The Royal wedding of the 33 year- old Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who is 36 years of age, took place on the 19 of May 2018. The beautiful ceremony was held at the St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. They were the 16th royal couple to have their marriage take place at the Windsor Castle.
The beautiful wedding was highly publicized and broadcast live on national and international TV. Another reason for the high publicity for the wedding, apart from this being a royal family wedding was that it took place on a Saturday. It has been known that the weddings in the royal family usually take place on a weekday. The wedding had around 600 guests among whom were quite a few famous celebrities and many government officials. The likes of Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Carey Mulligan, George and Amal Clooney were seen at the wedding.
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During any special event, we want everyone in our family to be in attendance. An event like a wedding, something so important for the entire family would naturally merit the attention of all members of the family. The one person who wasn’t going to be attending the wedding was the mother of the Duke of Sussex, Princess Diana.
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Diana, Princess of Wales was an important figure in the royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. She was well known and loved by millions for her charity work and her never-ending support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She also raised awareness about HIV/AIDS, mental illness and cancer.
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She gave birth to her first son, Prince William on 21st June 1982 and her second son, Prince Harry was born on the 15th of September 1984. Princess Diana died during a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel while in Paris on 31st August 1997.
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Even though the mother of the groom could not be there in person she was there in spirit. An upcoming graphic artist by the name Autumn Ying made two paintings depicting the bride Meghan Markle along with Kate Middleton beside Princess Diana.
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You can see the original image and Autumn Ying’s Instagram account Here:
''While Princess Diana won't get to see both her daughters-in-law in reality, I'm thinking of visualizing this scene as a touching tribute to the late mother of Prince William and Prince Harry,'' Ying had said this as the caption of her painting.
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The painting saw Princess Diana, Kate Middleton and the new member of the royal family Meghan Markle, drawn beautifully and all in their respective wedding gowns.
The second picture Ying made, it showed Meghan Markle, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton with her daughter Princess Charlotte.
You can see the original image and Autumn Ying’s Instagram account by following the link below:
Autumn Ying takes pride in herself as someone who loves bringing fairytales to life and was the perfect person to make this heart-touchingly beautiful picture. She has stated that she loves living in a world where anything is possible and loves to show that through her art.
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Looking at the picture she made for the royal family it can be said without a doubt that Autumn Ying is extremely talented. Seeing a glimpse of what the wedding day would’ve looked like had Princess Diana been there alongside her two beautiful daughters-in-law is absolutely stunning.
The last picture depicts the newly wedded Prince Harry and Meghan inside a snow globe looking happy. This is another great example of how great an artist Autumn is. The work is incredible and the colors are magnificent.
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Princess Diana was known for her charity so how can any artwork related to her not be for charity? If you feel the same as we do and would like to purchase a print of all the illustrations, you can. All the art Autumn Ying made for the royal family is for sale and she will not be keeping a single penny. All the proceeds generated by the sale of her art will be donated to charity.
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Apart from the famous celebrities who attended the wedding very few major political faces were seen. Sir John Major who was the former Conservative Prime Minister was seen at the wedding along with his wife. Sir John had been appointed as special guardian for both the Dukes following the passing of their mother.
Musical Legend Sir Elton John performed during the lunchtime break. The British legend was very close to the Duke’s mother Princess Diana and attended the wedding with his husband David Furnish.
The guest list for this wedding wasn’t as large as when Prince William got married. When Prince William tied the knot in 2011 the guest list was around 1900 people.
Prince William’s son Prince George was the pageboy for the wedding and his daughter Princess Charlotte was among the bridesmaid.
Multiple-times tennis champion Serena Williams was at the wedding. Indian actress Priyanka Chopra was also seen there. Football legend David Beckham and his wife Victoria who are long-time friends with the royal family were all invited.