Meghan Markle, wearing the most anticipated wedding dress of the year, arrived at Windsor Castle on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The dress was designed by Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave St George’s Chapel after their wedding. | Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince Harry kisses his wife Meghan as they leave from the West Door of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. | JANE BARLOW/AFP/Getty Images
Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland leave Cliveden House Hotel in Taplow, near London, England| AP Photo/Tim Ireland
Page boys John and Brian Mulroney accompany Meghan Markle as she arrives for her wedding. | CHRIS RADBURN/AFP/Getty Images
Meghan Markle arrives at Windsor Castle. | Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Meghan Markle arrives for the wedding ceremony to marry Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. | BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images
Meghan Markle arrives for her wedding to Prince Harry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. | Andrew Matthews – WPA Pool/Getty Images
Meghan Markle and her bridal party arrive for the the wedding ceremony. | Ben Birchhall/pool photo via AP
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand at the altar together before the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. | OWEN HUMPHREYS/AFP/Getty Images
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand, prior to the start of their wedding ceremony. | Dominic Lipinski/pool photo via AP
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hold hands during their wedding ceremony. | Dominic Lipinski/pool photo via AP
In this frame from video, Meghan Markle listens during her wedding ceremony with Britain’s Prince Harry at St. George’s Chapel. | UK Pool/Sky News via AP
In this frame from video, Meghan Markle walks down the aisle with Prince Charles. | UK Pool/Sky News via AP
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales leads Meghan Markle up the aisle during her wedding. | Jonathan Brady – WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prince Harry places the wedding ring on the finger of Meghan Markle during their wedding ceremony. | JONATHAN BRADY/AFP/Getty Images
Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and US actress Meghan Markle during their wedding ceremony. | OWEN HUMPHREYS/AFP/Getty Images
Prince Harry stands with his bride, Meghan Markle, during their wedding in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. | Jonathan Brady – WPA Pool/Getty Images
In this frame from video, Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kiss after their wedding ceremony. | UK Pool via AP
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan begin their carriage procession. | GARETH FULLER/AFP/Getty Images
Prince Harry and Prince William arrive. | Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
British designer Clare Waight Keller is the master designer behind the silk boat-necked gown and long veil worn by Meghan Markle as she walked down the flower-bedecked nave of St. George’s Chapel for her wedding to Prince Harry.
Waight Keller, the first female artistic director of French fashion house Givenchy, met Markle earlier this year, Kensington Palace said. The statement said Markle wanted a dress with an “elegant aesthetic, impeccable tailoring, and relaxed demeanor.”
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According to an official statement released by Kensington Palace, regarding the design of the dress, the veil is five meters long, made from silk tulle with hand-embroidered 53 flowers in slik thread and organza. The 53 flowers represent the 53 countries of the British Commonwealth. The tiara is Queen Mary’s diamond bandeau tiara, lent to the bride by Queen Elizabeth. The diamond bandeau is English and was made in 1932, with the entre brooch dating from 1893.
The dress isw made from double bonded silk cady and featured an open bateau neckline. The lines of the dress “extend towards the back where the train flows in soft round folds cushioned by an underskirt in triple silk organza. The slim three-quarter sleeves add a note of refined modernity.”
As they stood at the altar, Harry said to Meghan: “You look amazing.”
Contributing: Associated Press
