非典型王室新娘！英國哈利王子與梅根馬克爾打破傳統的皇室婚禮

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The Duchess of Sussex"s wedding dress has been designed by the acclaimed British designer, Clare Waight Keller. Ms. Waight Keller last year became the first female Artistic Director at the historic French fashion house Givenchy. Ms. Markle expressed the wish of having all 53 countries of the Commonwealth with her on her journey through the ceremony. Ms. Waight Keller designed a veil representing the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country united in one spectacular floral composition #RoyalWedding

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33歲的英國哈利王子與36歲的美國非裔混血女星梅根馬克爾（Meghan Markle），5月19日帶著眾人的祝福，邁向了人生的另一個階段。

講求種族與性別平等的梅根，曾有過一次婚姻紀錄，再加上她本身的非裔血統，在婚前就已經打破了多項英國王室傳統，在這場受到全球矚目的皇室婚禮中，也同樣創下了不少先例。

First kiss #RoyalWedding

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至親好友獻祝福 邀數千平民同慶
首先是受邀賓客的部分，哈利和梅根在與英國政府討論過後，除了至親好友之外，決定不邀請所有政治領袖，就連英國現任首相泰瑞莎梅伊（Theresa May）與哈利王子交情匪淺的前美國總統歐巴馬（Barack Obama）都不在受邀名單之列。

Invitations to the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle, which will take place at Windsor Castle on May 19, have been issued in the name of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. 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. The invitations follow many years of Royal tradition and have been made by @barnard_and_westwood. They feature the Three-Feathered Badge of the Prince of Wales printed in gold ink. @pa

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哈利與梅根婚禮的正式請柬，為了避免爭議，加上哈利不是可能繼承王位的王室成員，這次大婚沒有邀請任何政治人物。

Led by Director James Vivian, the St. George"s Chapel Choir, were in rehearsal for the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle yesterday. Leo Mills, 11, and Nathan Mcharo, 12, are two of the young choristers who will be singing in the choir on Saturday. The Choristers go to St George’s School in the grounds of Windsor Castle, as well as singing in services five days a week in term time. The Choir of St. George"s Chapel dates back to 1348 and today comprises of 23 Choristers and 12 Lay Clerks singing alto, tenor and bass. On Saturday, the choir will be joined several other musicians and groups performing during The #RoyalWedding. PA

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唱詩班的成員在聖喬治禮拜堂做最後的彩排。

600位受邀出席聖喬治禮拜堂婚禮及婚宴的賓客，除了王室成員之外，還包括大衛貝克漢（David Beckham）、維多利亞貝克漢（Victoria Beckham）、喬治克隆尼（George Clooney）夫婦、凱莉穆里根（Carey Mulligan）、湯姆哈迪（Tom Hardy）影集《無照律師》（Suits）的主要演員們、艾爾頓強（Elton John）、歐普拉（Oprah Winfrey）、詹姆士高登（James Gorden）、小威廉絲（Serena Williams）、史蒂芬瓊斯（Stephen Jones）等來自時尚、娛樂、體育界的名人；由查爾斯王儲主辦的私人晚宴部分，則將參與賓客人數縮減至200人。

另外，哈利與梅根也邀請了2,640位英國民眾進入溫莎城堡莊園內一同分享兩人的喜悅。其中1,200人由英國9個區域遴選推荐；200人來自與兩人關係密切的慈善組織；100名學生來自溫莎附近的皇家學院（The Royal School）以及聖喬治學院（St George"s School）兩所學校；610位來自溫莎鎮及聖喬治的在地居民，以及530位王室雇員。

沒有女儐相 公公取代缺席生父
原本計畫要牽著梅根步上紅毯的父親湯馬斯馬克爾（Thomas Markle），因個人健康因素決定不出席女兒婚禮，陪伴新娘走紅毯的重任直到婚禮前一天，才宣布交由公公查爾斯王儲擔當。

Ms. Meghan Markle arrives at St George"s Chapel

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 19, 2018

梅根步出禮車後，先由Givenchy創意總監Clare Waight Keller調整禮服與頭紗，接著在花童的陪伴下，踏上階梯，緩緩走進教堂，在她走過了教堂中殿後，才由查爾斯王儲陪伴走完唱詩班席，抵達教堂聖壇，之後再由梅根獨自走到哈利身旁，這樣的做法也讓她創下了英國皇室新娘的先例。

The Bride moves in procession through the Nave where she is joined by The Prince of Wales

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 19, 2018

The Prince of Wales accompanied Ms. Meghan Markle down the aisle of the Quire of St George’s Chapel today.

— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) May 19, 2018

非裔色彩貫穿婚禮
由於梅根馬克爾有著一半的非裔血統，這場皇室婚禮可看到濃厚的非裔色彩貫穿其中。除了首度請到美國聖公會第一位非裔主教孔茂功（MichaelCurry）發表演說，也請到20名唱詩班「王國合唱團」（Kingdom Choir）獻唱靈魂樂歌曲〈Stand by Me〉（站在我這裡），婚禮尾聲時，更由19歲的非裔英國大提琴家謝庫坎涅梅森（Sheku Kanneh-Mason）與交響樂團共同演奏了三首歌曲。

During the Signing of the Register

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 19, 2018

萌噠噠小花童
除了新人之外，穿梭在儀式中的男女花童也會是鎂光燈關注的焦點。哈利與梅根的花童共有10位，6個女孩，4個男孩，其中年紀最小的只有2歲。高人氣的小王子喬治與夏綠蒂小公主自然在人選之列，其餘8名幼童也都是哈利與梅根摯友的兒女。

6歲的賈斯帕戴爾（Jasper Dyer）是哈利王子的教子，3歲的弗羅倫斯凡卡特森（Florence van Cutsem）與2歲的查莉沃倫（Zalie Warren）則是他的教女。7歲與6歲的瑞蘭、萊米利特（Rylan and Remi Litt）兩姐妹，是梅根的教女；7歲的雙胞胎布萊恩與約翰馬爾羅尼（Brian and John Mulroney），和他們4歲的妹妹艾薇（Ivy），是梅根造型師好友潔西卡穆朗妮（Jessica Mulroney）的子女。

法國時尚品牌Givenchy除了為梅根打造新娘禮服，也為這些女花童量身打造風格相似的服裝，而男花童則是穿著由薩佛街（Savile Row）裁縫店Dege & Skinner所製作的皇家藍色騎兵團（Blues and Royals）外套。

婚宴、花藝設計及結婚蛋糕

王室婚宴的餐點，傳統上都是由王室聘雇的廚房團隊負責，現任王室主廚（Royal Chef）Mark Flanagan率領30人包辦大婚婚宴。他表示，能參與準備這次大婚的餐點，大家都相當興奮，甚至還有離職員工打電話來，表示想要回來幫忙，而且這次十分幸運的是，因為天氣很好，所以食材的品質都相當不錯。

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主廚Mark Flanagan，2011年他也曾負責威廉與凱特大婚婚宴的餐食。

We dropped in on the Kitchens at Windsor Castle, who will shortly begin final preparations for the #RoyalWedding. Follow the link in our bio to take a look behind the scenes with Royal Chef Mark Flanagan and his team.

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溫莎城堡內，30人團隊正在準備大婚婚宴600人份的餐點。

由位於東倫敦的紫羅蘭烘焙坊（Violet Bakery）創辦人美籍烘焙師Claire Ptak所打造的結婚蛋糕，根據新人的要求，以檸檬接骨木花蛋糕展現具有春天明媚的風味。

Watch as baker Claire Ptak begins work on the

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) May 18, 2018

蛋糕運用了200顆義大利阿瑪菲海岸（Amalfi Coast）的檸檬、500顆薩福克郡（Suffolk）有機蛋、20公斤奶油、20公斤麵粉、20公斤糖、10瓶接骨木花糖漿製作，其中的接骨木花糖漿，則是運用來自女王位於英格蘭東部桑德林漢姆（Sandringham）莊園種植的接骨木花樹所製成。

