The beautiful flowers that adorned the outside St. George's Chapel on Saturday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding ceremony didn't stay on the church for long. Rather, they were sent to decorate the rooms of St. Joseph's Hospice in London.
It was announced before the royal wedding that the flowers, which were designed by London-based florist Philippa Craddock and include white garden roses, peonies, and fox gloves, would be distributed to charity, but the organisations weren't revealed until the day after the wedding.
Iain MacLeod shared the news on Twitter that the flowers had been delivered to the hospice.
"Today we got a very special delivery. Beautiful bouquets made from the #royalwedding flowers which we gave to our patients," reads his Tweet. "A big thank you to Harry and Meghan and florist Philippa Craddock. Our hospice smells and looks gorgeous. Such a lovely gesture."
The organisation's official account posted as well.
It is unclear if they received all the flowers from the day, or if they were split between multiple charities.
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That said, we do know that Markle's bouquet was not sent to a non-profit. It is customary for royal brides to leave their bouquets on the grave of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, a sombre tradition that was started by the Queen Mum in 1923, who left her flowers on the memorial in honour of her brother Fergus, who was killed in World War I in 1915.
Meghan's small collection of blooms, some of which were hand-picked by Prince Harry, arrived at the Abbey yesterday morning.
Caroline Hallemann is the Digital Director at Town & Country, where she covers culture, society, and entertainment, as well as the British royal family, among a variety of other topics. Caroline is also the author of the forthcoming book, The Kennedys and the Windsors, out in 2026. Prior to leading the digital team at T&C, she served as the brand's Senior News Editor and Digital News Director, and has previously held positions at Travel + Leisure, DailyCandy, and Parenting Magazine. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and their son, Tommy. You can find her on Instagram at the handle @challemann and on TikTok at @carolinehallemann.
