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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
'Bossy' Meghan dismissed Queen's trusted party planner and Thomas Markle was 'frightened' to attend the wedding: More incredible revelations about run-up to the nuptials that left late monarch 'very upset'
Meghan Markle 's 'bossy' behaviour in the months leading up to her and Prince Harry 's wedding has been revealed - as she refused advice from the late Queen's most trusted party planner. Journalist and royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith also claimed that Meghan's estranged father Thomas Markle was 'frightened of coming to the wedding' in May 2018 in a post on her Substack channel 'Royal Extras' that was published last week. She claimed 'everything was going happily for the Queen' until her grandson Harry met the former Suits star and fell head over heels in love with her. Sally painted a picture of the couple's tumultuous relationship with the late Queen following conversations with Her Majesty's cousin Lady Elizabeth Anson. Born in Windsor Castle, Lady Elizabeth - a great-niece of the Queen Mother and a goddaughter of King George VI - was a high-society party planner known as Liza to friends. Sally recalled how she and Liza watched Prince Harry and Meghan's televised interview announcing their engagement together in November 2017, before Liza formally met the actress the following February to discuss ideas for the royal wedding. While Meghan 'was full of charm', she quickly dismissed any ideas that Liza - who organised Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday party - had for their nuptials by saying she couldn't 'make any decisions' until Harry returned to the UK from Botswana. 'He will write from Africa,' Meghan reportedly told Liza. One of the Queen's most trusted confidantes, Liza later told Sally that Harry had been in touch to say they had decided to go 'another way' and claimed his grandmother was 'content with this' decision to hire a different party planner. 'When I spoke with the Queen, she said she is not at all content,' Liza told Sally. 'Meghan could turn into nothing but trouble. She sees things in a different way.' Formerly Vanity Fair's Contributing Editor, Sally revealed the months leading up to Harry and Meghan's wedding at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle saw the Duke's relationship with the Queen become strained. Liza told her how Harry had 'blown his relationship with his grandmother' as Queen Elizabeth II became 'really upset' over some of his and Meghan's plans for their wedding. The Queen was also saddened after 'Meghan wouldn't tell her' about the wedding dress, Sally wrote, adding that Harry was 'rude to her for ten minutes' during a meeting. According to Liza, the Queen was dismayed that Harry had asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to perform the wedding service in St. George's Chapel without first requesting permission from the Dean of Windsor. 'Harry seems to think the Queen can do what she wants, but she can't,' said Liza. 'On the religious side, it is the Dean of Windsor's jurisdiction.' 'She said she was really upset,' Sally reported her conversation with Liza. 'I was shocked when the Queen told me this, how she was so saddened. I had no idea about the conversation, that he was rude to her for ten minutes. 'They had tea with her the day before yesterday. She was trying to find out about the wedding dress, and Meghan wouldn't tell her,' the American journalist wrote. Following these February rows, towards the end of April, Liza claimed that 'the Queen and Harry have patched things up'. Harry apparently visited her alone to smooth things over and later wrote to her with more wedding details. But more family drama was on the horizon as Liza told Sally that Meghan's father Thomas Markle was scared to attend the royal wedding. 'I asked her if Meghan was being bossy,' Sally said. ''So I gather,' Liza replied, 'Very much so.'' Thomas, 80, who has since relocated to the Philippines for a 'fresh start', did not attend the wedding due to health problems. Harry's father, now-King Charles, walked her down the aisle before she said 'I do' to Prince Harry at the altar in St George's chapel. Despite the Queen's reservations about Meghan, Sally previously wrote, the Royal Family 'fully embraced her and hoped for the best '. Referring to Queen Elizabeth's plans for the couple as ambassadors to the Commonwealth, one senior adviser said Her Majesty hoped Meghan - who is biracial - would represent a new, progressive Britain. 