Main points
- The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place in Windsor, but Queen Elizabeth II was unhappy with the bride's appearance.
- The ceremony was attended by star guests, including Elton John, who performed songs, and the wedding featured a luxurious cake made by Violet Cakes owner Claire Ptak.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding / Photo Getty images
Exactly 8 years ago, on May 19, Prince Harry, son of the late Princess Diana and King Charles III, married American actress Meghan Markle. Their wedding day was a happy one, but the preparations didn't go as smoothly as they would have liked.
- 1 The dating history of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
- 2 What was Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding like?
During their years of married life, they had already had two children and given up royal duties. However, that was after. 24 Channel on their wedding anniversary decided to recall what the wedding of the king's son was like.
The dating history of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The couple met through a mutual friend. In 2016, the girl organized a blind date for Harry and Meghan. After their first conversation, both immediately realized that they were interested in spending time with each other.
Moreover, the prince was convinced that this girl was his soulmate. After some time, the couple went to Africa, and in November of the same year they officially announced their relationship.
Meghan Markle kissed Prince Harry / Photo Getty Images
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to get married on November 27, 2017. The girl ended her acting career, and before the wedding, she even took British citizenship and changed her religion.
What was Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding like?
The celebration took place in Windsor. When Harry and Meghan officially married, the late Queen Elizabeth II granted them the title of Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding / Photo Getty Images
The public's special attention was riveted to the bride's dress. It was created by British designer Clare Waight Keller. The dress was sewn from smooth and dense silk, and its perfect shape was created with just six seams. Meghan wanted all the Commonwealth countries to be symbolically next to her, so flowers characteristic of each of the 53 states were embroidered on the long veil. The actress admitted that even for Prince Harry it was an unexpected surprise
Markle's head was adorned with a diamond bandeau tiara with a vintage brooch, which was lent to the bride by Queen Elizabeth II herself. It is known that the bride wanted to receive a different tiara for the wedding, but the Queen refused her.
The dress and veil took 50 people about 3,900 hours to create and cost about £100,000.
It is important to note that Her Majesty was very unhappy with the image of Harry's bride, wrote The Daily Mail. According to the Queen, Meghan should not have worn a veil, because she had already been married before. In addition, the late monarch was surprised by the wedding dress, namely its color. Elizabeth II believed that she should not have chosen such a snow-white outfit, because it is a symbol of chastity and purity.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle / Photo Getty Images
The wedding bouquet was created by a florist who has worked with Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior. It featured white garden roses, peonies, and Princess Diana's favorite flowers, forget-me-nots. Some of the plants were picked by Prince Harry himself.
As for Harry, the prince wore a traditional frock coat for the ceremony. But he was very comfortable, because the trousers were too tight.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding / Photo Getty Images
After the wedding, a dinner reception was held for the guests. The luxurious cake for the royal wedding was created by the owner of the Violet Cakes shop, Claire Ptak. To prepare such a work of culinary art, the pastry chef used 200 citrus fruits, 500 organic eggs, 200 kg of butter, 20 kg of flour, 20 kg of sugar, as well as 10 bottles of traditional British Sandringham Elderflower syrup. Ptak covered the lush wedding cake with buttercream and decorated it with live peonies from the royal garden.
After the banquet, the bride and groom and guests went to a party at Frogmore House, the country residence of the British royal family. Today, on the anniversary, Meghan Markle published photos from the wedding that were not previously publicly available.
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In one of the photos, British musician Elton John can be seen sitting at the piano and entertaining the audience. The guest told People that among the songs he performed was Tiny Dancer.
Interestingly, among the guests were famous star couples: George and Amal Clooney, Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford, Victoria and David Beckham. Meghan and Harry also invited host Oprah Winfrey.