Prince Philip's 'four brutal words' to Queen at Harry and Meghan's wedding

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Prince Philip didn't mince his words following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials, a fresh publication has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot in a lavish affair at Windsor Castle in May 2018, witnessed by the entire Royal Family, including the late monarch and her consort.
The service at St George's Chapel featured all the traditional elements of a Royal ceremony, enhanced by a gospel choir's rendition of Stand By Me and Bishop Michael Curry's lengthy 14-minute address.
Following the conclusion of the service, the newly-married couple embarked on a carriage procession through Windsor whilst the remaining royals departed the chapel to make their way to the castle for an official reception.
Former Royal butler Grant Harrold claims that as they exited the church, Harry's grandfather Philip remarked to the Queen: "Thank f*** that's over", reports the Mirror.
His assertion appears in his forthcoming publication, due for release later this month.
Harrold served King Charles at his Highgrove residence for seven years spanning 2004 to 2011.
During the wedding day, Harrold had been offering commentary for a television network before meeting up with his partner, Jack Stooks, who had received an invitation to observe the Royal party's departure from the chapel and brought the former Royal employee as his companion.
The Telegraph reports that in his upcoming memoir, titled The Royal Butler: My remarkable life of Royal Service, he documents: "Once all the formalities were over, we watched as the happy couple, and then the other members of the Royal family, filed out of the chapel.
"When Prince Philip came out, he turned to the Queen and said, 'Thank f*** that's over.'".
In the lead-up to Harry and Meghan's nuptials, the former Duke of Edinburgh underwent a hip replacement operation. It was reported at the time that he was adamant about not missing their special day and set himself the goal of being mobile by then.
Meanwhile, during his tenure at Highgrove, Harrold became acquainted with both Princes William and Harry, who were in their late teens and early 20s.
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In a fresh interview, the ex-butler also discloses that he first met Harry when he was 19, with their initial encounter occurring when Harry struck him with a water balloon during a playful skirmish. He recounts that they even shared a takeaway before the Duke of Sussex departed for Sandhurst Military Academy.
Harrold's stint at Highgrove also overlapped with the period when Charles and Camilla announced their engagement and subsequently tied the knot.
In his explosive memoir Spare, Harry revealed how he and his now estranged brother William pleaded with their father not to wed his current wife. He wrote: "We support you, we said. We endorse Camilla, we said. 'Just please don't marry her. Just be together, Pa.' He didn't answer. But she answered. Straight away.And what he witnessed was a stark contrast to what Harry penned in his memoir. He told The Telegraph: "The four of them, I promise you, got on so well.
And that's why I don't understand what Harry's said, I really don't understand. "We support you, we said. We endorse Camilla, we said. 'Just please don't marry her. Just be together, Pa.' He didn't answer. But she answered. Straight away.And he says what he saw was a far cry from what Harry wrote in his memoir. He told The Telegraph: "Because I saw them.
I saw them having dinners together, I saw them having drinks together, I saw them going to parties together. "He also remembers witnessing "no animosity" amongst the royals, adding: "The King used to do things to make them [William and Harry] laugh and giggle."