'Nobody could have tried harder for Meghan than we did,' the adviser told Sally. Six months after the wedding, however, it became clear that Meghan's 'opinionated and forceful' demeanour had become a serious cause for concern among senior royals and staff. One adviser claimed the new Duchess of Sussex wasn't even trying 'to fit into the royal family' and was set, instead, on forcing 'her view on Harry'. Speaking after 'Megxit' - or the splintering of the Royal Family after Harry and Meghan quit as senior members and moved to the US - another staff member said it became clear 'very early on' that Meghan wanted 'to get out'. Sally said they also suggested Meghan was expecting 'more money' and an even more lavish lifestyle after her marriage into the Royal Family, adding: 'She wanted that royal title that she could leverage.' MailOnline has asked a spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to comment. The revelations come as Meghan continues to scale her lifestyle brand As Ever, with the Montecito-based Duchess launching a new rosé on July 1 - the same day as Princess Diana's birth anniversary. Lady Elizabeth Anson was born at Windsor Castle during World War II and with King George VI as a godfather, she grew up surrounded by, and on first name terms with, the royals. Lady Elizabeth was also royally connected (her mother, a Bowes-Lyon, was a niece of the Queen Mother) but she was also one of the Queen's closest friends. For almost 60 years she presided over London's party scene with a ruthless efficiency. From royalty to celebrity her business, Party Planners, organised the capital's best and most lavish celebrations. She first decided to be a party planner when she was 17. She was working as a receptionist at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, but she fell down a flight of stairs and injured herself. The fall meant she needed to find a job that would enable her to work from home, and was inspired at having to organise her own debutante party when she realised she could make a living from planning celebrations. Her first event was for the late Queen Mother. 'She was hosting a party for one of her godchildren,' Lady Elizabeth previously told Mail on Sunday. 'I remember charging very little and receiving a letter from the Queen Mother telling me to double the invoice.' She hosted bashes for everyone from Baroness Thatcher and Sir Mick Jagger, to Tom Cruise and Bill Clinton. Weddings were a speciality: there was pop star Sting's to Trudie Styler to the slightly more reserved nuptials for Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (to heiress Chantal Miller). When Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, the Queen asked her to organise a party for all the visiting royal guests. By then she was a veteran of royal party planning. No palace event, it seemed, was complete without input from Lady Elizabeth. She arranged the Queen's 80th birthday party and that to mark the 50th anniversary of her coronation. In April 2021, the Queen made Lady Elizabeth a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order as a sign of her personal esteem.
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
Queen doubted Meghan long before Megxit & palace feared she ‘engineered' marriage & was NOT in love, says expert
FIVE years have passed since Megxit tore apart the Royal Family. It gave Queen Elizabeth II undue stress and upset in the last few years of her life. 4 4 But according to royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith, the late monarch and her innermost circle had had their doubts about Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle long before they dropped the proverbial bomb and quit royal life in 2020. In fact, the Queen feared her grandson was 'besotted and weak' and said he had been 'rude' to her in the lead-up to his and Meghan's wedding at St George's Chapel in Windsor in 2018. She also worried that his bride-to-be had manipulated the prince, while getting away with a raft of bad behaviour. Now, for the first time, the Queen's private concerns have been made public in heartbreaking detail — showing just how perceptive she proved to be. This week Sally published 'explosive' revelations made to her by one of Her Majesty's closest confidantes, her first cousin once removed, Lady Elizabeth Anson, in several conversations in 2018 and 2019. Lady Elizabeth claimed there were serious concerns in the upper echelons of the Palace, long before Harry and Meghan made themselves royal pariahs. In fact, just days before the wedding, she told Sally: 'We hope but don't quite think [Meghan] is in love. 'We think she engineered it all.' She added: 'It's worrying that so many people are questioning whether Meghan is right for Harry. 'The problem, bless his heart, is that Harry is neither bright nor strong, and she is both.' It's unforgivable what Meghan did to the Queen - she's caused a bigger crisis than the death of Diana, says expert In another exchange, Lady Elizabeth said: 'I don't trust Meghan an inch. 