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Luxury French fragrance house Diptyque reportedly scented St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s May 2018 wedding, with candles and diffusers filling both the ceremony venue and the spaces where the couple prepared for the day.
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Diptyque has never officially confirmed the exact fragrance used, in keeping with royal protocol around direct product endorsements — but multiple reports point to the same answer: Baies.
The Reported Scent: Baies
According to the biography Finding Freedom and multiple fashion and beauty outlets, the couple chose Diptyque’s Baies scent — a blend of blackcurrant leaves and Bulgarian rose — dispensed through the brand’s hourglass diffusers around the chapel. Diptyque diffusers of that kind retail for roughly $184, though the same fragrance is also available as a candle at a considerably more accessible price point.
A Longtime Personal Favorite
Meghan Markle’s affinity for Diptyque reportedly predates the wedding by years — a Diptyque Figuier candle was spotted in old photos from her defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig, well before her engagement to Prince Harry. Choosing the brand for her wedding day fits a genuine, long-running personal preference rather than a one-off styling choice.
Room Scent vs. Personal Fragrance
It’s worth separating the venue fragrance from what the couple wore themselves. Separately, perfumer Floris London reportedly created a bespoke fragrance for Harry and Meghan to wear personally on the day — a different, more private layer of scent from the Diptyque candles and diffusers filling the chapel itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What fragrance scented the royal wedding venue?
Reports point to Diptyque’s Baies, a blend of blackcurrant leaves and Bulgarian rose, though the brand never officially confirmed the exact scent.
Did Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wear a different fragrance themselves?
Reportedly yes — perfumer Floris London created a separate, bespoke fragrance for the couple to wear personally on the day.