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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pay moving secret tribute to Princess Diana with floral garlands decorating St George’s Chapel

The stunning displays adorn the doors to St George's Chapel

PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle have paid a subtle, moving tribute to the late Princess Diana in their choice of flowers for the big day.

The stunning foliage adorning St George's Chapel includes snow-white roses - which were Princess Diana's favourite.

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Flowers adorn the front of the organ loft inside St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan MarkleCredit: PA:Press Association
The flowers are a touching tribute to Princess Diana, who loved white rosesCredit: PA:Press Association

Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell previously predicted the choice and told Extra: "I bet you that Meghan will carry white roses and white peonies because white roses were Diana's favourite.
"So those themes will carry through the wedding and Diana's spirit will be there.”

Flowers include white garden roses - a favourite of the late princess - as well as peonies and foxgloves.

The first pictures from inside the historic building show foliage, white peonies, white garden roses and other white blooms adorning the front of the organ loft, towering above the seats.

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Flowers and foliage surround the West Door of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan MarkleCredit: PA:Press Association
Peonies amongst the flowers and foliage in St George's ChapelCredit: PA:Press Association
Windsor Castle is decked out ahead of the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan MarkleCredit: REUTERS

A central arch will serve to frame the royal couple as a congregation of family, friends and well-wishers watch them take their vows.

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Two large arrangements also sit either side of the High Altar in the Windsor Castle chapel.

The display, which also features foxgloves with branches of beech, birch and hornbeam, also extends to outside the chapel, lining the West Steps and surrounding the West Door through which Meghan will enter the church.

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Flower arrangers do last-minute preparations within Windsor Castle ahead of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel in Windsor CastleCredit: EPA
Flowers and foliage surround the West Door and steps of St George's Chapel at Windsor CastleCredit: PA:Press Association
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Flowers and foliage surround the High Altar of St George's ChapelCredit: PA:Press Association

The display has been carefully crafted by floral designer Philippa Craddock and is expected to have cost thousands.

Philippa is a Fulham-based floral designer and the preferred supplier to Kensington Palace.

 

Described by Tatler as 'a floral mastermind', Philippa says she can create any bride's dream from 'a secret garden in a palace' to 'an outdoor botanical romance'.

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Philippa will create the floral displays for the church wedding, which will feature foliage from The Crown Estate and Windsor Great Park, the official residence of the British Royal family.

She will use seasonal plants including branches of beech, birch and hornbeam.

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