'Meghan could turn into nothing but trouble.' Musty smell The shock revelations were released this week in Sally's Royals Extra feature on publishing platform Substack. The observations by Lady Elizabeth, who died from lung cancer in November 2020 aged 79, show the warning signs were there from the start — and proved well-founded. She said Meghan had initially appeared 'natural, intelligent and thoughtful' after getting engaged to Harry in 2017. But as their wedding approached, they both caused a stir with their poor behaviour — and blatant disrespect for the Queen. Harry was reportedly 'rude to her for ten minutes' in one meeting and upset her by asking the Archbishop of Canterbury to perform the wedding service in May 2018, without first seeking permission from the Dean of Windsor. As a high-society event planner herself, Lady Elizabeth — who was born at Windsor Castle in 1941 and was also King George VI's goddaughter — understood all too well just what an embarrassing situation this put the Queen in. She said at the time: 'Harry seems to think the Queen can do what she wants, but she can't. 'On the religious side, it is the Dean of Windsor's jurisdiction.' She added that as a result, 'Harry has blown his relationship with his grandmother.' They did later 'patch things up' — but the hurt remained. As for Meghan, allegations of her 'diva-like' behaviour in the run-up to her big day is nothing new. Indeed, at the time, it was rumoured that she had been nicknamed 'Me-gain' by Palace courtiers, thanks to her extensive demands, and among her many complaints, had moaned about the 'musty' smell in the chapel. Nicknamed 'Me-gain' by Palace courtiers She had even allegedly ordered staff to 'go around with these atomisers, like spritzer guns, and spray the chapel with scent before anyone arrived.' This follows years of allegations about Meghan's 'bullying' behaviour — something that even sparked an internal investigation at Buckingham Palace. However, this is the first time we have heard about the Queen's thoughts on the matter — and they were not good, according to Lady Elizabeth, who was a great-niece of the Queen Mother and a goddaughter of King George VI. In 2018 she told Sally that Meghan had rattled the Queen days before the wedding, revealing: 'They had tea with her the day before yesterday. 'She was trying to find out about the wedding dress, and Meghan wouldn't tell her.' This was enough to spark concern in the Palace, with hushed fears brewing that Meghan could 'turn into nothing but trouble' and that — despite royal protocol — 'she sees things in a different way'. As Sally revealed this week, 'I asked her if Meghan was being bossy. 'So I gather,' Lady Elizabeth replied. 'Very much so.'' What's more, the Queen is said to have worried about Meghan's infamously frosty relationship with her soon to be sister-in-law, Kate Middleton — telling her confidante that Meghan and Kate were 'not working well'. As history's proven, the Queen was right again. Around the time of the wedding, it was widely reported that Meghan had made Kate cry over a disagreement about Princess Charlotte's bridesmaid dress. Then, in their explosive sit-down with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Harry and Meghan claimed the 'reverse' was true. Meghan said that she was in fact the one in tears, adding, 'I don't say that to be disparaging to anyone, because it was a really hard week of the wedding and she was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologized.' Two years later, in his 2023 memoir Spare, Harry doubled down on Kate's allegedly 'icy' behaviour towards Meghan, claiming she'd made a 'grimace' when the latter had borrowed her lipgloss. Clearly, as the Queen and Lady Elizabeth foretold, that bad blood between Kate and Meghan and their warring husbands only worsened. Despite their concerns, there was — of course — hope that Harry and Meghan would take the mantle as loyal and popular senior members of the royal family. Harry seems to think the Queen can do what she wants, but Her Majesty can't... Harry has blown relationship with his grandmother And, initially, at least, they showed some promise. Just weeks after they got married, they proudly stood on the balcony at Buckingham Palace alongside Harry's family for Meghan's first Trooping the Colour. But by February, a then pregnant Meghan was sparking concern yet again. Writing on her recent Substack, Sally revealed, 'By late February 2019 when Liza [Lady Elizabeth's nickname] and I spoke on the phone, she said, 'I don't trust Meghan an inch. 'To begin with, she was not bad — a straightforward starlet, used to public speaking and charity work. 