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    Kate wanted Charlotte’s dress remade before Harry-Meghan wedding

    In his explosive new memoir, “Spare,” Prince Harry reveals new details on Meghan Markle’s infamous fight with Kate Middleton over the bridesmaid dresses for the Sussexes’ 2018 wedding.

    The Duke of Sussex, 38, wrote that the Princess of Wales texted his wife the week of their nuptials about a “problem” with daughter Princess Charlotte’s frock for the occasion.

    The “French haute couture dresses” had been “hand-sewn based solely on [the bridesmaids’] measurements” so it made sense that they would need some tweaks, Harry wrote of the pint-sized designs, which were custom-made by Givenchy’s then-creative director Clare Waight Keller, who also created Markle’s wedding dress.

    The Duchess of Sussex, 41, replied to Middleton and told her to bring Charlotte, now 7, to the palace, where a tailor was waiting to perform alterations for all six of the bridesmaids; according to Harry, this was “not sufficient” for the princess, who arranged a time for the two to talk.

    Prince Harry’s new memoir dives into the drama surrounding the bridesmaid dresses for the Sussexes’ 2018 wedding.
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    Charlotte’s dress was “too big, long and baggy,” Middleton allegedly told Markle, adding that the youngster “burst into tears when she tried it on.”

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married on May 19, 2018.

    Prince Harry Meghan Markle wedding
    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married on May 19, 2018.


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    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married on May 19, 2018.


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    When Markle reiterated that Middleton should bring Charlotte to the tailor on standby for alterations, Harry wrote, the princess told her that all the bridesmaid dresses needed to be completely remade — with four days to go until the wedding.

    According to the duke, Middleton also said her own wedding dress designer, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, agreed with her assessment.

    Princess Charlotte on the steps of St George's Chapel after the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
    Then-Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller designed the bridesmaid dresses, along with Markle’s wedding gown.

    Princess Charlotte of Cambridge stands on the steps with her mother Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge after the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle
    Then-Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller designed the bridesmaid dresses, along with Markle’s wedding gown.


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    Then-Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller designed the bridesmaid dresses, along with Markle’s wedding gown.


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    While the Princess of Wales eventually agreed to visit the tailor with Charlotte, Harry wrote, he later found Markle in tears “on the floor” following the altercation. The following day, he continued, Middleton apologized and brought over flowers and a card.


    Inside Harry’s new memoir


    Harry’s summary of the ordeal expands on what Markle shared during the Sussexes’ bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021; while it was widely reported that Markle had made Middleton cry in the lead-up to their wedding, she revealed at the time, “the reverse happened.”

    In addition to several of the Sussexes’ goddaughters, the bridesmaids included Ivy Mulroney, the daughter of Markle’s then-friend Jessica Mulroney, as well as Princess Charlotte.

    Prince George of Cambridge, Jasper Dyer, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Jessica Mulroney, Ivy Mulroney, Florence van Cutsem, Zoe Warren, Zalie Warren, Benita Litt, Remy Litt and Rylan Litt arrive at the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle
    In addition to several of the Sussexes’ goddaughters, the bridesmaids included Ivy Mulroney, the daughter of Markle’s then-friend Jessica Mulroney, as well as Princess Charlotte.


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    “I don’t think it’s fair to her to get into the details because she apologized, and I’ve forgiven her,” the Duchess of Sussex told Winfrey.

    Clearly, her husband’s not afraid to lay it all on the line.

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