Meghan Markle gifts her baby shower bouquets to cancer patients
Meghan Markle is unlike any royal that the world has seen and her recent lavish baby shower was just another proof of that. Recently, Meghan arrived at New York City to enjoy some time with her celebrity pals who also took the opportunity to throw a baby shower for the Duchess who is seven months pregnant. The Duchess was surrounded by her friends like Serena Williams, Amal Clooney, and others.
While Meghan seemed to have had a gala time with her friends in a $75,000-a-night penthouse, she made sure that the decorations that were used for the celebrations were used for a good cause.
In a conversation with People, Jennifer Grove, the CEO of Repeat Roses, an organization which recycles florals from events and gives them to people at the hospital, stated that the flowers were gifted to pediatric cancer patients at Ronald McDonald House Charities of New York.
At the same time, some of the flowers were sent to cancer patients at Hope Lodge and men and women receiving care at Unique People Services. "Repeat Roses was so honored to help petal-it-forward with a baby shower experience for the Duchess of Sussex and her thoughtful friends by creating a ripple effect of kindness across the community," Jennifer told the magazine. Ronald McDonald House Charities also expressed their gratitude by sharing pictures of smiling children when they were given the flowers.
"Thanks to a special donation of flowers from the Duchess of Sussex, families @rmhnewyork were feeling like royalty yesterday. 💐👑Thank you to Meghan Markle and @repeatroses for donating the beautiful flowers from Meghan Markle’s baby shower! #KeepingFamiliesClose," they wrote on Instagram while sharing a series of pictures.
This is not the first time that Meghan has thought about gifting the decorations to make someone's day. Previously, Meghan and Prince Harry used their wedding decorations to make bouquets for hospice patients. The flowers were sent to St. Joseph’s Hospice in London.
The healthcare facility took to Facebook to share the news about the special gift they had received. Accompanying their announcement was a photo of a patient with her arms full of the flowers.
The couple had a very special meaning attached to the flowers they chose for the venue. Harry, who had always been close to his late mother, Princess Diana, wanted to make sure that the wedding reflected parts of her life.
As a special tribute to her, Harry, Duke of Sussex, chose white garden roses that are also believed to be one of the favorites of Diana. At the same time, Meghan's bouquet also held special meaning. The bouquet was filled with Forget-Me-Nots (Princess Diana’s favorite flower), scented sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine and astrantia, and sprigs of myrtle.
The flowers were handpicked by Harry from the gardens at Kensington Palace. According to Kensington Palace, florist Philippa Craddock used plants and flowers that are in season and blooming naturally around the time of May 19. The wedding arrangements also included branches of beech, birch, and hornbeam as well as foxgloves and peonies.