'The wedge between the brothers is really too bad.'' Sadly, the wedge only widened. In January 2020, Harry and Meghan announced they'd chosen to 'transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution'. At first, it seemed they wanted to keep one foot in the royal fold, while pursuing financial and commercial opportunities on the outside — but, after months of negotiations, the Queen and the then Prince Charles laid down the law: they were either fully in or fully out. There was no in-between. They opted for the latter and moved to the US later that year, infamously launching a crusade of palace-bashing and complaints against the royals in the aftermath. Their first attack came in 2021 when, as mentioned, they sat down with Oprah Winfrey, and claimed — among several accusations — that the palace hadn't protected Meghan when negative stories circulated about her, and hadn't supported her during a mental health crisis. They also claimed there had been racially-charged speculation over the colour of their future child's skin. In response, the Queen — who lived by her mantra to 'Never complain, never explain' — made the unprecedented move to respond to their attacks. The Queen and Meghan had tea days before the wedding. Her Majesty was trying to find out about the wedding dress, and Meghan wouldn't tell her A palace statement said on her behalf: 'The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. 'The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. 'Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. 'Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.' As we all know by now, the schism has only grown. The Queen died in September 2022 at the age of 96 — before Harry and Meghan upped their outbursts against the royals. Thankfully, she didn't live to read his memoir, which made pointed attacks against his father and brother, accusing the latter of physically attacking him amid their Megxit negotiations. She also didn't live to see his legal battle against the UK government over the removal of his publicly funded police protection — an issue which, Harry says, has alienated his father for good. Over the past year, both Kate Middleton and King Charles have fought respective cancer battles — yet even poor health hasn't helped to bridge the divide between the royal family and the estranged Sussexes. As things stand, Harry and Meghan have fully severed every royal tie — though Meghan did recently refer to herself as HRH The Duchess of Sussex (despite previously promising the Queen they would not use their royal titles). In the wake of Sally's revelations, neither the Palace nor the Sussexes' team have responded. But her unearthed conversations with Lady Elizabeth, who was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order shortly before she died, came at a momentous time for Meghan — on the same day she launched her lifestyle brand's new rose wine. Whether she will be raising a toast this week — despite the fresh allegations stacked against her and Harry — remains to be seen.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
The Royal family's VERY damning verdict on Meghan and her intentions towards Harry - and what the Queen really thought of Kate
The Queen's cousin was not convinced that Meghan Markle was in love with Prince Harry before they married and warned that she 'could turn into nothing but trouble', it was claimed today. Lady Elizabeth Anson, a great-niece of the Queen Mother and a goddaughter of King George VI, was apparently suspicious of the former Suits star's motives on the eve of the royal wedding in May 2018. Lady Elizabeth, who was Her Majesty's party-planner and confidant for many years, allegedly said just days before Meghan and Harry walked down the aisle: 'We hope but don't quite think she is in love. We think she engineered it all.' She was also worried that Meghan was 'brighter' and 'stronger' than Harry, and warned: 'Meghan is clearly brighter than Harry, but she has to be careful not to overshadow him'. Her words have been revealed by journalist and royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith in her Substack 'Royal Extras', describing her private conversations with Lady Elizabeth, who was fondly called Liza by friends. Ms Bedell Smith claims that Liza feared Meghan was manipulating Harry, and said: 'It's worrying that so many people are questioning whether Meghan is right for Harry. The problem, bless his heart, is that Harry is neither bright nor strong, and she is both'. Liza claimed that Meghan was 'full of charm' and appeared 'natural, intelligent, and thoughtful' after she became engaged to Harry in 2017. But as the wedding came closer, Liza claimed that both Harry and Meghan upset the Queen. Harry was apparently 'rude' to his grandmother for ten minutes in one meeting. Meghan allegedly refused to share details of her dress with the monarch. Liza apparently told Ms Bedell Smith at the time: 'I don't trust Meghan an inch. Meghan