800 thousand pounds for flowers: the most unexpected facts about royal weddings

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Meghan and Harry’s wedding limo number is 190518, referring to their wedding date: May 19, 2018.

The priest who led the ceremony read the text from an iPad.

Meghan’s tiara had a detachable brooch made up of ten diamonds.

In the original script, Markle was led down the aisle by her father, Thomas. But after many torments, he still did not come to his daughter’s wedding.

Prince Charles helped his son choose the wedding music.

William and Harry’s wedding uniforms were sweatproof; it was hot.

Kate’s earrings featured oak leaves, which symbolized the trees of her home county of Berkshire.

In the bridal bouquet there was a flower called “kind William”, the bridesmaids received flower crowns. In total, over £800,000 was spent on flowers alone!

The honeymoon location came as a surprise to Kate. William just before boarding the plane told him they were flying to Seychelles.

Princess Beatrice’s wedding took place in an atmosphere of complete mystery. Journalists learned about it only after everything had already happened. A large-scale ceremony was originally planned, which had to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. They were supposed to get married in the fall, but the lovers decided not to wait any longer.

The princess’s engagement ring reflects the versatility of her nature: ‘My husband found a beautiful sapphire and said it looked like me because it changed color in the light, and he considers that a feature of my character . This is so cute!”

The train length of Princess Diana’s wedding dress is 8 meters. The dress itself was redone 15 times before the wedding, as Diana lost a lot of weight. In addition, the designers have prepared a spare dress in case the real one gets damaged.

On the soles of the princess’s shoes, the letters “C” and “D” were written, symbolizing the initials of the newlyweds.

Diana and Charles’ wedding cost £37million. And that was 40 years ago!

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