Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's 600 royal wedding invitations have been mailed
American ink was used on the invitations
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Your support makes all the difference.With the royal wedding less than two short months away, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have finally mailed their highly-anticipated wedding invitations.
The 600 or so invitations invite guests to attend the ceremony, which will be held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, and a lunchtime reception hosted by the Queen at St George’s Hall.
Later in the evening, 200 guests are invited to attend a private reception at Frogmore House held by the Prince of Wales.
As for the invites themselves, they’ve undergone the royal treatment in order to ensure they are royal wedding-worthy.
Created by printing company Barnard & Westwood, the official printing and bookbinding company of the royals since 1985, the thick white gilded invites feature printed italic writing.
And, as this is a matrimony between an American and an Englishman, a certain symbolism is evident in the choice to use American ink on English card.
Under the Prince of Wales and his badge of feathers, embossed in gold at the top, the invitations read: "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT requests the pleasure of the company of....... at the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales with Ms Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday 19th May, 2018 at 12 Noon followed by a reception at Windsor Castle.”
Each invite was printed by printer Lottie Small, who used a printing machine from the 1930s.
Also included on the invites is the strict dress code for the day - with men expected to wear military uniform, as Prince Harry, the Captain General of Royal Marines, will likely do, or a morning coat and lounge hat.
As for women, proper protocol requires a day dress and a hat.
The wedding will be held on May 19 2018, followed by a carriage procession around the Berkshire town, before the lunchtime reception.
Other guests include 2,640 commoners who were invited to watch from the grounds of Windsor Castle so they can feel “part of the celebrations too.”
But if your invite didn’t arrive in the post today, then it looks like you will have to watch on television - as millions of others are expected to do.
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