could turn into nothing but trouble'. Meghan allegedly became increasingly 'bossy' and Liza said the Queen was privately 'very worried' and at times, upset, it has been claimed A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex declined to comment on the claims made by Sally Bedell Smith. But a source close to the couple dismissed the sensational claims as 'just gossip'. Ms Bedell Smith said that the royals were much more fond of Prince William's wife - and their wedding day in 2011. She wrote on her Substack: 'Liza described it as a 'wonderfully beautiful and understated service, and the church was filled with people who loved them both. There was huge joy. Kate wore the perfect dress for the Abbey, and the Queen couldn't be missed because she was in bright yellow. At the reception in Buckingham Palace, the flowers looked like they came from the garden. I am overwhelmed by how that family works rooms. Kate did it brilliantly. She was fantastic with perfect strangers. I watched her".' Ms Bedell Smith also revealed the words of another of the Queen's cousins, Margaret Rhodes, who described how well Kate worked the room during the reception. 'Even talking to palpably boring people, she was intently looking at them and not taking her eyes off their faces. She is going to be a really good addition to the family', she said. Yesterday MailOnline revealed how the Queen's cousin claimed that Prince Harry 'blew' his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II as he prepared to marry Meghan Markle, who also upset the monarch by refusing to reveal what her wedding dress looked like. Her Majesty was said to have been 'very worried' about her 'besotted and weak' grandson and became aggrieved about some of their decisions about the ceremony at Windsor in May 2018. The Queen apparently confided in her first cousin that Harry was 'rude to her for ten minutes' in one meeting and that 'Meghan and William and Kate were not working well' together, adding that it was ' two girls' who didn't get on. The 'jury was out' on whether the Queen really liked her grandson's then bride-to-be, it was claimed today, and she felt 'left out' of the planning for the wedding by Harry who tried to 'patch up' their relationship in the weeks before walking down the aisle. She died five years ago at the age of 79 and was the Queen's confidante later in life, affectionately calling the monarch 'Jemima' and her 'Number One Lady'. Ms Bedell Smith has revealed what Liza claimed Queen Elizabeth II herself thought of the Sussexes and their behaviour. As the wedding approached, Meghan allegedly became increasingly 'bossy' and Liza said the Queen was privately 'very worried'. Ms Bedell Smith wrote: 'When we spoke two weeks before the May 19 wedding, Liza had just heard from the Queen. 'The Number One Lady—I call her Jemima—says the jury is out on whether she likes Meghan,' said Liza. The cracks apparently appeared in February 2018. Liza claimed Harry wrote to her and said that his grandmother was 'content' with the way the wedding plans were coming along. But Sally Bedell Smith wrote that Liza had said: 'When I spoke with the Queen, she said she is not at all content'. Ms Bedell Smith wrote: 'According to Liza, the Queen was dismayed that Harry had asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to perform the wedding service in St. George's Chapel without first requesting permission from the Dean of Windsor. 'Harry seems to think the Queen can do what she wants, but she can't,' said Liza. 'On the religious side, it is the Dean of Windsor's jurisdiction.' As a result, Liza said that 'Harry has blown his relationship with his grandmother. She said she was really upset. I was shocked when the Queen told me this, how she was so saddened. I had no idea about the conversation, that he was rude to her for ten minutes. They had tea with her the day before yesterday. She was trying to find out about the wedding dress, and Meghan wouldn't tell her.'.' Liza at this point predicted that Meghan could 'turn into nothing but trouble', remarking that the Suits actress 'sees things in a different way'. Following these February rows, towards the end of April, Liza claimed that 'the Queen and Harry have patched things up'. Harry apparently visited her alone to smooth things over and later wrote to with more wedding details. Sally Bedell Smith wrote: 'Liza also said that Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, was 'frightened of coming to the wedding.' I asked her if Meghan was being bossy. 'So I gather,' Liza replied, 'Very much so.' 