Author: Mallory Carra / Source: Bustle
During Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding on May 19, eagle-eyed viewers noticed that there was an empty seat at the royal wedding next to Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. Many media outlets and watchers speculated that the seat was kept empty for Princess Diana, however, it turns out that wasn’t the case.
Later on Saturday, May 19, Daily Mail royals reporter Rebecca English confirmed via Twitter that Buckingham Palace said theEnglish tweeted:
Btw – I’ve seen some reports about the spare seat by Prince William in the chapel as having being left in memory of Princess Diana. It wasn’t empty for that reason. The seat in front of the Queen is always left empty, I am told by BP
The “BP” in that tweet likely stands for Buckingham Palace, the residence of the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Another Twitter user named @theRoyalBoxBlog asked English, “
“She needs to be seen — and the seat she was sitting in today is her favourite seat in that chapel, apparently!”
Of course, Queen would get first dibs on the seating choice for her grandson’s wedding. After all, she is the Queen.
Rumors of the empty chair’s symbolism circulated throughout the morning, with many viewers getting emotional that Prince Harry made sure the seat was left open for his late mother, the Princess of Wales. As touching as…
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