How Meghan Markle subtly honoured Princess Diana with her wedding veil

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Penny Goldstone
By Penny Goldstone
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When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed two years ago, they made sure they paid tribute to Princess Diana in as many ways as possible.

He is thought to have given his bride his late mother's aquamarine cocktail ring as a wedding present, which she wore at their wedding reception, to go with her stunning halterneck Stella McCartney dress.

She also carried forget me nots in her wedding bouquet, which are thought to have been Diana's favourite flowers, and is reported to have sewn a bit of blue ribbon into her dress that Diana had in her own gown when she wed Prince Charles in 1981.

But royal experts also claim that the Duchess of Sussex paid a subtle homage to Princess Diana through her wedding veil.

Meghan chose a 16ft cathedral length veil, which was extra dramatic set against her minimalist wedding dress.

It was also way longer than Kate Middleton's length, which was rather conservative at 9ft.

It is thought that Meghan's long veil was a nod to Princess Diana's, which made headlines at the time as it was a whopping 25ft long.

Whether on purpose or not, they were both gorgeous. Meghan also famously added extra symbols to hers, getting the 50 flora and fauna representing the Commonwealth countries embroidered on the trim.

She also added a couple of extra flowers to symbolise her new home with Prince Harry, as well as her home of California.

Penny Goldstone
Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.

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