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Daniel Martin, the renowned makeup artist responsible for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s glowing wedding day look, shared in an interview published yesterday his reflections on attending what would become one of the most-watched royal events in history.
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He especially pointed to the particular moment that, for him, signified a great progressive turn in global BIPOC representation.
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Speaking to People, Martin openly recalled sitting in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where the wedding was held, as a rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” by the Kingdom Choir reverberated throughout the chapel walls.
Daniel Martin, the renowned makeup artist responsible for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s glowing wedding day look, shared in an interview published yesterday his reflections on attending what would become one of the most-watched royal events in history. He especially pointed to the particular moment that, for him, signified a great progressive turn in global BIPOC representation.
Speaking to People, Martin openly recalled sitting in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, where the wedding was held, as a rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” by the Kingdom Choir reverberated throughout the chapel walls. It was then that the profundity of the moment fully registered: He was at a royal wedding for soon-to-be Duchess Meghan, a woman of color, enjoying gospel music sung by presumably the first Black group to take part in a royal wedding in the institution’s…
