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Prince Harry shouted ‘what the hell is going on’ at Queen in outburst about trusted aide, royal biographer claims
PRINCE Harry shouted “what the hell is going on” at the Queen in an astonishing outburst about a royal aide, a royal biographer has claimed.
Harry was furious at the Queen's dresser Angela Kelly after she was unable to meet Meghan's demand to travel to Buckingham Palace to try on a tiara she wanted to wear at her wedding in May 2018.
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The shocking exchange was revealed by Omid Scobie in a TV interview about his book Finding Freedom, which charts Meghan and Harry’s relationship and their departure from the Royal Family.
And the Sun’s Dan Wootton exclusively revealed that the Duke of Sussex “yelled” at the Queen over Meghan’s wedding day tiara.
In a new interview to be broadcast around the world today on True Royalty TV, Scobie tells presenter Kate Thornton about the incident.
Scobie claims the royal institution would “stop at nothing to make Meghan’s life difficult”, especially over rows surrounding their departing PA and the Duchess’ wedding tiara.
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He discloses that an angry Harry phoned the Queen before his wedding to aggressively complain about her key assistant Angela Kelly.
His fury was over a row about what headpiece Meghan was going to wear at the wedding — now known as "tiaragate" — and that Ms Kelly was unable to meet Meghan's request to try one on at short notice.
Scobie revealed: “Harry had to intervene. He called his grandmother and said, ‘I don’t know what the hell is going on. This woman needs to make this work for my future wife.’
“Harry felt that there were those within the institution that would stop at nothing at the very least to make Meghan’s life difficult.
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“Meghan didn’t get to try the tiara on again until a few days before the wedding.”
Scobie, whose book means that the Sussexes may face permanent exile from the royal family, also revealed in the interview how William and Harry "barely speak."
He says: “The brothers had not spoken since around the time of the Sandringham summit. They hadn’t seen each other. That’s really going to take some time to heal.
“I think the distance between the brothers grew wider and wider.
“And that’s partly because of things that take place — and we discuss them in the book.”
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Scobie says the relationship between the brothers broke down entirely because Harry and Meghan released their plan to Megxit, causing damage to the monarchy.
They posted their decision online after The Sun revealed their intentions.
He adds: “I think really where it went wrong for Harry and Meghan and the Cambridges was that decision to go public with the road map to their new working model.
“The statements weren’t discussed internally. That’s really what caused the most amount of hurt to William, because he wears two hats.
“He’s not just the brother, he’s also future king and he felt that damaged the reputation of the family.
"That it put family business out into the public domain when it should’ve been discussed privately and there was a lot of hurt there that continues to this day.”
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Scobie, who admits to speaking to Harry and Meghan in the notes of his book, accuses Kate of having a part in the relationship failing.
He says: “I don’t think there was really much attempt to make them stay.
“If I’m being honest — and that’s highlighted throughout the book — the relationship between Meghan and Kate really never progressed that far.
"Meghan felt there wasn’t much effort made on Kate’s side to look after her during some of the darker moments, particularly during her pregnancy.”
Scobie will also spark controversy by revealing in the interview with The Royal Beat TV show that Charles is supportive of Harry and Meghan’s decision to sue the Mail on Sunday over publishing the Duchess’s letter to her estranged father Thomas.
But Charles, he claims, is “too afraid” to say so publicly.
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