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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sign off exclusive wedding reception invitation with nicknames

Serena Williams was among 200 guests at the evening reception


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Nichola Murphy
Deputy Lifestyle Editor
December 8, 2022
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The first episodes from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, have revealed the couple's personalised invitations to their private wedding reception

A wedding invite is handed to some of your closest friends and family members, and the royals took the opportunity to make their exclusive evening ones as authentic as possible – including signing off with their nicknames. 

WATCH: Prince Harry and Meghan reveal unseen invitations to exclusive wedding party

"I'm looking at it through the lens of my friend, not a princess," tennis pro Serena Williams said of their relationship. "They as a couple are so tight and rely on each other so much and are each others best, best, best friends. I was just super excited," she added before the camera panned down her invite to their Frogmore House evening party.

Black letters were printed on a white background while watercolour paintings of green foliage and flowers decorated the edges. The message read: "Please join us for dinner and dancing, to celebrate our wedding. Saturday, 19th May 2018 7:30 o'clock. Frogmore House, Windsor Home Park. Love Haz & Meg xx."

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The Duke and Duchess hosted their wedding reception at Frogmore House

The episode also shared a fleeting look at their official wedding invites which were made by Barnard and Westwood.

Kensington Palace previously tweeted a photo and shared a detailed look at the behind-the-scenes creation of the invites. The Tweet read: "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."

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Serena Williams and her husband Alexis were among the guests invited to the exclusive event

A video of Lottie at work was also posted, with the caption: "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." 

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The couple's official wedding invites were made by Barnard and Westwood

Harry and Meghan tied the knot at St George's Chapel before enjoying a lunchtime reception at St George's Hall, hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth. Later that evening, the newlyweds were joined by 200 guests at their exclusive reception hosted by now-King Charles.

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