Queen Elizabeth’s Brutal Take on Harry & Meghan’s Wedding

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00:00Queen Elizabeth's brutal take on Harry and Meghan's wedding

00:03Queen Elizabeth II was left furious over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's plans for their 2018 Windsor Castle wedding

00:11and fumed at AIDS,

00:13It's my house, and I'm paying for it, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

00:18The late monarch, who died in September 2022, aged 96, is said to have been upset by the couple's guest list,

00:25which excluded some royal relatives in favor of what she saw as random celebrities.

00:30According to royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith,

00:33the Queen was annoyed by the Sussexes' behavior during the planning

00:36and felt sidelined from decisions over the service at St. George's Chapel.

00:41Harry and Meghan omitted many family members,

00:44including the children of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and the Gloucesters, from their guest list.

00:49Instead, they invited celebrities, which annoyed the Queen.

00:52A royal source indicated that the Queen felt hurt by this exclusion of family.

00:57The Queen saw their approach to the Archbishop of Canterbury as presumptuous because they ignored tradition.

01:03Lady Elizabeth Anson tried to console her by highlighting other upcoming royal events.

01:08While the royal family covered the wedding expenses and hosted a grand reception,

01:12the magnitude of the affair barely soothed the Queen's frustration.

01:16According to Smith, the Queen privately confided she was very worried about Harry's judgment in general.

01:21Concerns were raised among her circle.

01:23He was besotted and weak about women, while doubts lingered about Markle's intentions.

01:28One palace insider claimed to us,

01:30The timing of Meghan's pregnancy announcement at Princess Eugenie's wedding was seen as inconsiderate.

01:36The Queen loved all her grandchildren,

01:38but she disliked the notion of one overshadowing another on such an important day.

01:42By early 2019, the Queen's view of Markle had shifted, Smith added.

01:47By late February 2019, when Lady Anson and I spoke on the phone, she said,

01:51I don't trust Meghan an inch.

01:53To begin with, she was not bad.

01:55A straightforward starlet, used to public speaking and charity work.

01:59The wedge between the brothers is really too bad.

02:02Lady Anson, who died in 2020, remained one of the Queen's closest allies until she passed away

02:07and was made a commander of the Royal Victorian Order for her service to the monarch.