12 strict Marriage Traditions the Royal family has to follow

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are all set to tie the knot and we all know it’s going to be the wedding of the year. Almost everyone will be talking about it but guess what? We dug a bit deeper and found the strict marriage traditions the royal family follows and well, Markle and Harry will have to follow too. Check ‘em out now.

1. The Queen’s permission

According to The Royal Marriages Act 1772, it’s essential that the Royals take Queen’s permission before asking someone to marry them. Markle met the queen before Harry proposed to her

2. The engagement announcement

There has to be an official announcement of the engagement by the royal family for the common public. When Markle and Harry got engaged, an official statement by the royal family was issued.

3. The interview

After the engagement is announced, it is followed by an interview wherein the couple appears together. Markle and Harry interviewed with BBC news after their engagement in the month of November last year.

4. The invitations

The invitations are sent out by the queen after the date is decided. Markle and Harry are getting married on 19 May this year at the St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in London.

5. The wedding dresses

The bride must wear the colour white on her wedding day. Her dress is typically made out of lace. She should wear a tiara along with her white dress. The groom, on the other hand, must wear his military uniform.

6. The flowers

The bouquet the bride carries needs to have a sprig of myrtle, which is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. These flowers have been used in multiple royal traditions from the time of Queen Victoria.

7. The bride’s bouquet

The bride has to leave her bouquet at the British grave of the Unknown Warrior. It's grave of an unidentified British soldier who was killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. For years, royal brides have been leaving their bouquets here in Westminster Abbey after the wedding is over.

8. The Welsh gold affair

According to the royal traditions, the wedding bands that the bride and groom exchange should consist of Welsh gold. This tradition has been in the royal family since 1923. This gold is three times more valuable than gold from Australia and South Africa.

9. The wedding portrait

After the wedding is over, the royals always have an official wedding portrait clicked. Here’s the family portrait of Catherine and Prince William’s wedding. 

10. Female guests and their hats

All female guests invited to the wedding reception have to wear hats. Even at Catherine and Prince William’s wedding, all female guests wore hats.

11. The after wedding traditions

After the couple is married, they have to make an appearance at the Buckingham Palace along with the royal family members.

12. The royal family pays for the wedding

The royal family pays for the wedding irrespective of whether the royal son or the royal daughter is getting married. If anyone of the partners is royal, the royal family pays for all the wedding preparations.