Royal weddings feature a myriad of symbolic traditions that often date back hundreds of years and yesterday's nuptials between Princess Eugenie and Jack Brookesbank was no different.

A bouquet carried by Princess Eugenie has been placed on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in a royal tradition that honours Britain's fallen soldiers.

The Queen Mother was the first to start the tradition after she left her bouquet at the grave of her brother following her wedding to the future George VI in 1923.

Her brother Fergus, a young officer, was killed in action on the Western Front in 1915.

The tradition dates back to 1923 (
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The bouquet can bee seen in Westminster Abbey (
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The elaborate bouquet was designed by Patrice Van Helden Oakes and contains Lily of the Valley, Stephanotis pips, hints of baby blue thistles, white spray roses trailing ivy and myrtle.

Fans of the royal family may be aware that Princess Eugenie 's bouquet included a nod to previous royal weddings, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding in 2011.

It contained an evergreen shrub plucked from the private retreat of Queen Victoria.

The floral arrangement had sprigs of myrtle which came from the terraced walls of Osborne House - the Isle of Wight home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank leave St George's Chapel after their wedding (
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The bouquet nodded to other royal weddings (
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The flowering plant was first carried by the queen's eldest daughter Princess Victoria when she married in 1858, and has formed part of a regal tradition ever since.

The overall floral theme of the wedding was designed to reflect the rich and vibrant tones of Autumn.

Foliage and flowering branches, sourced locally from Windsor Great Park, combined with roses, spray roses, hydrangeas, dahlias and berries were used by Mr Van Helden to achieve the seasonal effect.