LONDON: Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle today revealed their choice of florist for their wedding and that the flowers will include white garden roses, a favourite of his late mother Princess Diana, Kensington Palace said.
The floral displays on the big day will be designed by London-based luxury floral designer Philippa Craddock and will include white garden roses, Diana's favourite, and peonies, which are Markle's favourite.
Harry and Markle would tie knots at St George's Chapel at the Windsor Castle on May 19.
The wedding would follow a carriage procession through Windsor town and a reception in St George's Hall, it was announced last year.
Craddock will create the floral displays for inside St George's Chapel where the royal couple will get married, and inside St George's Hall for the reception after the ceremony.
Working with a team of florists from St George's Chapel and Buckingham Palace, the displays will use flowers and foliage taken from the gardens of the royal palaces and Windsor Great Park, the official residence of the British Royal family said.
It is not clear what colour scheme the couple have chosen, but the designs will feature white garden roses in memory of late Princess Diana, peonies and foxgloves, along with branches of beech, birch and hornbeam.
Peonies are believed to be a favourite of Markle's, and pictures posted on her Instagram account suggested Harry may have impressed her with bunches of the flowers when they first started dating.
The Kensington Palace said the arrangements will "reflect the wild and natural landscapes from which many of the plants will be drawn".
The Royal Parks will also supply some pollinator-friendly plants from their wildflower meadows, which will provide a good habitat for bees, the palace said.
Craddock, who has a studio in London and shop in Selfridges, 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," she said.
Harry and Meghan have decided that after the wedding the flowers will be given to different charities.
The couple's lemon and elderflower wedding cake will also be decorated with fresh spring blooms.