Months later, tabloids published a different version of events, claiming that Markle had made Middleton cry.

In December 2018, Markle, Prince Harry, Middleton, and Prince William met privately at Nottingham Cottage to address the issue.

According to the duke, during this conversation, Middleton reportedly acknowledged the inaccuracies in the media reports, allegedly saying: “I know, Meghan, that I was the one who made you cry.”

Despite this supposed acknowledgment, little was done to set the record straight.

Prince Harry described Middleton as becoming ‘flustered,’ while Prince William offered ‘supportive-sounding evasions.’

This led the Sussexes to question who might have leaked the false story.

Prince Harry wrote that after much conversation, Prince William eventually acknowledged that he “might’ve” brought up the conflict during a dinner with their father, King Charles III, and Queen Camilla, while Harry and Markle were on their Australian tour.

The revelation left the duke and duchess in shock.

“I put my hand over my face. Meg froze. A heavy silence fell. So now we knew,” Prince Harry recalled.

He confronted his brother, saying: “You of all people should’ve known.”

Prince William reportedly nodded in acknowledgment, and the meeting ended in silence.

Markle later spoke out about the incident in a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, where she rejected the tabloid’s version of events.

The duchess stated: “I don’t think it’s fair to her to get into the details of [the fight], because she apologized. And I’ve forgiven her.”

Despite this, she expressed her frustration at being unjustly blamed.

Markle shared: “What was hard to get over was being blamed for something that not only I didn’t do, but that happened to me.”

She also revealed that people at the wedding had informed the Sussexes’ communications team that the tabloid story was false.