Royal Wedding Drama: Tiara, Tensions & Rifts

0:00On April 3rd, back in November 27th, 2017, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got engaged, and the pals announced it with. Her titled as, Mizz, a modern nod the Queen wasn't wild about but went with anyway. Harry had snuck her in to meet her majesty the year before, at Royal Lodge, a quick Sunday lunch crash course encouraging from Sarah Ferguson and it. Went smooth since Meghan was working in Canada, a commonwealth spot. Fast forward to wedding prep, and things got tense over the tiara. Meghan picked Queen Mary's diamond bandeau from the Royal Collection, but drama brewed when the Sussex is called for it early so she could practice. With her hairdresser, Angela Kelly, the Queen's dresser, held firm, and insiders say the Queen backed her up, annoyed at the demands during a busy Easter at Windsor. Staff saw it as protecting the Jewels protocol, in history, no quick dispatch for trials like Catherine Middleton's plastic stand-in back in 2, 2011. Harry called it obstructive in his book, but palace folks recall him poking the box and snapping at Kelly, with Meghan out of sight, turning a bonding.

1:06Moment Sour Tensions spilled into bridesmaid dresses with Kate, Meghan's dad bailing last minute from health issues and a photo scandal, leaving Charles to walk. The Queen made Harry Duke a Sussex that morning, thrilled for his fresh start after years of loss. She even tried warming Meghan up, with solo train trips and commonwealth gigs, handing over patronages like the National Theatre, but riffs grew. Leading to the Sussex's stepping back by early 2020, wrapping a whirlwind that reshaped the family dynamic.