You remember that breathtaking wedding veil that Meghan Markle wore when she married Prince Harry in May, the one that stretched about 30 meters behind her in the alley and that seemed to be lined with a profusion of flora embroidered?

In the hustle and bustle of that day and her exquisite Givenchy wedding dress, you may have missed some of the amazing details of this veil – a secret surprise that Meghan had carefully planned for her future husband and family. .

But there was a sharp-eyed great-grandmother in the 92-year-old St. George's Chapel who probably had not forgotten about Markle's wedding suit – because it was a flowery gesture of Tribute to her, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Now comes a new book by British journalist and royalty historian Robert Hardman, as well as an accompanying British documentary, christened "Queen of the World". The film, released Monday on HBO (8 EDT / PDT), co-written and produced by Hardman, aims to explain why the queen is so admired around the world.

The film presents a segment of Meghan's veil, documenting how a California-born actress was preparing to marry the royal family by paying tribute to something close and dear to the Queen: the Commonwealth of countries she has built and strengthened in 66 years.

The silk tulle veil of Meghan was lined with hand-embroidered silk and organza flowers from each of the 53 Commonwealth countries "united in a spectacular floral arrangement," as Kensington Palace then put it. (A California poppy and a palace flower Wintersweet were also included in the design.)

"It was important for me, especially now that I am part of the Royal Family, to incorporate the 53 Commonwealth countries," said Meghan, 37, a Duchess of Sussex today. first time since the wedding.

Queen Elizabeth II is preparing to record a speech on the radio in the movie "Queen of the World" aired on HBO on October 1, 2018. (Photo: HBO)

She says that Harry was surprised and delighted by the veil, created by his stylist Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy.

"I think other family members have had a similar reaction and appreciation that we understand how important it is to us and the role we play, as well as the work we will continue to do in the future. Commonwealth countries. Adds Meghan in a conversation with a royal curator who is preparing the dress and veil for an upcoming exhibition.

"So, yes, that's good news all around, I think, so I hope people liked it as much as I liked helping to create it."

Prince Harry and former Meghan Markle leave after their wedding in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, May 19, 2018. (Photo: (Andrew Matthews / pool / via AP)

Nick Kent, executive producer of "Queen of the World" and other recent documentaries on the queen, have made one. Kent says the filmmakers were thrilled when Meghan agreed to be in the latest film, during her first post-wedding interview.

"Meghan had not seen her wedding dress since the day of the wedding, and even the day she did not have the opportunity to look at it with a lot of attention – Most of us are thinking back to our wedding day, and it's a bit fuzzy, "said Kent at USA TODAY.

"She had never studied it with the care and attention that she had had the opportunity to make (during filming) at Buckingham Palace, and what is amazing, is Is to see how excited she is when she comes in, "says Kent. "The first thing she does is to try to Find the small fragment of blue cloth (after what she wore on her first date with Harry) that she had sewn into the dress as "something blue".

"It was a very intimate and spontaneous moment, we never expected to get anything private," says Kent.

Many Americans might be wondering what the Commonwealth really is, but Meghan has shown that she 'd done her homework on her new in – laws and her future role as a wife and son. Harry, 34, Commonwealth Youth Ambassador.

The new Duke and Duchess of Sussex will have the chance to present their royal chops as a couple on October 16, during their first Commonwealth tour, two weeks across Australia and New Zealand. and two small nations in the South Pacific, Tonga and Fiji.

All eyes will be on them, but especially those of his grandmother, the Queen, who considers the Commonwealth as "the greatest pride," said Kent, when it was created by his father, the King George VI, the Commonwealth was only eight countries of a declining empire, shaken by the two world wars.

Decades later, it's a thriving "family of nations", largely thanks to Her Majesty, says Kent. Kent stated that the palace's desire to show that it was one of the reasons for which he had been given access (with interviews) to other members of the royal family, as his heir, Prince Charles, his daughter, Princess Anne the Princess Royal. and his grandchildren, including Harry.

Yet why Is the importance of the Commonwealth, especially for Americans? Kent argues that, unlike the politicians of today, the Queen and the Royal Family, who are above politics, have done an extraordinary job in bringing people together around a whole group of people. unifying of common fundamental democratic values.

"Empires come and go, and usually their end is pretty bloody and leave a legacy of deep scars," says Kent. But "the Commonwealth is a pretty unique institution that has grown up with the legacy of the British Empire and is now trying to find something positive about this experience, to develop it and bring people together for the better. common good".

Americans should not confuse members of the royal family with an "ornamental" tourist draw, says Kent.

"The monarchy is actually a modern institution serving a real purpose, and if it were not, it would not continue to exist," he said. "The reason he has survived for a thousand years and is now on top is that all his members really work very hard to justify his existence."

Same thing for the Commonwealth, he says.

"This is a process that involves all members of the royal family, so Harry and Meghan undertake their first Commonwealth tour, 65 years after the first tour of the Queen and (husband) Prince Philip".

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