Prince Harry ‘blew up relationship with late Queen over his wedding plans’
- On June 30, 2025, royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith disclosed that Prince Harry damaged his relationship with Queen Elizabeth II before his 2018 wedding, as revealed on her Substack.
- In early 2018, the Queen felt left out of Harry's wedding plans, as he bypassed protocol by asking the Archbishop of Canterbury to officiate without Dean of Windsor approval, straining their relationship.
- According to Smith’s Substack, Lady Elizabeth Anson reported that Harry was rude to the Queen for 10 minutes in February 2018, leaving her very worried about him.
- Despite early tensions, Harry and Queen Elizabeth II reconciled in April 2018 before relocating to California with their children in 2020.
- In 2025, Harry defended Meghan as 'the most trolled person in the world' in 2018, highlighting ongoing public scrutiny of their royal family experiences.
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Before the fairy-tale wedding, there was a tremendous bubble: insiders now reveal how Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry raged the queen in advance!


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Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth Reportedly Had a Tense Exchange Not Long Before His Royal Wedding—Here’s Why
Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth reportedly had a tense exchange in February 2018, three months before Harry's May 19, 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle, according to longtime royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith.
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