Prince Harry Recounts Meghan Markle's Tiara Fitting in Spare

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Prince Harry's hotly anticipated memoir, Spare, finally hit bookshelves this morning and is chock-full of revelations about King Charles, Prince William, and several other members of the royal family. But in the midst of all the shocking claims, the Duke of Sussex recalls several sweet memories of Queen Elizabeth, including one very tender moment between his beloved late grandmother and his wife, Meghan Markle, ahead of the 2018 royal wedding.

During the weeks leading up to their big day, the Queen invited Meghan to Buckingham Palace to choose a tiara to go with her Givenchy wedding gown. "Do come over, I remember her saying," Harry recounts. "Extraordinary morning. We walked into Granny’s private dressing room, right next to her bedroom, a space I’d never been in."

Harry goes on to write that a royal jewelry expert was present, as well as Queen Elizabeth's longtime stylist, Angela Kelly, while Meghan was directed to try on five different ornate headpieces. "I stood behind, watching. One was all emeralds. One was aquamarine," says Harry. "Each was more dazzlingly stunning than the last. Each took my breath."

"Granny said to Meg quite tenderly: Tiaras suit you," he continues. "Meg melted. Thank you, Ma’am."

Meghan famously ended up opting for Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara, which Harry remembers as the one that "stood out" to everyone in the room. "It was beautiful, seemingly made for Meg," the Duke recalls. "Granny said it would be placed in a safe directly and she looked forward to seeing it on Meg’s head come the Big Day."

He adds that the Queen even offered some advice to the bride-to-be. "Make sure, she added, that you practice putting it on. With your hairdresser. It’s tricky and you don’t want to be doing it for the first time on the wedding day," Harry writes. "We left the Palace feeling awed and loved and grateful."

For more on Harry's memories in the royal family, Spare is available to buy now.

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