File photo shows Britain's Prince Harry attending a wreath laying ceremony at the Berlin Wall memorial at Bernauer Street in Berlin, Dec 19, 2010. [Photo/Agencies]

LONDON - Red-haired Prince Harry will be his brother's best man and Kate Middleton's stylish younger sister Pippa will be her maid of honor at Britain's April 29 royal wedding.

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The announcement was made Monday by St. James' Palace, the office for Princes William and Harry, confirming expectations for the highly anticipated nuptials at London's Westminster Abbey.

The 26-year-old Harry has shed his partygoing image for that of a military man in recent years, and Philippa Middleton, 27, had long been the favorite for that position because of her extremely close relationship with the bride on the wedding day.