Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle had an awkward silence during the Duchess of Sussex’s first appearance at Trooping the Colour in 2018. According to Prince Harry, the silence was so awkward that it ‘threatened to swallow us whole.’ This incident occurred when Kate asked Meghan what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour, and Meghan joked that the celebration was ‘colourful.’
Royal Family Dynamics
The incident highlights the tensions between the two royal couples, with Prince Harry writing in his memoir ‘Spare’ that the four of them attempted to clear the air about their differences later that month. The issues included Middleton thinking Markle had wanted her fashion contacts, friction over bridesmaids’ dresses at the Sussexes’ wedding, and Middleton and Prince William being miffed that Markle and Harry hadn’t given them Easter presents.
Harry and Markle last took part in Trooping the Colour in 2019 before leaving England in 2020. The couple did not appear on the balcony with the senior royals or take part in the parade during the queen’s platinum jubilee in 2022. Instead, they watched the parade from a side window of Buckingham Palace.
Recent Royal Events
Saturday’s Trooping the Colour got underway with Charles and Queen Camilla, William and Middleton, and their three children participating in the annual parade. Harry and Markle, who remained at their home in California, were not invited to the event. Meanwhile, Harry made a video appearance at an Invictus event in Germany, speaking remotely at the opening day of the Invictus Germany Sports Festival in Düsseldorf.
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