Prince Harry was
reportedly summoned by Queen Elizabeth II after a furious row ahead
of his wedding to Meghan Markle, a new book claims.
Organizing the wedding of the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex was “particularly stressful” with rows
about scheduling, announcements, the gospel choir and the tiara, The Times’
royal correspondent Valentine Low writes.
Meghan had been told that the
Queen would lend her tiara – and an appointment was made for her to meet the
late monarch’s dresser Angela Kelly so she could look at appropriate tiaras for
the big day.
The Duchess chose Queen Mary’s
diamond bandeau tiara and wanted to try it on the day her hairdresser Serge
Normant was in town, the author says in her new book Courtiers: The Hidden
Power Behind the Crown.
However, Ms. Kelly was not
available on that day and Meghan could not get access to the tiara.
Prince Harry reportedly
thought the Queen’s dresser was being “obstructive” and felt
“furious” about it, Mr. Low writes.
Another version of events
claims that Meghan demanded access to the tiara without making an appointment
with Ms. Kelly and she was told she needed to follow protocol as these jewels
are “kept under very tight lock and key”.
Mr. Low claims that Harry
“put pressure on Kelly to bend the rules” and used “some fairly
fruity language” when addressing her.
