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Royal Tiara Tussle: Harry & Meghan's Early Tensions

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In the lead-up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markles wedding, a tiara tussle with the Queen and her dresser, Angela Kelly, revealed early tensions within the royal circle. The couples request for a priceless tiara for a hair trial was denied, sparking drama and accusations of obstruction.

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Royal Tiara Tussle: Harry & Meghan's Early Tensions

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Royal Tiara Tussle: Harry & Meghan's Early Tensions. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 4th. From red carpets to breaking stories, this is entertainment and celebrity news, powered by AI. Back in May 2018, right before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's big royal wedding, the late Queen Elizabeth II shut down one of. Their bold requests. They wanted her personal dresser, Angela Kelly, to rush over a priceless tiara for Meghan's hair trial, but the Queen straight up told Kelly to ignore. The calls. The drama kicked off during a last minute hair session with stylist Serge Normand. Harry and Meghan rang up the palace, expecting the Queen married Diamond Vando tiara on the spot for practice, not realizing these jewels aren't just. Grabbed off a shelf that quick. The Queen got heated, especially since Kate Middleton kept it simple back in 2011, with a cheap plastic tiara from Claire's for her own. Wedding prep. When Kelly finally showed up, Harry wasn't having it. He hovered over her, questioned the box, and even gripped about her talking to his grandmother.

Years later, Harry doubled down in his memoir Spare, calling Kelly obstructive and a troublemaker for the delay. That vibe echoed in the 2020 book Finding Freedom 2, painting her as dragging her feet on purpose. This tiara tussle shines a light on those early tensions, showing cracks in the royal circle way before the sessixes stepped back from it all.

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