From the tiara to the veil: Meghan Markle and the look that fueled the war in five keys

It’s been a week of backlash following the release of Prince Harry’s controversial memoir. Reserve (In the shadow). On the 10th, the whole world had its eyes on the statements of Princess Diana’s youngest son. His story and his experiences completely spattered the foundations of Buckingham Palace. In addition to this, the Duke of Sussex has also dealt with controversial issues that once made several headlines due to the confrontation over the bridesmaids’ dresses at their wedding in which Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle disagreed on how their marriage was. with his brother Prince William.

Years after Harry and Meghan’s link was celebrated, which took place on May 19, 2018 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom,,Harry has talked about the choice of bridal tiara he was part of the cast of Suits, since he was present at the time. Prince Harry tells in his book that his mother’s sisters offered his wife one of Lady Diana’s tiaras. At this gesture, Meghan Markle was, as expected, moved. Plus, Markle spent hours and hours with her dress designer getting the scalloped edges of her dress to match Spencer’s tiara.

However, shortly before the wedding, Harry claims that Queen Elizabeth II “contacted” the couple and offered Meghan Markle access to her tiara collection. “Even he invited us to Buckingham Palace to try them on,” says the duke. When they were present in the royal dressing room of the late monarch, five people were present (Isabel herself, a jeweler who is an expert in history and knows the origins of the entire royal collection, Angela Kelly, Queen’s assistant and Meghan and Harry’s staff) “There were five tiaras waiting and Grandma motioned for Meg to try them on in front of the full-length mirror. I stayed behind, watching. One was all emerald. Another one of aquamarines. Each new tiara was more fabulous and dazzling than the last. […] However, one of the five stood out above the rest. Everyone agreed,” Prince Harry said.

After Meghan finally picked out a tiara, the Queen advised her to try on the piece with her hairstylist before her wedding day. Anyway, Harry tells that when he tried to contact Angela Kelly to get the tiara and take the test, the stylist gave no sign. Didn’t answer. When she finally tracked her down, Kelly told her that it “can’t be done” to get the tiara from the palace for an appointment with Meghan’s hairdresser because it would take an assistant and a police officer to protect her. Carlos III’s eldest son confesses that this was a defiant attitude and that he managed to anger them. Later, the stylist appeared “out of the blue” at Kensington Palace. “He fixed me with a look that made me tremble. I read a clear warning on his face. This is not over,” he wrote in his memoirs.

Finally, Meghan Markle wore Queen Mary’s diamond bandeau tiara, the centerpiece of which is a 10-diamond brooch Mary of Teck received as a wedding gift from Lincoln County in 1893. conflict was published the same year as the link in the sun. Journalist Dan Wootton said in an article: “The Queen has warned Prince Harry about Meghan’s ‘awkward’ behavior following a row over the royal wedding tiara.”

A few months after the wedding, Harry and Meghan left for the United States, where they started a new life outside the British royal family. Currently, the tension is at its maximum, so the connection with them can be broken forever.