The Seychelles’ tropicbird orchid locally known as orkid payanke featured on the new Duchess of Sussex wedding veil. The veil and wedding gown worn by Meghan Markle for her wedding to Prince Harry was designed by Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy, a French luxury fashion house.
The 15-foot silk tulle veil incorporated embroidered flowers from each of the 53 member states which form the Commonwealth, which Queen Elizabeth heads.
The tropicbird orchid is not endemic to the island nation. Raymond Brioche from the National Botanical Gardens Foundation told SNA on Tuesday that the flower should be protected as it is the national flower of Seychelles – a group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Source: Seychelles News Agency
