| To commemorate the Marriage of Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton on the 29th April 2011 Ask any bride to be and they will tell you that wedding flowers are a critical part of their wedding day. A royal wedding can be no exception! If anything, a family’s desire to achieve the right effect will be heightened for this particular bride and groom. The eyes of the world will be on Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton at their April wedding in the majestic splendour of Westminster Abbey. Ever since the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1840, royal wedding bouquets have included a sprig of myrtle to symbolise a happy marriage. Not surprisingly, it became the first flower to be selected by Moorcroft designer, Nicola Slaney. The late Queen Mother’s lily of the valley bouquet, our present Queen Elizabeth II’s British-grown orchid bouquet and Princess Diana’s Edwardian cascade, all had myrtle woven into their floral theme. The future royal bride is on record to say that her favourite flowers are lilies, and on the 29th April 2011, lilies will already be in season. The bride herself is unlikely to drift far from her favourite flower on what now must be the most important day of her life – a fact taken into account by Nicola when she selected the regal lily as her second choice of flower. Not only have Prince William and Catherine made public their intention to live in Wales, the world itself knows that HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, is the father of the groom. Daffodils are part of Moorcroft’s heritage, something which stretches back to the time when Queen Victoria herself was still on the throne, and it was to the double petal version of the Welsh national flower and not the single trumpet version which Nicola selected as the third and final bloom for A Royal Wedding. The selection of flowers comprised in a Royal Wedding are dedicated to Prince William of Wales and his future bride, Miss Catherine Middleton. The resulting design is a feast for the eye. Soft, shaded lilies, delicate white double-petalled daffodils and historic myrtle are all set against an ivory background which shades from a pure creamy white to a rich, and royal dark blue. |
