Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave a small but touching tribute to Princess Diana at their wedding, but most people missed it
Just when we thought we knew every detail about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, which took place five years ago in May, we learned that there was a special touch to their big day as a tribute to Harry's late mother, Princess Diana. Princess Diana's favorite flower was the wassail, and according to Kensington Palace (and according to the Mirror), Princess Meghan's bouquet included the flower as a reminder of her mother-in-law, who will never be known on this side of heaven.
"The spring blooms included Princess Diana's favorite forget-me-nots. To honor the memory of the late Princess Diana on this special occasion, the couple specifically chose this flower for Ms. Markle's bouquet."
The Mirror reported that "these flowers symbolize true love and are perfect for a joyous wedding day." Princess Meghan's bouquet also included sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine, astrantia, and sprigs of myrtle (a tradition in royal bridal bouquets), all tied with raw silk ribbon. Prince Harry picked the flowers from the private gardens of Kensington Palace," the Mirror reported.
A year later, the forget-me-nots made another appearance when Harry and Meghan commemorated Mother's Day with a photo of their newborn son Prince Archie's feet on a bed of forget-me-nots. Harry and Meghan shared the poignant tribute on their shared Instagram (which, of course, was later shut down).
Another floral-related touch that many who were watching the royal wedding may have missed. [After the wedding, her bouquet was sent to Westminster Abbey to be laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. Usually surrounded by poppies, the grave marker commemorates an unidentified British soldier who died tragically on the battlefield during World War I," the Mirror wrote." In addition to commemorating the British who lost their lives, it is also a symbol of the many others who died during the conflict." The Queen Mother began this touching tradition a century ago when she married King George IV in 1923 to commemorate her beloved brother Fergus, who was killed in the Battle of Loos in 1915, and the millions who died during the war.
Other costumes include sewing a piece of fabric from Princess Diana's 1981 wedding dress into a Givenchy gown (which represents the traditional "Something Old"), Meghan's "Something Blue," which she wore on her first date with Harry The veil was made with a thoughtful touch by sewing a piece of fabric from the dress onto the veil. The 16-foot-long silk veil was embroidered with 55 flowers representing the 53 countries of the Commonwealth, the winter sweet that grows in front of Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of KP, where Harry and Meghan lived at the time, and the state flower of California, Meghan's home state The California poppy, the state flower of California where Meghan is from, was embroidered. The veil took longer to create than the wedding dress itself, with embroiderers spending 500 hours to complete it and washing their hands every 30 minutes to ensure the veil remained spotless until Meghan's May 19, 2018 wedding day.
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