After leaving his role as a senior royal and relocating to the US, Prince Harry publicly revealed private text messages between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, offering a rare glimpse into the tension between the two women.

The exchange, detailed in Harry’s memoir Spare, revolved around their now-infamous disagreement over bridesmaid dresses — specifically the one worn by Princess Charlotte at Harry and Meghan’s wedding.

Disputing the Long-Running Narrative

For years, reports claimed that Meghan had made Kate cry during the dress fitting dispute. But in her headline-making 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan gave a different account, saying it was actually she who ended up in tears.

According to Harry, the messages began when Kate reached out just four days before the wedding to say that the dresses needed alterations. At the time, Meghan was juggling intense wedding preparations and concern over her father’s heart surgery.