An iconic look. Meghan Markle‘s wedding dress stunned the world when she said “I do” to Prince Harry.The pair, who announced their engagement in November 2017, married in May 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
While Harry wore his military uniform, the former Suits star donned a simple white Givenchy dress with an intricate veil designed by the fashion house’s artistic director, Clare Waight Keller.In the 2018 ITV/HBO documentary Queen of the World, Meghan was reunited with her custom wedding day frock ahead of the outfit going up on display.
The dress was the centerpiece of “A Royal Wedding: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex,” an exhibition hosted by the Royal Collection Trust at Windsor Castle in late 2018 and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh the following year.The Duchess of Sussex recalled wanting to honor the commonwealth on her big day. “I had originally said to Clare Waight Keller, the designer, how can we incorporate that?” she recalled in the documentary. “Would it be the state flower, country flower of each place?
And it was her idea to do wildflowers, which I think ended up being a really beautiful way to embody the feeling of it.”The craftsman at Givenchy spent over 500 hours embroidering the 16-foot veil with flora from every commonwealth nation.
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