In 2018, when Princes William and Harry still got along and couples were referred to as “x’s,” it was a tabloid tip that broke this happy picture of Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton and marked the beginning of fractures between the four. Prince Harry gave his own version of the incident in his memoir Spare, in which he also revealed his stepmother Queen Camilla’s previously unknown role in the dispute.
As the Duke of Sussex recounts in the book, that’s how it all started a message Kate Middleton sent to Meghan in the preparations for his wedding. “Apparently there was a problem with the bridesmaids’ dresses. They had to be changed. The dresses, which were French couture, had been hand sewn to measure, so it was no wonder they had to be altered.”
Prince Harry explains his wife wrote to Kate to let her know when the tailor would be available for alterations. It wasn’t enough for Kate Middleton, who replied to her sister-in-law: “Charlotte’s dress is too big, too long and too wide for her. She burst into tears trying it at home.”
“Okay, and I told you that your tailor is available from eight in the morning. Here. in Kensington. Can’t you get Charlotte to make adjustments like the other moms?” Meghan replied. Kate said no, they needed to be redone and made new demands on the bellboys’ attire. Meghan burst into tearsNot only was she overwhelmed by the wedding preparations, according to Harry, but also by the confrontation with her father, who had just cheated on her. Harry comforted her and assured her that Kate meant no harm.
“As a matter of fact, the next day kate came with flowers and an apology note»writes Harry.
However, that was not all. Shortly after the wedding, a British royal journalist published an article about Kate and Meghan’s “chilly and distant” relationship, claiming that “Meg made Kate cry over the bridesmaids’ dresses.” The falsity of this information outraged Harry and Meghan, who then arranged to meet William and Kate at their home in Kensington Palace.
According to Harry, the sister-in-law got straight to the point. «Meghan, I know I made you cry», He says he told his wife. “Meghan was grateful for the apology, but she wanted to know why the press said these things and what was done to clear them up,” Harry continues.
That’s if Prince Harry has pointed the finger at Camilla who is responsible for the misunderstanding. “Willy [il principe William] He leaned back in his chair and admitted that he and Kate had taken Camilla to dinner while we were touring Australia,” he says. “And unfortunately, he said he may have revealed that there was a conflict between the couples.” Prince Harry says so It was Queen Camilla who leaked the discussion to the press. According to Harry, for years Camilla has leaked information about other members of the royal family to the press in order to get positive coverage of them, a strategy she employed when she was one of the most hated women in the country due to her rivalry with her the royal family, the popular Diana.
“There was an open willingness on both sides to share information,” Harry said, referring to Camilla and the tabloids in an interview with US program 60 Minutes. “And given the hierarchy that exists in the royal family, with her [Camilla] that she aspired to be Queen consort meant she would do anything to get that role».