Trooping the Colour

Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended their first Trooping the Colour together in 2018.

In the excerpt, Harry noted that the awkward exchange was followed days later by Meghan’s first royal trip with the Queen. In response, the monarch had then shared a tip for inducing labour. “And a yawning silence threatened to swallow us all whole.”

Kate Middleton asked Meghan Markle what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour in 2018, but Prince Harry claims in his memoir that her answer caused ...

He accuses Kate and William of "stereotyping" her, saying their behaviour created a barrier. Asked specifically what he means. "I had that in the back of my mind, and some of the things that my brother and sister-in-law – some of the way that they were acting or behaving definitely felt to me as though unfortunately that stereotyping was causing a bit of a barrier to them really sort of, you know, introducing or welcoming her in." "There was a lot of stereotyping that was happening, that I was guilty of as well, at the beginning." He also details a row between Kate and Meghan at a bridesmaid dress fitting in the lead up the wedding, and said Kate was funny with Meghan when she asked to borrow lip gloss. The Prince uses his book to share his version of the fallouts and tensions between Meghan and his family in the lead up to the wedding, which likely contributed to the awkward feelings at Trooping.

Kate Middleton questioned Meghan Markle on what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour back in 2018 - but Prince Harry has claimed in his memoir that ...

Harry has accused Kate and William of "stereotyping" his wife, saying their behaviour created a barrier. Writing in his memoir Spare, Harry claims that once the family stepped back inside, Kate asked Meghan what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour. While Meghan was seen speaking to Kate, Prince William and then-Princess of Wales, Camilla, Harry claims that things were far more awkward behind-the-scenes. The late monarch's official birthday is considered one of the biggest events in The Firm's calendar. [breaking news](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/) to the latest on the [coronavirus](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus) crisis in Scotland, we'll have you covered. "I had that in the back of my mind, and some of the things that my brother and sister-in-law – some of the way that they were acting or behaving definitely felt to me as though unfortunately that stereotyping was causing a bit of a barrier to them really sort of, you know, introducing or welcoming her in." "There was a lot of stereotyping that was happening, that I was guilty of as well, at the beginning." In an ITV interview with Tom Bradby to promote the book, Harry admitted that his brother and sister-in-law didn't get on with his wife "from the get-go", and made the surprising admission that the couple were huge Suits fans. He also describes a row between Kate and Meghan at a bridesmaid dress fitting in the lead up the wedding, and said Kate was funny with Meghan when she asked to borrow lip gloss. The Prince has described his version of fallouts and tensions within his family in the lead up to his wedding in his tell-all memoir - which likely contributed to awkward feelings at the Trooping the Colour. [Royal Family](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-respond-25994899) to celebrate the Queen's birthday in 2018, reports the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/yawning-silence-followed-meghan-markles-28957299). [Meghan Markle](https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/queen-gave-harry-cryptic-reply-25999575) were right back to royal duties and in the spotlight for Trooping the Colour.