Meghan Markle reveals second royal wedding dress as she heads to Frogmore House

Meghan Markle, 36, and Prince Harry, 33, are now husband and wife after their Windsor wedding ceremony took place around midday today. 

The question on everyone’s lips at the beginning of the day was what the LA born actress would be wearing. 

But shortly after the ceremony in the chapel ended, it was what she’d be wearing to the evening reception. 

As the couple were seen heading towards Frogmore House for the reception, Meghan was seen showcasing her second wedding dress of the day – a gown by Stella McCartney. 

The Palace announced the dress details: “The Bride’s evening dress is designed by Stella McCartney and is a bespoke lily white high neck gown made of silk crepe. The Bride is wearing shoes from Aquazurra made in silky satin, with nude mesh, with soles painted in baby blue.”

It had been rumoured the second dress designer would be Stella McCartney after Meghan was seen in a Stella McCartney dress in April. 

The first dress Meghan wore on her wedding day was by designer Clare Waight Keller, who is now artistic director of Givenchy. 

It had a bateau neckline, a nipped in waist, long sleeves and it was traditional white.

Prince Harry’s bride also wore a diamond encrusted tiara placed delicately on top of her hair, as well as large diamond earrings.

Meghan and Ms Waight Keller worked closely together on the design of the dress, according to the Royal website.

It stated: “The dress epitomises a timeless minimal elegance referencing the codes of the iconic House of Givenchy and showcasing the expert craftsmanship of its world-renowned Parisian couture atelier founded in 1952.”

When it came to her veil, Meghan expressed the wish of having all 53 countries of the Commonwealth with her on her journey through the ceremony.

Ms Keller designed a veil representing the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country united in one spectacular floral composition.

Walking up the steps to the chapel, Meghan’s veil, large in size, floated behind her and gently concealed her face from visibility.

Signifcant time was spent researching the flora of each Commonwealth country and much care was taken by Ms Waight Keller to ensure every flower is unique, accoridng to the Royal website.

The veil was five metres long and made from silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers in silk threads and organza.

The site stated: “Each flower was worked flat, in three dimensions to create a unique and delicate design. The workers spent hundreds of hours meticulously sewing and washing their hands every thirty minutes to keep the tulle and threads pristine.”

In addition to the flora of the Commonwealth, Ms. Markle also selected two personal favourites:

Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), which grows in the grounds of Kensington Palace in front of Nottingham Cottage, and the California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) the State flower from Ms. Markle’s place of birth, California.