A Timeless Tale of Meghan Markle’s Givenchy Wedding Dress
What does Meghan Markle wear to her royal wedding? Everyone gasped.
From the time Meghan Markle was riding her bridal car to the moment she showed up at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, there must have have been a lot of speculations from the world and fashion as to what she would wear on her much anticipated royal wedding day.
Meghan Markle arrived to her royal wedding with Prince Harry in a 1950’s Rolls-Royce Phantom IV of Queen Elizabeth II. It was the first Rolls-Royce of the then Princess Elizabeth with husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, designed to the special order of Their Royal Highness before her accession to the throne in 1952.
And so she alighted from her bridal car to approach the church. And there she was standing, looking brightly in a silky white wedding dress, with a floor-lenght long veil, a couture creation by Givenchy.
On her marriage to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle assumed the style Her Royal Highness Duchess of Sussex, as Prince Harry was conferred by Queen Elizabeth II a Dukedom hours before their wedding, bestowing him three royal titles Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.
She wore to the wedding Queen Mary’s 1932 Diamond Bandeau Tiara which held her veil in place. Its center brooch dates back to 1893.
Her choice was an envy.
How could Meghan Markle long for a Givenchy wedding dress to a royal wedding with Prince Harry? As the gown was merely kept basic, structured just to perfectly fit her slender physique with no embellishments, with modest emphasis on the waist shape, lenght that dropped into small train, a slight off-the-shoulder design around the neckline for a little allure look, the Givenchy couture gives Meghan Markle beautiful timeless look and elegance.
The minimal look of her outfit might came surprising to fashion onlookers. As there can be many attractive designs with luxury of embellishments that would fit for her grand entrance to the royal wedding. But her Givenchy wedding dress though kept everything in simple paved way for Meghan Markle to tell something about herself, as she was about to wed Prince Harry, Britain’s 6th heir to the throne, a prince people have watched grew up.
Perhaps beauty lies not in the complex design but in its simplicity. For Meghan Markle simple personality and confidence as the woman Prince Harry was truly smitten shined on the historic royal wedding day the world had awaited.
Her 16-foot veil carefully designed to feature distinctive flora for each of the 53 British Commonwealth countries and her home state California. Its long trail dramatically sweeping off her every step. The idea to create a timeless look with minimal elegance and be beyond comparison by French fashion house Givenchy Haute Couture and British designer Clare Waight Keller was precisely memorable.
And so Meghan Markle walked down the aisle to meet Prince Harry patiently waiting at her at the altar. She was walked by Prince Charles, the first to the British line succession, Prince Harry’s father, from the Quire to the altar.
And the happy ever after of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle began.
With the phenomenal media coverage across the world, and an estimated 1.9 billion global audience to have watched the live broadcast of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle union, who doesn’t love the British Royal Family and the nostalgia of their royal weddings after all?
Timeless, beautiful and elegant. The newlywed, Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepping out of St. George’s Chapel after their wedding ceremony. Prince Harry in his military uniform of Blues and Royals, Meghan Markle in full view of her Givenchy Dress.
And Givenchy Haute Couture with its designer Clare Waight Keller must have garnered the same attention and nostalgia as the chosen epic couture of the bride’s gown for the royal wedding of the generation, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Royal Wedding.
