The smell of the Royal wedding: how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex used Diptyque candles to scent their day
You've seen the pictures, you've heard the stories - now we can reveal exactly how the Royal wedding was scented. The luxury Parisian fragrance house Diptyque, which is best-known for its beautifully-scented candles and room sprays, have revealed they were responsible for scenting the space in St George's Chapel for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Diptyque was founded in 1961 in Paris, and remains one of the leading luxury brands for home fragrance.
Diptyque supplied a selection of fresh spring floral fragrances personally chosen by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Candles and room sprays helped scent the spaces where Their Royal Highnesses prepared for their special day, and the fragrances were also used to enhance the beautiful surroundings of the chapel.
"We are extremely proud to have been chosen to scent such an important moment for Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex," Fabienne Mauny, Global Managing Director at Diptyque Paris, tells us. "We were touched to have been part of such a significant day, made more special as one of our founders, Desmond Knox Leet, was British. We hope the fragrance contributed to such a memorable day."
The standard size for Diptyque candles retail at £47, while the brand also have large "indoor and outdoor" scented candles in earthenware - made in the famous Virebent pottery - which retail for £200. These candles are often used when filling a larger events space.
The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex aren't the first royal couple to elegantly scent their big day. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also did on their wedding day back in 2011. Westminster Abbey was scented by Jo Malone, the British fragrance house, reportedly with the Duchess of Cambridge's personal favourite scent, Orange Blossom.
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Scenting weddings has certainly become a trend in the past few years. Once reserved for candle obsessives, it's now become something more and more brides consider along with flowers and decorations. "Scenting a wedding creates a fantastic 'smell memory' for all the guests," says Jo Fairley, Co-Founder of The Perfume Society. "Who wouldn't want the memory of their wedding to be a gorgeous scented candle, rather than a whiff of damp? It can take you right back there, from candles flickering on all the windowsills of the church to lighting one again in your own home. It adds an entirely new layer of pleasure and memory to a wedding."
