OK! Magazine Australia - 04.06.2018

Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau tiara lent to
her by he Queen. he 36-year-old also wore
an elegant ive-metre-long veil, with hand-
embroidered lowers representing all 53
countries of the Commonwealth – requested
by Meghan herself. he dress and veil are said
to be worth a combined total of $360,000!
Shakinguptheroyalrulebook,Harryand
Meghan combined traditional elements with
anumberofmoderntouchesontheirbigday.
he ceremony, heralded by royal experts as
‘ground-breaking’, was complete with a gospel
choir and a very eccentric American bishop
(see right). And with Meghan’s father unable
to make the wedding for health reasons, she
deied tradition by walking herself partway
down the aisle before Prince Charles dutifully
stepped in at the last minute to accompany
her the rest of the way.
HarryandMeghanalsomadesureto
paytributetohislatemotherontheday,
choosingGuide Me, O hou Great Redeemer

• Princess Diana’s favourite hymn. Harry,
  understandably, got quite emotional as
  thechoirsangthetune,whichwasalso
  played at her funeral in 1997. And after
  atouchingreadingbyDiana’ssisterLady
  Jane Fellowes, the couple had onlookers
  in tears as they exchanged vows and were
  inally pronounced husband and wife.

Bishop Michael Curry took social media

by storm following his long and passionate

sermon. During his almost 14-minute

speech, many guests could be seen

smirking and stifling giggles – including

several members of the royal family! But

he wasn’t the only one to raise eyebrows,

with the Dean of Windsor David Conner

also causing a stir with his opening speech.

‘The git of marriage brings husband and

wife together in the delight and tenderness

of sexual union,’ he said. Awks!

Royal Wedding Special

The bishop’s animated

speech lit up social

media, with fans loving

the crowd’s reaction

to his sermon – including

David Beckham and

Rick Hoffman

Wills and Kate

shared a laugh

at the bishop’s

words

JUST

LIKE MARY

Meghan’s Givenchy

gown drew comparisons

to Princess Mary’s, with

the Aussie-born royal also

wearing a boatneck-style

dress when she married

Denmark’s Prince

Frederik.

While Wills attempted

to suppress a giggle,

the Queen looked

less than impressed

Princess Beatrice

(let), here with

sister Eugenie,

looked bemused

by Bishop Curry’s

address

Duchesses

Camilla and

Kate couldn’t

hide their

amusement