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Prince Harry details messages between 'sobbing' Meghan and Kate over 'baggy' dress

Prince Harry has shared details about a row between his wife Meghan Markle and sister-in-law Kate Middleton over Princess Charlott'e's bridesmaid dress.

The Prince claims the row was largely driven by Kate, who was left angry after waiting dance for the Duchess of Sussex to respond. The Princess of Wales - Duchess of Cambridge at the time - reached out to Meghan about the 'offending' garment ahead of the royal wedding back in 2018.

Harry suggests that Meghan's suggestion to bring the dress to a tailor on standby at Kensington Palace "wasn't sufficient", with Kate insisting the dress should be remade instead.

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Ahead of their wedding, Harry said that Meghan was juggling the dress fiasco and issues with her father Thomas Markle - and ended up "sobbing on the floor".

Harry writes in his book, which was released on Tuesday, January 10: "Meg didn't reply to Kate straight away. Yes, she had endless wedding-related texts, but mostly she was dealing with the chaos surrounding her father.

"So the next morning she texted Kate that our tailor was standing by."

Harry went on to say that Meghan had said the tailor was called Ajay and was at "KP" - which stands for Kensington Palace. The reported text messages between Meghan and Kate, according to Prince Harry are:

Kate: "Charlotte's dress is too big, too long, too baggy. She cried when she tried it on a home."

Meghan: "Right, and I told you the tailor has been standing by since 8am. Here. At KP. Can you take Charlotte to have it altered, as the other mums are doing?"

Kate: "No, all the dresses need to be remade."

Meghan: "I'm not sure what else to say. If the dress doesn't fit then please take Charlotte to see Ajay. He's been waiting all day."

Kate: "Fine."

Harry also claims that Kate said she had discussed the issue with her "own wedding designer" and they agreed.

The frustration of this incident and the subsequent chaos with her father left Meghan in a distressed state, and she eventually was left "sobbing on the floor", according to Harry.

Prince Harry's memoir, Spare, is out now, following a promotional interview tour between CBS News and ITV.

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