We’re getting all the info and we’re loving it.
Harry and Meghan’s wedding is on the horizon and in the lead up to it, Kensington Palace seem to have no problem spilling the deets on the upcoming nuptials.
The Twitter page for the royals has just posted a photo of Harry and Meghan’s invitations and they’re a bit more lowkey than we expected.
The cream card invite is about 2mm thick and adorned with the Three-Feathered Badge of the Prince of Wales printed in gold ink at the top.
The invitations follow many years of Royal tradition and have been made by @BarnardWestwood. They feature the Three-Feathered Badge of the Prince of Wales printed in gold ink. pic.twitter.com/cd7LBmRJxO
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
The information is printed in black. See? Simple.
But it’s quite classic. “The invitations follow many years of Royal tradition and have been made by Barnard Westwood, who has made numerous royal invitations to date.
The royal Twitter account also gave a shout out to the maker of the invites, Lottie Small, who used a stamping machine from the 1930s.
Lottie Small, who recently completed her apprenticeship, printed all of the invitations in a process known as die stamping, on a machine from the 1930s that she affectionately nicknamed Maude. pic.twitter.com/kWs2RFx7nN
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
They tweeted about the invited being sent out as well as the process that goes into making them:
Invitations to the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have been issued in the name of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. pic.twitter.com/jidwuYboon
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
Guests have been invited to the service at St George’s Chapel and to the lunchtime reception at St George’s Hall, which is being given by Her Majesty The Queen.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
Later that evening, around 200 guests are being invited to the reception at Frogmore House given by The Prince of Wales.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
Using American ink on English card, the invitations are printed in gold and black, then burnished to bring out the shine, and gilded around the edge. pic.twitter.com/gQpC6tDot0
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
@BarnardWestwood have been making Royal invitations since 1985, and Managing Director Austen Kopley said he was thrilled and honoured to be making them.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 22, 2018
We can’t wait to see what else Kensington Palace shares with us in the lead up to the big day!
