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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1What Was So Special About The Gift?
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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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2So, What Was The Special Gift?
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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.
3The First Picture
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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.
