There are two versions of the events, but both agree on one thing: Harry's anger over a problem with the tiara that Meghan was going to wear at her wedding was real.
There were just a few days left until Meghan Markle married Prince Harry. At the wedding, she was going to wear a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary. The Duchess's hairdresser, from the United States, was in town and Meghan wanted to take advantage of the presence of her stylist to try the tiara on her hair.
Prince Harry's future wife appeared at Buckingham Palace and requested the tiara from Angela Kelly, the person in charge of Elizabeth II's wardrobe and one of the Queen's closest confidants. Kelly is also in charge of keeping and guarding the royal jewels under lock and key.
According to the authors of 'Finding Freedom', the new biography of the Sussexes, Angela Kelly refused to give the tiara to Meghan, something that greatly angered Harry, who felt that some of the "old guardians" at the Palace "simply didn't like it." "They liked Meghan and would stop at nothing to make her life difficult."
But a royal source has spoken to 'Daily Mail' and has given a very different version of events. "The book's version of what happened does not fit the memory of the events that all of us who experienced that closely have."
"Meghan demanded access to the tiara without making an appointment with Angela. The duchess turned up at the Palace and simply said: 'We're at Buckingham Palace, we want the tiara. Can we have it now please?'
Angela Kelly's response, according to the source, was clear: "I'm so sorry, that's not how it works. There is a set protocol about these jewelry. They are kept under lock and key. You can't show up and demand the tiara just because your hairdresser is in the city".
Harry's anger was monumental and the source claims his language was beyond rude. "Harry and Meghan may have misinterpreted being told they couldn't have immediate access to the tiara as a snub, but Angela was following Palace protocol. It wasn't a snub, it's just the way the institution works." , points out the source.
Angela spoke to the Queen and she did not hesitate to call her grandson to a meeting to stop her. Isabel II did not find the prince's anger justified.
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