That empty seat at the royal wedding wasn’t for Princess Diana

Royal reporter Rebecca English clarified that the empty chair at the wedding wasn’t a tribute to Princess Diana. Instead, it’s protocol to leave the seat in front of the Queen empty.

But even with the vacant chair aside, there were plenty of tributes to Princess Diana at the nuptials, including Meghan Markle’s veil, her bridal bouquet, the floral arrangements, and the reading from Lady Jane Fellowes, Diana’s sister.

The white roses in the floral arrangements were also included in honour of Harry’s late mum. He reportedly handpicked Meghan’s bouquet of forget-me-nots, his mother’s favourite flower.

Markle gave a sweet shoutout with her veil, which was reminiscent of Diana’s insanely long “monarch-length” headpiece for her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles in 1981.

To top it off, Sir Elton John, a longtime friend of Diana, performed at the lunchtime reception

There was also apparently an empty chair left at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding in Westminster Abbey seven years ago. Viewers at the time also speculated on Twitter that it was a nod to the groom’s late mother.

Prince William and Kate Middleton paid tribute to Diana in various ways on their wedding day in 2011.

First and foremost, the Duke gave his bride his mother’s engagement ring. They also visited her grave before their wedding day. The address was given by the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, who knew Diana and spoke at her tenth anniversary memorial, Reuters reports.