Tensions had been building for some time between the two couples. Elsewhere is his book, Harry tried to set the story straight on the much-reported fallout over bridesmaid dresses between Meghan and Kate. It was initially reported that a disagreement between the bride and her future sister-in-law ended with Kate in tears. But during Meghan and Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan claimed that she was the one who wept.

According to Harry, the pre-wedding fights kicked into high gear when the two women were discussing wedding day rehearsals, and Kate forgot some insignificant aspect of the nuptial plans. Meghan suggested that the detail slipped Kate’s mind because she had “baby brain”. Kate had given birth to Prince Louis on April 23, 2018, 28 days before Harry and Meghan got married at Windsor Castle and Harry wrote that she was offended by the comment.

Then, four days before the wedding, Kate’s daughter Princess Charlotte tried on her bridesmaids’ dress and found it was far too big. Harry claimed that Kate asked that the dress be completely remade, while Meghan countered that her tailor could alter the ill-fitting frock. Harry said that after the argument over the dress, he returned home to find Meghan on the floor sobbing. He added that Kate visited the next day with flowers and a card to apologise, a detail that Meghan herself described in the Oprah interview.

The two couples met for a reconciliation tea at Kensington Palace after Meghan and Harry’s honeymoon. Harry claims that Kate confronted Meghan about the “baby brain” comment, saying, “You talked about my hormones. We are not close enough for you to talk about my hormones.”

According to Harry, his wife looked confused by Kate’s comments and insisted that that was the way she spoke to her friends. He alleged that William then pointed at Meghan, called her ‘rude’, and said this wasn’t the way people in Britain behaved. Meghan, in turn, told William to “take your finger out of my face”, Harry recalled.