Meghan’s ‘something blue’ token of first date

The Duchess of Sussex with Hannah Belcher of the Royal Collection THE Duchess of Sussex has spoken of her “exciting” life as a royal as she looked back to the “magical day” of her wedding in a new documentary.

Featured in Queen Of The World, a two-part ITV show on the Queen’s role as head of the Commonwealth, Meghan also revealed personal details about her gown and veil.

Following the bride’s tradition of having something old, new, borrowed and blue on her wedding day, Meghan had a piece of a dress, worn on her first date with Harry sewn into her gown as her “something blue”.

And the duchess only saw her completed veil — embroidered with flowers from each of the 53 Commonwealth nations — on the day she married, having trusted designer Clare Waight Keller.

Meghan makes her comments when she is reunited with her bridal outfit at Buckingham Palace as it is prepared for a new exhibition, and says: “It’s nice to see it again. It’s beautiful.”

Waight Keller’s bridal gown was a simple, classic creation, while the 5m long elaborate silk veil was the show-stopping feature.

The duchess says: “It was important for me, especially now being a part of the royal family, to have all 53 of the Commonwealth countries incorporated, and I knew that it would be a fun surprise as well for my now husband, who didn’t know, and he was really over the Moon to find out that I would make this choice for our day together.”

She also reveals, stitched somewhere inside her wedding dress, was her something blue: “It’s fabric from the dress that I wore on our first date.”

Queen Of The World is screened on ITV at 9.15pm tomorrow