Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's secret 'drama' over Pippa Middleton's wedding

When they attended Pippa Middleton's wedding successful 2017, Harry and Meghan couldn't beryllium adjacent to each different owed to a strict seating program - and Meghan didn't be the religion service

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry faced a tricky concern erstwhile they attended Pippa Middleton's wedding backmost successful 2017.

The couple, who had been dating for little than a twelvemonth and weren't engaged yet astatine the time, were hoping to walk the time unneurotic - but owed to Catherine's sister's antithetic request, they had to sit astatine abstracted tables. Pippa had a strict seating program erstwhile she joined her hubby James Matthews and didn't privation couples to beryllium seating together.

This meant that Harry sat adjacent to ITV News astatine Ten presenter Tom Bradby portion his then-girlfriend Meghan shared her array with Roger Federer's woman Mirka. The determination was meant to promote guests to cognize each different better.

In their publication Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote: "Sitting unneurotic successful the customized solid marquee that had been erected connected the 18-acre spot should person been a amusive nighttime for the couple, but, per Pippa's request, nary couples sat together." Harry and Meghan past reunited adjacent the creation level aft the repast - and astatine the extremity of the evening, they spent clip together.

But isolated from the seating situation the mates faced, Meghan besides didn't be the religion ceremonial since determination were concerns that the beingness of the aboriginal Duke and Duchess of Sussex mightiness overshadow Pippa's large day. It was agreed that Harry and Meghan came up with a program for the large day, which saw them thrust to Berkshire connected the time of the wedding.

The erstwhile Suits histrion stayed successful an Airbnb that a adjacent person had rented connected her behalf, portion Harry attended the religion work successful Englefield. In the meantime, Meghan did her ain make-up and enactment connected a achromatic formal portion waiting for Harry to travel back, person immoderate luncheon unneurotic and past they some headed to the reception astatine the Middleton's Bucklebury home.

Omid and Carolyn claimed a header which ran connected the time of the wedding, comparing Pippa and Meghan's bottoms, was the last straw. In their publication Finding Freedom, they said: "Harry and Meghan agreed that she couldn't perchance crook up astatine the church, lone 50 metres distant from a specially arranged media pen, aft specified a crass screen story.

"If they disquieted their accomplishment mightiness make a media circus contempt taking each precaution, present they had nary uncertainty that it would. Meghan's religion outfit and Philip Treacy chapeau would person to beryllium worn different time."

Once guests arrived astatine the wedding reception, they had their photograph ID checked and their ain password to get in. They were greeted by a 140ft solid marquee successful the garden, which had been decorated successful an enchanted wood theme. Guests took portion successful a fig of amusive games and watched an fantabulous airy amusement earlier they were served nutrient and portion including mini haggis, cervid carpaccio, langoustine claws and asparagus with Hollandaise sauce.

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