Picked for the big day: the fashionable florist who’s vowed to use local blooms
PRINCE HARRY and Meghan Markle have chosen a fashionable London-based florist to dress St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on their wedding day.
The couple has appointed society favourite Philippa Craddock, known for her work with brands such as Alexander McQueen, Dior and Vogue, to oversee the event.
‘Meghan has been hands-on with all elements of the wedding, but especially the flowers,’ said a Royal source. ‘She met the Queen and some of her staff at Windsor to discuss what could be done at the church and receptions. She seemed to have a pretty clear idea of what she wanted: lots of springtime whites and pastels and very romantic flowers.’
Described by Tatler as ‘a floral mastermind’, Philippa claims to be able to create any bride’s dream from ‘a secret garden in a palace’ to ‘an outdoor botanical romance’.
The displays in St George’s Chapel will feature foliage from Windsor Great Park, including beech, birch and hornbeam branches, as well as white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves.
The self-taught florist has a studio in Fulham and a shop in department store Selfridges. Speaking about being chosen for the Royal Wedding on May 19, she said: ‘I am excited and honoured. The process has been highly collaborative, freeflowing, creative and fun.’
Philippa’s wedding flower displays start at £5,000 but can run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
However, Royal aides have been keen to play down reports that the couple plan to spend in the region of £110,000 on flowers alone. They insist that such figures are ‘wide of the mark’.