Meghan’s stunning flower arch cost at least £20k and took a team of 28 to arrange… and there’s a hidden tribute to Britain in her decorations

MEGHAN Markle reportedly spent at least £100,000 on the stunning floral arrangements for the wedding, and it took a team of 28 to put the displays together.

And Caroline Marshall-Foster, editor of The Florist Magazine, told Sun Online that Megs, soon to be the Duchess of Sussex, has given a subtle nod to Great Britain with her choice of flowers - including the whopping great flower wall installed at the entrance to St George's Chapel.

She said: "Flower walls like this are very expensive if they're full flowered. It seems to be locally sourced foliage.

"First estimates are that this cost at least £100k. The actual flowers are wonderfully normal and oh so British, but the labour costs alone will have been huge.

"The team (I’m told 28 of them) were working through the night, never mind all the pre-prep and conditioning which would have taken hours given the need to keep some of these varieties in peak condition.

"The logistics on an event this size are huge - never mind need for cherry pickers to reach the heights. There were some brave florists working on this event."

And there's a very patriotic theme to the display.

"Foliage is such a powerful medium for decoration," the top florist told us. "And Meghan has paid a lot of tribute to the Englishness of the occasion.

"It's a floaty, fluid look, and very voluptuous.

"It’s very evocative of our country – green and verdant."

How the Royal Wedding has unfolded so far...

• Royal fans are descending on Windsor to catch a glimpse of the loved-up couple as they tie the knot today
• Meghan Markle spent her last night as an unmarried woman with her mum Doria Ragland at Cliveden Hall
• Prince Harry stayed at Coworth Park with his big brother and best man, Prince William
• The brothers had last night walked out around Windsor to greet fans ahead of the big day
• The bride will walk down the aisle partly by herself before being joined by Prince Charles, who will give her away
• Meghan's dad Thomas Markle will not be at the big day, still recovering from a heart operation
• Prince Harry and Meghan will be the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

She added: "Decorating a castle is very different to decorating a village church.

"The sheer logistics of this are phenomenal and the labour on that will have been huge.

"You have to consider the health and safety issues that that sort of structure has to meet. It's a major construction."

There is also a touching nod to Harry's mum in the flower wall, which includes snow-white roses - Princess Diana's favourite.

And the choice of greenery also pays tribute to royal history and tradition, echoing the huge trees Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge, had at her wedding to Prince William.

Caroline said: "Katherine went for a rustic and country vibe with trees down the aisle at her wedding.

"Meghan should have a full, flowing bouquet. Brides forget that flowers are going to be in every single picture

"If you look at bouquets at royal weddings through the years, they do green and white. It's the most serene of all the palates.

"For her sake and her husband-to-be's sake they’ll want to be traditional."