Queen felt ‘uncomfortable’ over King Charles walking Meghan down the aisle, claims new book

A new book going inside the royal family has made claims about the Queen’s state of mind at the time of Harry and Meghan’s wedding.

A new royal book has revealed some shocking revelations about Queen Elizabeth II’s state of mind around the time Prince Harry married Meghan Markle

Ingrid Seward’s latest book My Mother and I takes a close look at King Charles’ bond with the late Queen, and also shares insight into the late monarch’s relationships with other royal family members.

Queen Elizabeth had reportedly grown “uncomfortable” with the idea of King Charles walking Meghan Markle down the aisle. Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images.

Before Harry’s wedding to Meghan, it had been speculated that her father, Thomas Markle Sr., would not be able to walk her down the aisle because he had undergone heart surgery. Charles then stepped in and offered to do it.

According to Seward, her late Majesty had shared with Charles that she was “not comfortable” with the then-Prince of Wales standing in for Meghan’s father by walking her down the aisle of St George’s Chapel, at Windsor Castle, in front of millions of viewers.

But that wasn’t the only thing rubbing her the wrong way about the wedding. The Queen allegedly also wasn’t best pleased with the ceremony itself, with much of her concern coming from American archbishop Michael Curry’s lively sermon.

Prince Harry looks at his bride, Meghan Markle, as she arrives accompanied by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. Picture: Jonathan Brady/Getty Images

Bishop Curry’s talk was a little different to what the royals were used to, from the length, to the impassioned way of speaking, to the topics covered.

Towards the end of his sermon he assured anyone struggling to focus that he was almost done, saying, “We gotta get y’all married”, which elicited laughter from most of the chapel, including the royal couple themselves.

Her Majesty was “like everyone else, startled by the impassioned spoutings of the American archbishop,” according to Seward.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex have faced intense scrutiny ever since they first became a couple. Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images.

The Queen’s tumultuous relationship with Prince Harry is alluded to within the book.

According to Seward, she had grown increasingly “upset over Harry’s ‘high-handedness’, both before and after the wedding, and their relationship was “quite badly damaged by it all” as a result.

Meanwhile, Seward also goes on to talk about Princess Diana, who the author claims once made a surprising remark about a then young Harry.

“Diana once told me, ‘William is very sensitive and Harry is very lively,’” said Seward, before claiming that the late Princess added she was concerned Harry may have “inherited some of his father’s more unattractive characteristics”.

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