'My Jemima is very worried', Liza apparently added. She also said ominously: 'The wedge between the brothers is really too bad'. Get your weekly dose of Royal scandals and palace intrigue on this Mail podcast Hosted by Royal Historians Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams, Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things looks at the Royal Family - the secrets, the palace intrigues, and the Crown's bloodiest moments. Listen wherever you get your podcasts now. Thomas Markle did not attend the wedding due to health problems. Harry's father walked her down the aisle. Meghan threw herself into royal duties with her husband and then fell pregnant. Sally Bedell Smith wrote on her Substack: 'By late February 2019 when Liza and I spoke on the phone, she said 'I don't trust Meghan an inch. To begin with, she was not bad—a straightforward starlet, used to public speaking and charity work. The wedge between the brothers is really too bad.'.' At that time the Queen would visit her cousin for dinner at her London home but an increasingly frail Prince Philip would stay at home. Liza became ill with lung cancer but continued to work despite breathing problems and spent time with the Queen, who made her a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order - an honour only given to those who have given outstanding personal service to a British monarch. She died in November 2020. MailOnline has asked a spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to comment. Lady Elizabeth Anson was born at Windsor Castle during World War II and with King George VI as a godfather, she grew up surrounded by, and on first name terms with, the royals. Lady Elizabeth was also royally connected (her mother, a Bowes-Lyon, was a niece of the Queen Mother) but she was also one of the Queen's closest friends. When she married, the then 20-year-old Princess Anne was a bridesmaid, and her society cameraman brother Patrick (the Earl of) Lichfield, who gave her away, was — along with the Earl of Snowdon — the royals' go-to photographer. For almost 60 years she presided over London's party scene with a ruthless efficiency. From royalty to celebrity her business, Party Planners, organised the capital's best and most lavish celebrations. She first decided to be a party planner when she was 17. She was working as a receptionist at the Hyde Park Hotel in London, but she fell down a flight of stairs and injured herself. The fall meant she needed to find a job that would enable her to work from home, and was inspired at having to organise her own debutante party when she realised she could make a living from planning celebrations. Her first event was for the late Queen Mother. 'She was hosting a party for one of her godchildren,' Lady Elizabeth previously told Mail on Sunday. 'I remember charging very little and receiving a letter from the Queen Mother telling me to double the invoice.' She hosted bashes for everyone from Baroness Thatcher and Sir Mick Jagger, to Tom Cruise and Bill Clinton. Weddings were a speciality: there was pop star Sting's to Trudie Styler to the slightly more reserved nuptials for Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (to heiress Chantal Miller). When Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, the Queen asked her to organise a party for all the visiting royal guests. By then she was a veteran of royal party planning. No palace event, it seemed, was complete without input from Lady Elizabeth. She arranged the Queen's 80th birthday party and that to mark the 50th anniversary of her coronation. In April 2021, the Queen made Lady Elizabeth a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order as a sign of her personal esteem.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Left Heartbroken by Prince Harry's Wedding Snub
Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Left Heartbroken by Prince Harry's Wedding Snub originally appeared on Parade. Queen Elizabeth was reportedly left heartbroken by Prince Harry's actions leading up to his 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle. A royal biographer claims the couple chose to break from royal tradition while planning their nuptials, which left the monarch feeling sidelined and deeply hurt. Subsequently, the queen's cousin claimed Elizabeth had hoped to play a more active role in the ceremony but was ultimately kept at a distance from key decisions by the couple. In a Substack post, royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith cited the queen's late cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, who claimed Harry was 'rude to [Elizabeth] for 10 minutes' in February 2018. The conflict came during a meeting between the monarch and her grandson to discuss wedding plans as he prepared to marry Meghan that May. Anson alleged the monarch's concerns about the wedding while speaking to Bedell Smith in 2019. In the post, she wrote, "When we spoke two weeks before the May 19 wedding, Liza had just heard from the Queen. 