There Was an Empty Seat for Princess Diana at the Royal Wedding and We're Hysterical Now
About 600 guests filled St. George's Chapel for the royal wedding today, but one seat was apparently left vacant-and it's believed to be for Princess Diana. While following along with the nuptials, viewers noticed there was an empty seat next to Prince William on the royal family's side of the congregation. The supposed explanation? It was reserved for Prince Harry's late mother.
Royal fans got emotional over the tribute.
There’ll be a lot of things said & written about Harry & Meghan’s wedding (and rightly so) but one of the stand outs - for me - was the empty seat right next to William ... for Princess Diana 😢💖 #RoyalWedding #HarryAndMegan #PrincessDiana pic.twitter.com/BuWbWRr9Rx
- Jason Reeves (@JaseReeves) May 19, 2018
THE EMPTY SEAT WAS FOR DIANA....I’M GONE 😭 #RoyalWedding #HarryAndMeghan pic.twitter.com/QRHnndG3X9
- Adele-Marie (@adele_marie90) May 19, 2018
As if we weren't fragile enough already, the empty seat next to Wills and all of the flowers were for Diana. #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/X1gesINDMK
- Cashé Kidd (@CasheKidd) May 19, 2018
is the seat next to william empty because it’s meant for diana? #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/JmsoI0vpfC
- Snober Abbasi (@snobers) May 19, 2018
Someone else spotted an empty chair near William. An empty seat for Princess Diana? #RoyalWedding
- Lauren Jones White *83 days* (@LaurenJo8) May 19, 2018
Aside from the empty chair, the royal nuptials was laden with special nods to the late princess, who passed away in 1997. All three of her siblings were present at today's ceremony, and her sister Lady Jane Fellowes gave a reading.
The white roses in the floral arrangements were also included in honor of Harry's mom. He reportedly hand-picked Meghan's bouquet of forget-me-nots, his mother's favorite 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.
Who's sitting in that empty chair to Camilla's left? Is that for Diana or something? #RoyalWedding
- David Kae (@DavidAtlanta) April 29, 2011
A moving tribute of an empty chair for the late Princess Diana. Gone but never forgotten. #royalwedding
- Donnie Dhillon (@DonnieDhillon) April 29, 2011
Prince William and Meghan Markle 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 10th anniversary memorial, Reuters reports. Finally, the hymn "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer," which was sung at the late princess' funeral, was also included in her son's royal wedding
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