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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release details about their wedding day flowers

They've added a nod to their concerns about the environment

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced details of their wedding day flowers – with a lovely gesture.

The couple have enlisted the services of florist Philippa Craddock to turn their wedding ceremony and reception into floral wonderlands.

Harry, 33, and former TV actress Meghan, 36, will be surrounded by gorgeous flowers and plants, including branches of beech, birch and hornbeam, white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves.

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Philippa Craddock is the royal wedding florist (Credit: Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

They’re keeping it local, with much of the foliage sourced from the gardens and parkland of The Crown Estate and Windsor Great Park.

And, where possible, the flowers and plants will be those that bloom naturally in May.

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In a nod to their passion about environmental causes, the couple have included bee-friendly plants, which will be added into the big floral displays on the day.

The Royal Parks will supply pollinator-friendly plants from its wildflower meadows, which provide an ideal habitat for bees.

Meghan and Harry will marry on May 19 (Credit: John Rainford/WENN.com)

In a lovely gesture, after the wedding, all the flowers will be given to charity.

Phillipa will work alongside florists from St George’s Chapel and Buckingham Palace.

They’ll decorate both St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where Harry and Meghan will exchange vows, and St. George’s Hall, where the reception will be held.

Meghan has spoken of her love for peonies in the past (Credit: Euan Cherry/WENN.com)

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Philippa said: “I am excited and honoured to have been chosen by Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle to design and create their wedding flowers. Working with them has been an absolute pleasure.

“The process has been highly collaborative, free-flowing, creative and fun. The final designs will represent them as a couple, which I always aim to achieve in my work, with local sourcing, seasonality and sustainability being at the forefront.”

On Philippa’s website, she is described as the preferred supplier to Kensington Palace, with clients including Christian Dior, Vogue, Jo Malone, Lancome and Fortnum and Mason.

Harry and Meghan, who announced their engagement in November, will marry on May 19.

They will say ‘I do’ at midday followed by a carriage procession through the streets of Windsor, before an afternoon luncheon hosted by the Queen.

A further evening reception, thrown by Harry’s dad Prince Charles, will follow.

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The couple have been releasing various details about their big day over the last few weeks.

They have employed the services of London-based bakery Violet Cakes to create a lemon elderflower wedding cake with buttercream icing, while pictures of their elegant wedding invites have been shared by the palace.

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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