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 The 46-year-old created the silk crepe halterneck dress the
American bride wore for her evening reception in Windsor last
month.
For the actual ceremony, watched by millions around the world,
Markle, now called the Duchess of Sussex, wore a sculpted
long-sleeved dress with a boat neck by Clare Waight Keller, the
British designer of couture house Givenchy.
"I was aware that we had to get the right kind of positioning,
the right pace, the right voice," McCartney told Britain's BBC
in an interview. "There was a delicate line."
The British designer, a celebrity favorite, is known for her
understated creations. American television mogul Oprah Winfrey
and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney both wore Stella McCartney
designs for the royal wedding.
Asked what she wanted to help the royal bride project, McCartney
said: "I think just her sort of human side."
"The role that she's taken on it's very austere, it's very sort
of serious and I think there's a great weight that she has ...
acquired through that and she takes it very seriously," she
said.
"I think it was the last moment probably that she could reflect
sort of the other side to her ... the joy and the human within
her."
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Speculation over who would design Markle's dress began as soon as
the couple announced their engagement last November.
McCartney, who does not use fur or leather in her creations, said
she was "proud" to have been given such a coveted role.
"I got the call ... We didn't have a huge amount of time but we had
enough time," she said.
"It was very much her dress and I felt very proud that she came to
me for that part of the wedding."
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Alison Williams)
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