The wedding day of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 2011 was a fairytale affair, widely regarded as one of the most memorable royal weddings in history. Over two billion people worldwide tuned in to witness Prince William marrying his teenage sweetheart.
As royal enthusiasts reveled in the festivities that followed the momentous occasion, Meghan Markle, who had not yet encountered her future husband, Prince Harry, expressed some controversial opinions about the royal wedding on her now-defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig.
The Duchess of Sussex penned a blog post on “the endless conversation about Princess Kate” following her royal wedding to Prince William.
“Little girls dream of being princesses. I, for one, was all about She-Ra, Princess of Power,” Meghan wrote following her interview with Princess Alia Al-Senussi, a member of Libyan royalty.
“For those of you unfamiliar with the ‘80s cartoon reference, She-Ra is the twin sister of He-Man, and a sword-wielding royal rebel known for her strength. We’re definitely not talking about Cinderella here.
“Grown women seem to retain this childhood fantasy. Just look at the pomp and circumstance surrounding the royal wedding and endless conversation about Princess Kate,” she wrote of her future sister-in-law.
Considering her previous perspectives, Meghan certainly never envisioned herself participating in the “pomp and circumstance” as she exchanged vows with Prince Harry just seven years later.
During her revealing interview with talk show host Oprah, Meghan confessed that she entered the royal family with a sense of naivety and had not conducted any online research when she began dating Harry in 2016.
Despite this, the couple proceeded to marry at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.
In the sit-down interview, which aired on CBS on Sunday 7 March 2022, the Duchess explained: “I didn’t grow up knowing much about the royal family. It wasn’t something that was part of conversation at home. It wasn’t something that we followed.”
She continued: “I didn’t fully understand what the job was.”So much so, in fact, that Meghan admitted that she had to swiftly perfect the art of curtsying before she met Queen Elizabeth II for the first time at the Royal Lodge in Windsor.
In the second episode of the couple’s Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, the former actress recalls meeting the late monarch for the first time, and not understanding why she was required to curtsey when greeting her.
Harry recalled: “My grandmother was the first senior member of the family that Meghan met. She had no idea what it all consisted of. It was a bit of a shock to the system for her.”
Meghan replied: “I didn’t know I was going to meet her until moments before. We were in the car and we were going to Royal Lodge for lunch. And he was like, ‘Oh, my grandmother is here. She’s going to be there after church.’ I remember we were in the car, driving, and he’s like, ‘You know how to curtsy, right?’ And I just thought it was a joke.”
