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LONDON: For the fashion world, when American actress Meghan Markle joins the British royal family in less than two months’ time when she marries Prince Harry, there is only one issue that matters —who will design her wedding gown?
British newspapers have been rife with rumours that she has chosen the dress and already attended her first fitting, although royal officials are keeping such details a tightly guarded secret.
“We have not put out a statement, nor commented on the wedding dress,” a spokeswoman for Harry’s office said. The choice of wedding gown designer has prompted much speculation in newspapers and magazines ever since Harry, the fifth-in-line to the throne, and Markle, 36, announced their engagement last November. “I think she’ll definitely wear a UK designer,” Bojana Sentaler, founder and creative director of Canadian label Sentaler, told Reuters. “I’m not sure which one but I think it’ll be a UK designer.”
One of those whose name has been suggested is Stella McCartney, who was behind British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney’s creamcolored trouser suit for her civil marriage ceremony to US actor George Clooney, as well as the coat Markle wore on a visit to Cardiff earlier this year.
“A wedding is a wedding, it’s a beautiful honour and privilege to do anyone’s wedding dress,” a smiling McCartney told Reuters when asked if she would like to design Markle’s outfit.
“I’ve always loved working on wedding dresses and they’re always varied because you have to be really personal about it, you have to really look at the woman and the day,” said McCartney, who shares Markle’s ethical design and animal cruelty-free stance.
British-Australian brand Ralph & Russo is another that has been mentioned a possible contender for the job after Markle chose a dress made by the duo for her official engagement.