Prince Harry revealed the fiery text messages sent between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle over the now infamous bridesmaid dresses.
In his new memoir, Spare, out January 10, the Duke of Sussex detailed the back-and-forth between his now-wife and sister-in-law over Princess Charlotte’s dress, which was “insufficient”.
“Charlotte’s dress is too big, too long, too baggy,” Harry recalled when the Princess of Wales texted Meghan about the dresses being measured before a fitting. “She cried when she tried it on a house.”
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, then reportedly told Middleton: “Right, and I told you the tailor has been ready since 8am. Here. At KP. Can you take Charlotte to have it changed like the other moms do?”
Prince Harry recalled the text messages Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton exchanged over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress. Getty Images
Instead of agreeing to any changes, Kate reportedly demanded that “all dresses be remade” and said she even raised the issue with her own wedding designer, who agreed.
To try to explain to Kate the stress she was under, Meghan reportedly asked Kate if she was aware of the drama surrounding her father Thomas Markle.
“Charlotte’s dress is too big, too long, too baggy,” the Princess of Wales reportedly wrote. AFP via Getty Images
“Meg asked if Kate knew what was going on. With her father,” Harry recalled. “Kate said she was aware, but the clothes. And the wedding is in four days!”
“Yes, Kate, I know…” his fiancé reportedly replied.
The Duchess of Sussex, Harry wrote, responded and explained that a tailor was on call. Getty Images
Prince Harry, 39, also claimed Kate, 41, was “struggling with the way Meg planned her wedding. Anything to do with a party for the bellboys? It went back and forth.”
The renegade king said his wife replied: “I’m not sure what else to say. If the dress doesn’t fit, please take Charlotte to Ajay’s. He’s been waiting all day.”
However, Kate wanted the dress to be completely redone. AFP via Getty Images
“Fine,” Kate reportedly replied.
Harry said he came home to discover his wife sobbing “on the floor” of their house.
Meghan had simultaneously been dealing with a drama involving her father, Thomas Markle. Getty Images
Harry’s recap of the ordeal expands on what Markle shared during the Sussexes’ bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021; While it was widely reported that Markle made Middleton cry in the run-up to their wedding, she revealed at the time “the opposite happened.”
The palace told Page Six last week that they would not comment on any allegations in the book.