Prince Harry Is Reportedly ‘Angry’ Over the False Story About the Queen Banning Meghan Markle From Wearing Royal Jewels

The Queen Banning Meghan Markle From Wearing Royal Jewels - Prince Harry Is Reportedly ‘Angry’ Over the False Story

Yesterday, a report from the media circulated that because of Meghan Markle's lower rank in the royal family, the Queen had apparently banned her from borrowing certain jewels from the Royal Collection that had been made famous by Princess Diana. Express made it clear today that the story is false—and Prince Harry and Buckingham Palace aren't happy at all about the untrue, smeary rumor being published.

"There is anger that these claims circulating are simply not true," a source told the outlet. "They are rightly incensed."

A second royal insider explained that first of all, Meghan has been lent jewelry by the Queen before from her Royal Collection. "It is worth noting that the Queen lent Meghan a tiara for the wedding, gave her earrings for her first royal engagement, and had just agreed to partly fund her new household," that source said. (The Sussexes are getting their own separate office and staff at Buckingham Palace rather than sharing Kate Middleton and Prince William's at Kensington Palace.)

The source also pointed out that Meghan is pretty new to the family and hasn't had a rare tiara occasion to go to (which are only white-tie events and official state visit reception dinners) where she would need to borrow from the Queen's collection. "The jewelry in question is only usually worn at extremely special functions or state occasions and there simply haven't been many of those since Meghan became a member of the Royal Family," that source noted.

The Sun's royal source was in part fueling the false Meghan Markle-is-a-diva narrative that some tabloids have been creating, claiming the Queen "was not impressed with some of Meghan’s demands, especially as a new member of the family. As a result, Buckingham Palace has decided that not all items from the Queen’s royal collection will be opened up to Meghan. As part of that situation, the Queen informed Prince William that the items from the Royal Collection worn by Princess Diana would not immediately be made available to Meghan. The Queen likes Meghan personally but this is about the hierarchy. She is showing that maintaining the correct order and precedence within the family is important. Even if Meghan is the most popular woman in the world, she is of a lower rank than Kate.”