{"id":112750,"date":"2025-05-18T22:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112750\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:04:09","slug":"meghan-markle-berated-her-wedding-caterer-so-bad-queen-elizabeth-intervened-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112750\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle \u2018berated\u2019 her wedding caterer so bad, Queen Elizabeth intervened: book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Duchess of Difficult?<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle reportedly \u201cberated\u201d one of her caterers so badly over her vegan wedding menu that Queen Elizabeth II was forced to step in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn one occasion in the run-up to\u00a0the wedding, Meghan went to Windsor Castle for a menu-tasting and ended up having a tense exchange with a member of staff,\u201d royal biographer Katie Nicholl alleged in her book \u201cThe New Royals,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-14672675\/meghan-markle-berated-caterer-late-queen-intervened.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">per the Daily Mail<\/a> on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeghan was at the castle to taste some of the dishes,\u201d a source told Nicholl, claiming the alleged blow-up came to a head when she \u201ctold one of the caterers she could taste egg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle and Prince Harry married in May 2018. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle reportedly took issue with the wedding menu.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Markle \u2014\u00a0who in 2019, one year after exchanging vows with Prince Harry, revealed that she\u2019s not a strict vegan \u2014\u00a0\u201cgot quite upset, saying that the dish was meant to be vegan and macrobiotic,\u201d the insider continued.<\/p>\n<p>However, once Queen Elizabeth got word of the alleged incident, she reportedly felt the need to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuddenly the Queen walked in and said: \u2018Meghan, in this family we don\u2019t speak to people like that,\u2019\u201d Nicholl\u2019s source alleged.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II reportedly stepped in after Meghan \u201cberated\u201d the caterer.  POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth reportedly warned Meghan that\u2019s not how they talk to staff.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Markle\u2019s rep for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the Duchess of Sussex also revealed she made a big change to her diet \u2014 and it now includes eating meat.<\/p>\n<p>On Valentine\u2019s Day, Markle dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/healthandbeauty\/health-and-fitness\/814926\/meghan-markle-strict-diet-changed-for-prince-harry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a sweet tribute<\/a> to her husband of almost seven years with a big plate of burgers and fries in front of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will eat burgers and fries and fish and chips with you forever,\u201d her post read.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle has previously revealed she\u2019s not a vegan. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In the September 2019 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmagazine.com\/story\/meghan-markle-michelle-obama-interview-british-vogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Vogue<\/a>, Markle revealed she was not vegan, despite previously saying she consciously made an effort to eat more plant-based foods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, over a casual lunch of chicken tacos and my ever-burgeoning bump, I asked Michelle [Obama] if she would help me with this secret project,\u201d she casually told the style magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Markle has been the subject of several controversies since marrying Prince Harry in May 2018, with one of the most famous being with her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II at the wedding ceremony.  POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle is reportedly been gifted the nickname \u201cDuchess of Difficult.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Markle and Middleton reportedly made each other cry\u00a0after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/02\/meghan-markle-feels-kate-middleton-got-away-with-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finding themselves at odds<\/a> over the dress Princess Charlotte was to wear during the wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>While the Duchess of Sussex spoke about the incident in her tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, an anonymous royal staffer revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/14\/entertainment\/truth-behind-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-bridesmaid-fight-revealed-by-royal-staffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the truth behind the alleged feud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that during the discussions about [Charlotte\u2019s] bridesmaid\u2019s dress, Meghan said a few things she regretted and Kate said a few things she later regretted, but it was all in the heat of the moment. Both women were crying their eyes out,\u201d Tom Quinn wrote in his new book, \u201cYes, Ma\u2019am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In February, Quinn claimed Markle had allegedly been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/06\/royal-family\/meghan-markle-was-allegedly-dubbed-duchess-of-difficult-by-staffers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nicknamed the \u201cDuchess of Difficult\u201d<\/a> \u201cfor a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe could be difficult because she was finding life difficult \u2014 trying to feel her way and work out the intricacies of a positively medieval, labyrinthine system,\u201d another anonymous staffer told him.<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/14\/entertainment\/truth-behind-meghan-markle-kate-middleton-bridesmaid-fight-revealed-by-royal-staffer\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Duchess of Difficult? 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