Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 's wedding was "very difficult" for the Queen who was "upset" by her grandson's behaviour, a distant relative of the late monarch has alleged.
A new book by royal reporter Katie Nicholl claims Her Majesty felt "dismayed" by Harry's attitude. Details behind the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been in contention even before the nuptials happened.
In the Oprah interview last year, Meghan said tabloid claims "made Kate cry" had the story backwards. There was also reportedly a row about what tiara Meghan would borrow - a dispute which the book rehashes with new claims.
In 'The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown', Nicholl alleges that Harry told his grandmother's long-time dresser: "What Meghan wants, Meghan gets!"
This then reportedly prompted a telling-off from his grandmother.
The book goes on to quote Lady Elizabeth Anson, the late Queen's first cousin once removed.
Lady Anson, who died in 2020, is quoted as saying: "The run-up to the wedding was really very difficult for the Queen. She was very upset by how Harry had behaved and some of his demands and the way he went about things in his own way.
"For example, he asked the archbishop of Canterbury to marry them before consulting the Queen and the Dean of Windsor, which wasn't the correct way to do things.
"I think she was dismayed by his attitude in general and I remember her speaking to him and her being rather upset by how beastly Harry was being. Their relationship was quite badly damaged by it all."
The book has also alleged that the Queen was "exhausted" by the decision of Harry and Meghan stepping down from the firm.
It claims the late Queen Elizabeth II confided to a close friend that she was exhausted by the decision. The source said: "She was very hurt and told me, 'I don’t know, I don’t care, and I don’t want to think about it anymore'."
The book goes on to claim that the 96-year-old monarch saw very little of her great-grandchildren Archie and Lilibet.
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