For years it’s been circulating that Meghan Markle made Kate Middleton cry during the run-up to her and Prince Harry’s wedding. But, in her tell-all interview with Oprah, Meghan all but threw that storyline out the window, and claimed that it was actually the other way around.
WATCH: Kate Middleton Left Crying After Charlotte’s Fitting for Meghan Markle’s Wedding
Meghan’s flower-girl dress drama with Kate first took off in 2018, when it was reported by the Telegraph that Kate was “in tears” over a “stressful” wedding fitting for her daughter Princess Charlotte, who was a flower girl at Meghan and Harry’s wedding.
The Telegraph reported at the time that Meghan wanted the “very best” for her wedding, and when the fitting didn’t go as planned, she became frustrated, which led Kate to become upset.
Kate had also just given birth to her third child, Prince Louis, weeks before the situation allegedly went down.
Later in 2020, it was claimed the rift was over whether bridesmaids should follow royal protocol by wearing tights, which Meghan disagreed with.
A source revealed to Tatler magazine that: “It was a hot day and apparently there was a row over whether the bridesmaids should wear tights or not.
“Kate, following protocol, felt that they should. Meghan didn’t want them to.”
At the time, it was alleged that Kate was feeling quite emotional, as she had just given birth.
However, another source claimed to the Telegraph, that the fall out was due to Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress not fitting correctly, which meant they had to schedule more fittings ahead of the big day.
Royal sources said the pressure of the “stressful” fitting became too much and that Kate was left in tears.
But, in the explosive tell-all chat with Oprah, Meghan revealed that “the reverse happened”, and that it was Kate who made her cry just days before her wedding.
“The narrative with Kate, which didn’t happen, that’s when everything changed,” the Duchess of Sussex told Oprah.
“A few days before the wedding, she was upset about something – yes, the issue was correct, about the flower girl dresses – and it made me cry and it really hurt my feelings,” Meghan explained.
She continued: “It was a really hard week of the wedding. And she was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologised. And she brought me flowers and a note, apologising.”
When then asked if there had been a “confrontation” between the two, Meghan said: “There wasn’t a confrontation and I didn’t think it’s fair to get into the details because she apologised and I forgave her.”
However, according to The Times, sources have come out to claim that Meghan allegedly slammed the door in Kate’s face when she showed up to apologise with flowers.
It is alleged that insiders have now told The Times that a confrontation did take place, where Kate’s attempt to apologise at Nottingham College was rejected the following day.
According to the newspaper, Meghan allegedly slammed the door in her sister-in-law’s face when she tried to give her flowers following the incident with the flower girl dresses.
While Buckingham Palace has released a short statement commenting on Harry and Meghan’s interview as a whole, Kate and Prince William are yet to voice their thoughts.
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