Prince Harry “upset” Queen Elizabeth ahead of his royal wedding to Meghan Markle, a forthcoming book says. From his “demands” to going “about things his own way,” the Duke of Sussex made the lead-up to his 2018 nuptials “very difficult” for the late monarch, a friend told author Katie Nicholl.
Weddings, royal or not, can be stressful. Case in point: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding. The pair wed at Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel on May 19, 2018. Queen Elizabeth attended along with many other British royals and celebrity guests.
However joyous the occasion might’ve been for the queen, the “run-up” to the multi-million-dollar wedding was anything but, according to The New Royals.
In an excerpt published by The Mail on Sunday, Nicholl quoted Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson, as saying, “The run-up to the wedding was really very difficult for the queen.”
Anson continued, telling Nicholl the queen felt “very upset” by “how Harry behaved and some of his demands and the way he went about things his own way.”
The excerpt didn’t expand on what Harry’s “demands” might’ve been that “upset.” Although, there were reports of friction surrounding Meghan’s wedding tiara.
Some claimed she “demanded” to wear the headpiece of her choice. Others said Queen Elizabeth put Harry “firmly in his place” after supposed drama over a wedding hair trial.
Ultimately, Harry’s behavior ahead of the wedding had lasting effects, Anson told Nicholl. Particularly on his relationship with his grandmother.
“I remember her being rather upset by how beastly Harry was being,” the queen’s cousin, who died in 2020, said. “Their relationship was quite badly damaged by it all.”
