the reason why Elizabeth II was surprised by her wedding dress

Readers fond of anecdotes about members of the British royal family are in heaven: October 4 next, the book will come out The New Royals by author Katie Nicholl. Inside, the journalist and royalty specialist for Vanity Fair explores the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship with other members of the Royal Family.

The opportunity for the writer to detail the reason why the queen Elizabeth II had been surprised by the Givenchy dress worn by Meghan Markle, the day of her marriage to Prince Harry, May 19, 2018, in St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. As related by DailyMail Saturday September 24, the sovereign – who died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle – had obviously been surprised that she choose to marry in whiteas a divorcee.

Elizabeth II would have liked Meghan to follow Camilla’s example

“The period just before the wedding was very difficult for the queen. She was very upset with Harry’s behaviorby some of its requirements and by its way of doing things”said Lady Elizabeth Anson – cousin of Elizabeth II – at the time of the marriage of the youngest son of Lady Diana, as indicated in the work by Katie Nicholl.

Another source told the reporter that “The Queen was surprised that Meghan chose to wear white on her wedding day”. And the same source concludes, to support his point of view: “Perhaps this is a matter of generationbut she thought that if you had ever been married, wear off white was a [meilleure] idea, as had done [Camilla Shand] the Duchess of Cornwall.”