'The Number One Lady—I call her Jemima—says the jury is out on whether she likes Meghan.'' 'My Jemima is very worried," Anson reportedly told Bedell Smith. She alleged, 'Harry is besotted and weak about women. We hope, but don't quite think she is in love. We think she engineered it all.' Parade Daily🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Anson was quoted, "It's worrying that so many people are questioning whether Meghan is right for Harry. The problem, bless his heart, is that Harry is neither bright nor strong, and she is both." Per The Daily Mail, Bedell Smith claimed the monarch was upset about a second element of the wedding ceremony. 'The Queen was dismayed that Harry had asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to perform the wedding service in St. George's Chapel without first requesting permission from the Dean of Windsor.' The queen's cousin said the Duke of Sussex had reportedly 'blown his relationship with his grandmother. She said she was really upset." Bedell claims Anson was "shocked" when the queen shared the context of the meeting with Harry. "I had no idea about the conversation, that he was rude to her for ten minutes. She was trying to find out about the wedding dress, and Meghan wouldn't tell her.' The royal author also claims the monarch was concerned about the relationship between Meghan, Prince William, and her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton. She feared the trio wouldn't be able to move past their differences and work together effectively for the monarchy, "particularly the two girls." Kate and Meghan's relationship reportedly got off to a rocky start, with personality differences and royal pressures causing tension. One major incident involved a disagreement over bridesmaid dresses before Meghan's wedding, which sparked headlines and public speculation. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary in May. Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022, reconciling with Harry before his wedding ceremony. Lady Elizabeth Anson died in 2020. Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Left Heartbroken by Prince Harry's Wedding Snub first appeared on Parade on Jun 30, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
Exact moment Prince Harry ‘blew' relationship with Queen
Prince Harry allegedly 'blew' his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II shortly before his 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle. The monarch, who died in 2022 at age 96, felt 'left out' of the Duke of Sussex's wedding plans, according to royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith. Smith told her Substack readers on Monday that the former military pilot, 40, was 'rude to [Elizabeth] for 10 minutes' in a February 2018 meeting about the nuptials, leaving the queen 'very worried' about the 'besotted and weak' groom. 'The Queen was dismayed that Harry had asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to perform the wedding service in St. George's Chapel without first requesting permission from the Dean of Windsor,' Smith wrote. Elizabeth was additionally aggrieved that Markle, 43, would not reveal her wedding dress details prior to walking down the aisle, Smith claimed. She also wrote that Elizabeth was bothered by 'Meghan and [Prince] William and Kate [Middleton] not working well together' leading up to the ceremony. Smith reportedly received her intel via a phone call from Elizabeth's late cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, ahead of her 2020 death. 'We hope but don't quite think she is in love,' Anson told Smith in the February 2019 conversation. 'We think she engineered it all.' At the time, Anson claimed that Elizabeth said the 'jury was still out' on whether she liked Markle. As for her relationship with Harry, Elizabeth and her grandson reportedly 'patched things up' in April 2018. Harry's rep has yet to respond to Page Six's request for comment. He and the Suits star tied the knot in May 2018 — and reports continue to circulate about tensions leading up to the big day. In May, biographer Katie Nicholl alleged in The New Royals that Markle 'berated' her wedding caterer so badly over a dish that wasn't vegan or macrobiotic that Elizabeth stepped in. The queen reportedly said, 'Meghan, in this family we don't speak to people like that.' Harry hit back at negative reports about his wife over the weekend, saying at the 2025 Nexus Global Summit that she was the 'most trolled person in the world' in 2018. The couple notably left England in 2020, moved to the United States and quit their royal roles. They now live in a Montecito, California, mansion with son Archie, 6, and daughter Lilibet, 4. While the little ones primarily stay out of the spotlight, Markle has shared more frequent photos of them since rejoining Instagram in January.
