Who Will Be Meghan's Bridesmaids?

Meghan Markle chose not to have a maid of honour at her wedding to Prince Harry, instead opting for a bridal party of 10 children, including four page boys and six bridesmaids.

Meghan Markle had no maid of honour

Meghan Markle chose not to have a maid of honour at her wedding to Prince Harry. Instead, she had 10 bridesmaids and page boys, all of whom were children.

A Kensington Palace spokesperson explained that Meghan "has a very close-knit circle of friends and she didn't want to choose one over another". Meghan's friends still supported her in the lead-up to and during her wedding day.

This decision was in keeping with royal tradition. British and European royalty expert Marlene Koenig noted that "most royal brides do not have adult bridesmaids".

Prior to the wedding, there was much speculation over who would be Meghan's maid of honour. The former actress had a long list of close friends to choose from, including her stylist, Jessica Mulroney, and actress Priyanka Chopra. However, Meghan ultimately opted to follow royal tradition and not single out one friend over another.

Instead, Meghan chose to include the children of her closest friends in her bridal party. Jessica Mulroney's children, Ivy, Brian, and John, were all given important roles in the wedding. Ivy served as a bridesmaid, while her twin brothers were page boys, holding Meghan's 16-foot-long train as she walked up the steps of St. George's Chapel.

Other celebrity guests at the wedding included Oprah and the Beckhams.

Markle's bridesmaids were children

Meghan Markle chose not to have a maid of honour in her bridal party, instead opting to have 10 bridesmaids and page boys, all of whom were children. This is customary for British royal weddings. Royal weddings expert Marlene Koenig told Town & Country:

> If you look at the royal weddings since [Queen] Elizabeth's, you will find that most of the bridesmaids are early teens or children.

Markle's bridesmaids included Princess Charlotte, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Ivy Mulroney, the four-year-old daughter of Markle's best friend, Jessica Mulroney. Princess Charlotte had previously served as a bridesmaid at her aunt Pippa Middleton's wedding. Ivy's twin brothers, Brian and John Mulroney, served as page boys.

The other bridesmaids were Remi and Rylan Litt, goddaughters of Meghan and daughters of Benita and Darren Litt, one of the bride's closest friends. Florence van Cutsem, goddaughter of Prince Harry and daughter of Major Nicholas and Alice van Cutsem, was also a bridesmaid. Florence's cousin, Grace van Cutsem, had been a memorable bridesmaid at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding in 2011, covering her ears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

The youngest bridesmaid was Zalie Warren, goddaughter of Prince Harry and daughter of Zoe and Jake Warren.

Princess Charlotte was a bridesmaid

Princess Charlotte, the three-year-old daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, served as a bridesmaid at Meghan Markle's wedding to Prince Harry. Charlotte was joined by five other bridesmaids, including Ivy Mulroney, the four-year-old daughter of Meghan's best friend, Jessica Mulroney. The other bridesmaids were Florence van Cutsem, Zalie Warren, Remi Litt, and Rylan Litt. All of the bridesmaids were children, which is customary at British royal weddings.

Princess Charlotte and her fellow bridesmaids wore high-waisted dresses made of ivory silk radzimir with puffed sleeves and double silk ribbon bows at the back. Their dresses were designed by Clare Waight Keller in the Givenchy Haute Couture Atelier in Paris. The bridesmaids' shoes were designed by Aquazurra and were monogrammed with their initials and the wedding date—a gift from Meghan.

Charlotte's brother, Prince George, served as a page boy at the wedding, along with Brian and John Mulroney, Jasper Dyer, and Harry's nephew, Prince George. The boys wore uniforms modelled after the Blues and Royals, an old regiment of their father, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry.

The young bridal party added a touch of adorableness to the royal wedding, with Princess Charlotte sticking out her tongue and making a little wave as she arrived at the ceremony.

Prince George was a page boy

Prince George has played a special role in several weddings. He was a page boy at Princess Eugenie's wedding to Jack Brooksbank in 2018, and at Pippa Middleton's wedding to James Matthews in 2017. At Pippa's wedding, he was four years old and wore a little white shirt and sage green pantaloons, carrying a basket of confetti.

At Prince Harry's wedding, Prince George was one of four page boys, including Harry's godson Jasper Dyer, and Brian and John Mulroney, the twin sons of Meghan's close friend, Canadian stylist Jessica Mulroney. The page boys wore uniforms and helped Meghan with her train.

Prince George's sister, Princess Charlotte, was a bridesmaid at the same wedding.

Markle's goddaughters were bridesmaids

Meghan Markle chose not to have a maid of honour at her wedding to Prince Harry, instead opting for a selection of bridesmaids and page boys. Markle's bridal party included several of her goddaughters, who joined Princess Charlotte as bridesmaids.

Remi and Rylan Litt, aged 6 and 7 respectively, are the daughters of Markle's close friend Benita Litt and her husband Darren. They are both goddaughters to Markle. Ivy Mulroney, the daughter of Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney, was also a bridesmaid. Jessica and her husband Benedict are well-known Canadian stylists. Ivy's twin brothers, John and Brian, served as page boys.

Markle's goddaughters were dressed in high-waisted ivory silk dresses with puffed sleeves and double silk ribbon bows at the back. Their outfits were designed by Clare Waight Keller in the Givenchy Haute Couture Atelier in Paris. The dresses were designed to have the same timeless purity as Markle's dress. The girls' shoes were by Aquazurra, one of Markle's favourite footwear designers. Each pair was monogrammed with the bridesmaids' initials and the wedding date—a gift from Markle to the children as a keepsake.

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