How Meghan Markle delighted the queen with her "Commonwealth" wedding veil, new film shows
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Remember that breathtaking wedding veil Meghan Markle wore when she married Prince Harry in May – the one that stretched 16 feet behind her down the aisle and seemed to be edged with a profusion of embroidered flora?
But there was one sharp-eyed 92-year-old great-grandmother in St. George"s Chapel who likely didn"t miss a thing about Markle"s wedding regalia – because it was a florid gesture of homage to her, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The film features a segment on Meghan"s veil, documenting how a California-born actress prepared to marry into the royal family by paying tribute to something near and dear to the queen: the Commonwealth of countries she built and strengthened in her 66 years on the throne.
Meghan"s silk-tulle veil was trimmed with hand-embroidered silk-and-organza flowers from each of the 53 countries of the Commonwealth "united in one spectacular floral composition," as Kensington Palace put it at the time. (A California poppy and a Wintersweet flower from the palace also were included in the design.)
“It was important for me, especially now being a part of the royal family, to have all 53 of the Commonwealth countries incorporated,” Meghan, 37, now the Duchess of Sussex, says in the film as she examines her wedding outfit for the first time since the nuptials.
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