uk, Harry and Meghan's wedding guests will be treated to billions of champagne bubbles (file photo)

Meanwhile, thousands of tourists will be travelling to London to see the newlyweds, and thousands more will be partying in their honour. 

The wedding of the year will require millions of flower petals, miles and miles of bunting, and enough cucumber sandwiches to feed the entire British population.

The numbers were calculated following an analysis of over 170,000 weddings via Bridebook‘s wedding planning tools and budget calculator, and a review of more than 70,000 wedding industry suppliers listed on its wedding venue and supplier directory. 

With 3 billion global viewers and an expected £280 million boost to the British economy, this is the Royal Wedding in numbers.

. 16,000 glasses of champagne

With 4,040 guests, each expected to have at least 4 glasses of champagne throughout the day and evening, that will be at least 16,000 glasses filled with 250 billion bubbles!

In full bloom! With an estimated budget of £110,000 on flowers, from larger stems to buttonholes and delicate bouquets, more than 200,000 flowers will be styled on the day

. 8 million flower petals

There could be as many as 1 million handfuls of confetti in Windsor on the big day, eagerly awaiting to throw 8 million flower petals in the air to celebrate the newlyweds. 

. 42 per cent more searches than Brexit

Meghan Markle is currently generating 12 times more search traffic than British Prime Minister Theresa May, and on peak days has received 42 per cent more searches than 'Brexit'… and 32 per cent more than 'Jesus'.

. £90,000 for trumpets

Twenty silver-plated fanfare trumpets stamped with the Royal Coat of Arms have already been requested, and they each come between £3,000 and £6,000 a piece/toot! That will be £90,000 for trumpets!

. 500,000 people at Windsor

Some 500,000 people are expected to visit Windsor for the Royal Wedding. They will get to witness the most Disney moment of the day: the Royal Carriage procession.

Bon appetit! An estimated 28,000 canapés will be needed to keep the Royal Wedding guests happy throughout the day and evening events

. 200,000 flowers and 60 florists

With an estimated budget of £110,000 on flowers, from larger stems to buttonholes and delicate bouquets, more than 200,000 flowers will be styled by around 60 florists across all three venues for the big day.

. A banquet hall 10 times the size of the average British home

At 5,381 square feet, the size of St George's Hall will ensure no guests are stepping on each other's toes during the reception. The hall is 10 times the size of the average British home!

. 28,000 canapés

An estimated 28,000 canapés will be needed to keep the Royal Wedding guests happy throughout the day and evening events. 

. 1,000 waiters and staff for the day

Alongside the 500 people team who work at Windsor Castle on a daily basis, another additional 500 are likely to be on duty on the day, according to Bridebook's most recent estimates. 

From waiters to chefs to porters to florists, a Royal army will be ensuring the day runs like clockwork -in addition to the 5,000 police which will be on duty.

There could be as many as 1 million handfuls of confetti in Windsor on the big day, eagerly awaiting to throw 8 million flower petals in the air to celebrate the newlyweds

. 28,000 wedding photos

Although most won't be revealed to the public, Meghan and Harry's wedding photographer, and the team to support him are expected to make their flashes go off at least 28,000 times throughout the day and evening. 

. Three Royal stag dos

Harry has been rumoured to have enjoyed three bachelor parties with different groups of friends. Including a skiing trip, a classic Scotland stag-do with his closest mates, and to celebrity hotspot Hedsor House, near Windsor.

. 52,750 British pubs open late

Pubs all over Britain are expected to extend their curfew to 1 AM for the Royal Wedding celebrations! That's two more hours of toasting to Harry and Meghan, and an extra 10.5 million each drink served! 

. More than 100 million drinks in celebration in the UK

With at least 24 million people expected to watch the Royal Wedding in the UK, plus the FA Cup Final and extended pub opening hours, the whole of the UK is going to be toasting Harry and Meghan!

Twenty silver-plated fanfare trumpets stamped with the Royal Coat of Arms have already been requested, and they each come between £3,000 and £6,000 a piece/toot! That will be £90,000 for trumpets!

. 1.4 million cucumber sandwiches (and other fillings) at UK street parties

Start cutting off those crusts, as the UK public will likely munch through over 1.4 million sandwiches at their street parties alone! M&S are already stocking up.

. 330 miles of bunting

With 8,000 street parties along with endless garden parties, there will be a British bunting bonanza, stretching 330 miles of bunting across the UK. (In 2011, Tesco alone sold 120 miles of bunting for William and Kate's wedding).

. 200,000 bin bags of rubbish

More than 200,000 bin bags of rubbish, weighing 2,500 tons, are expected as a result of royal wedding street parties and family get-togethers which will happen all over the UK. 

. 5,000 police on duty

From grenadier guards to armed police to snipers and undercover officers, 5,000 officers are expected to be on duty on the day to keep everyone safe.

. £100,000 to rent a view

American tourists are hiring out homes that overlook the Royal Wedding route for six-figure values so that they can get the perfect view. 

. 5,901 couples getting married on May 19th

Just under 6,000 couples will be getting married the same day as Meghan and Harry in the UK according to the Bridebook.co.uk – the UK's leading wedding planning app – which plans over 100,000 UK weddings per year.

Alongside the 500 people team who work at Windsor Castle on a daily basis, another additional 500 are likely to be on duty on the day, according to Bridebook's estimates

. 3.3 million web pages about the Royal Wedding

From lifestyle blogs about Meghan's wedding dress to online betting sites predicting the odds of rain on May 19th – there are already over 3.3 million pages online about the Royal Wedding.

. 730,000 hashtags 

Since their engagement was announced, the hashtag #RoyalWedding has been used 730,000 times on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Twitter takes the cake with the most discussions, with an average of 1,200 tweets using the hashtag every day.

. 460 Royal Wedding dedicated Instagram hashtags

Instagram has over 460 Royal Wedding hashtags. However, not everyone has the #RoyalWeddingFever, with some couples tagging their photos as #HarryandMeghanStoleMyDate.

. 3 billion global viewers

After more than 2 billion people watched William and Kate's wedding, and the global rise of the smartphone and social media since then, more than 3 billion people are expected to watch this Royal Wedding, which is expected to be the most viewed event in history.

. 1.5 billion tissues to mop up global teary eyes

With a total audience of 3 billion viewers, and half expected to shed a tear, that is a distance of tissue almost enough to get you to the moon! 300,000 kilometres of tissue to be precise, or a mere 7.5 times around the Earth.

. Half a million bets on the wedding

The Royal Wedding is going to be one of the most significant non-sporting events of 2018 for betting sites. With over half a million bets expected on the Royal Wedding.

. 17 leading dress designers

More than 17 dress designers are in the running for designing Meghan's dress, with leading odds on Ralph and Russo, Erdem, and British bridal-designer Philippa Lepley!

. 5,000 baby Meghans to be born next year

If the name Meghan is, as predicted, the top baby name of 2018, we can expect more than 5,000 baby Meghans to be born in the next year in the UK, knocking Olivia off the top spot.