A royal biographer has shed new light on the strained dynamics that emerged between a senior royal and the late monarch in the lead-up to his 2018 marriage. According to the account, the monarch felt excluded from the wedding planning process.
The biographer claims that during a key meeting in early 2018, the groom-to-be was discourteous to the sovereign for a sustained period, which reportedly caused her significant concern. Specific points of contention allegedly included the arrangement of the religious ceremony without following proper protocol and the bride’s decision to keep the design of her wedding dress a secret until the ceremony itself.
Further friction was reportedly caused by a lack of harmony between the bride and the groom’s elder brother and his wife. The biographer’s sources suggest the monarch was deeply troubled by these interpersonal conflicts ahead of the wedding day.
In a separate but related claim, a different author has written that the monarch once felt compelled to intervene after the bride was allegedly harsh with a staff member, reminding her of expected standards of conduct within the family.
The couple has publicly addressed the intense media scrutiny they faced during that period. In a recent public appearance, the husband referred to his wife as the world’s most targeted individual online in 2018. The wife herself has previously spoken about the profound personal toll of negative press, revealing in a past interview that the coverage led her to a point of severe despair.
Despite attempts to reconcile with the monarch before the wedding, the events of that period are described as a pivotal moment that damaged their once-close relationship. The bride continues to face public criticism regarding her various commercial and media ventures.
