Meghan Markle, Duchess Of Sussex Wanted To Wear A Wedding Tiara Linked To An Assassination

British royal family news teases that Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex meltdown at being denied a tiara for her wedding is the stuff of infamy. Not only did she fly into a rage, but her future groom and footstool Prince Harry Duke of Sussex also was lividly leading to his rant, “What Meghan wants Meghan gets!”

Except not in that case, as Meghan did not get her way and it turns out Queen Elizabeth had a solid reason for denying the headpiece according to royal watcher Robert Lacey.

Did The Queen Have An Excellent And Historical Reason For Denying Meghan Her Favored Tiara?

Meghan coveted a priceless emerald tiara for walking down the aisle. But that bejeweled masterpiece apparently has a troubled history and the queen was trying to protect Me-Again from controversy.

In his new book Battle of Brothers: Prince William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, Lacey details

Tiaragate in a way that we haven’t heard before. We know about the tantrums and the rages, but we didn’t know about the backstory. In his book, Lacey writes, “Unconfirmed by the palace – but not denied – we were told that the Queen felt that she had to say ‘no’ to Meghan’s first choice, a beautiful emerald headdress that was said ‘to have come from Russia.’”

Meghan Did Not Get What She Wanted On The Day Of Her Wedding In Terms Of Headpieces

Lacey goes on to say that the Russian reference, “was code for a sensitive origin, meaning that the treasure was one of those that had found its way into Windsor’s hands through ‘undefined’ not to say dodgy channels—and for an undisclosed price—in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.” Gotcha.

Lacey is saying that to read between the lines means, “There was a scandal attached. For this reason, the emerald tiara was seldom, if ever, put on public display and it would suit neither the palace nor Meghan herself that spring if newspapers started speculating about which Tsarist princess had worn the tiara and how she had been assassinated.” Wow, Meghan really knows how to zero in on the controversy, doesn’t she?

Meghan And Harry Apparently Need To Brush Up On Their History Before They Make Demands

In the midst of all of the demanding, clueless Prince Harry had no idea of the tiara’s troubled past which would explain his petulant screams. As Lacey says, “Unfortunately, Harry’s ignorance of both history and family tradition meant that he had no understanding of this subtlety.” Why aren’t we surprised?

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