內餡則是混合了阿瑪菲檸檬蛋黃醬及接骨木花奶油糖霜，而蛋糕上以瑞士蛋白奶油糖霜和包括牡丹和玫瑰等150朵英國當季新鮮花朵裝飾。

這個上千人份的結婚蛋糕，除了供婚宴賓客享用外，更可依照王室婚禮的慣例，分送給附近的慈善機構。

The wedding cake is to be served at the Reception. It was designed by Claire Ptak and features elderflower syrup made at The Queen’s residence in Sandringham from the estate’s own elderflower trees, as well as a light sponge cake uniquely formulated for the couple. #royalwedding

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會場的花藝設計則委託倫敦花藝設計師Philippa Craddock負責，花材盡可能選用當地可取得的當季花卉，包括白色庭園玫瑰（garden rose）、牡丹和毛地黃（foxglove），以及山毛櫸（beech）、樺木（birch）和千金榆（hornbeam）枝幹；設計則盡可能反映溫莎城堡附近的野生自然景觀。

I am thrilled to share with you that we have been asked by Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle to create their wedding flowers in May. I am loving working with them, it is an incredible privilege, and the designs will be a true reflection of them as a couple, with sustainability at the forefront. We will be using plenty of locally sourced greenery and seasonal flowers including peonies, garden roses and foxgloves @kensingtonroyal photograph credit PA

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花藝師Philippa Craddock表示，王室婚禮的花藝設計會以當季及在地採購的花材為主。

With John, Keeper of Gardens (the most charming chap you could ever meet) in Savill Gardens at Windsor Great Park yesterday, finalising the greenery ahead of Saturday … thank you so much John and your team for all your help over the last few weeks xx (photographs courtesy of PA)

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花藝師Philippa Craddock與溫莎溫莎大公園（Windsor Great Park）的園藝師最後確認綠花材。

It"s #RoyalWedding Day! Follow the link in our bio to watch live. Today it has been announced by @TheRoyalFamily that Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle will become Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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儘管這場婚禮開創了多項先例，但梅根也並非總是堅持要與皇室傳統唱反調，2017年11月兩人宣布訂婚後，梅根馬克爾就在2018年1月關閉了所有社群網站帳號，就連她自己經營了近三年的生活風格內容網站TheTig.com也關站，這個舉動不僅是為了進一步確保她與哈利的隱私，也被視為是她已經在為成為王室成員做準備，因為依照慣例，王室成員不但必須要端裝得體，對外也不能發表任何政治意見，他們的形象代表整個英國，絲毫馬虎不得。

The newlyweds, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, set off on a carriage procession through Windsor on their wedding day. #royalwedding

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而在婚禮結束後，梅根與哈利遵照傳統，搭乘敞篷馬車離開教堂，在溫莎鎮繞行一圈，與群眾分享新婚的喜悅，之後再回到溫莎城堡內準備拍攝正式照片。他們所選擇的黑色馬車，相較於2011年威廉與凱特大婚的紅色金邊馬車，外觀上樸素許多。

After the wedding ceremony, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex departed the Chapel for a carriage procession through the Castle and Windsor Town and down The Long Walk, where crowds had gathered to meet the newlyweds. #RoyalWedding

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哈利與梅根的大婚廣受各方祝福，為了回饋社會，他們也特別呼籲有意採購賀禮的人，不妨把好意轉贈給慈善機構。他們推薦了7個慈善團體，分別是孩童愛滋病協會（Children’s HIV Association）、遊民授助機構Crisis、幫助印度窮困女性的米娜馬希拉基金會（Myna Mahila Foundation）、援助英國殉職軍人子女的史考帝小兵（Scotty’s Little Soldiers）、推廣體育至貧困社區的機構StreetGames、保衛海岸生態的衝浪者反汙水組織（Surfers Against Sewage）以及保護自然環境的英國荒野基金會（The Wilderness Foundation UK），涵蓋了兒童愛滋、環境保護、殉職軍人子女、無家者、女性貧困等議題。

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資料來源：The Royal Family、The Independent、The Telegraph、The Express

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