The Queen revealed her delight at her grandson Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton, with words of heartfelt approval to Prince Philip when the newlyweds emerged in 2011.
Standing on the steps of Westminster Abbey as the newlyweds made their way to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau, the Queen turned to her late husband and said, “Well, that was excellent, wasn’t it?”
Previously, the new princess had wowed the public in her £250,000 Alexander McQueen gown when the couple said ‘yes’ in front of 2,000 guests and a global TV audience of 36.7 million people.
There was even more joy when the couple and their family stepped onto the balcony of the palace and were met by tens of thousands of fans who chanted to kiss them.
The Queen turned to Prince Philip and said, “Well, that was excellent, wasn’t it?” when they left Kate and William’s marriage
Relieved at the sight of a happy marriage, according to royal biographer Andrew Morton, the Queen would be “practically hopping” on the day of the wedding.
In an extract from his book The Queen, published by the Daily mirrorhe wrote that the Queen felt the big day was an important milestone for the monarchy after difficult years in which her children’s marriages failed.
Of the Queen’s four children, three divorced and Prince Charles and Princess Anne remarried.
Morton, the well-known author of Diana’s authorized biography, wrote: “The Queen was decidedly playful on the day of her grandson’s wedding, “practically hopping” according to one observer, absolutely thrilled at the way the public had reacted to the royal newlywed couple.
“She felt that the future of the royal family, her family, was now certain. The monarchy was again admired and loved by the masses.’
The royal couple thanked their supporters in 2021 with a video montage in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary, giving them an unprecedented insight into their family life.
Kate stunned the adoring public in her £250,000 Alexander McQueen dress as the pair said ‘yes’ in front of 2,000 guests and a global TV audience of 36.7 million people
The clip was posted to Instagram with an accompanying message that read, “Thank you everyone for the sweet messages on our anniversary. We are extremely grateful for the 10 years of support we have received as a family in our lives. WC’
In the short video, Kate, William and their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – were seen enjoying some free time in the great outdoors.
The future king and his family donned coordinated casual clothes, climbed the sand dunes on the beach in Norfolk, sat around campfires roasting marshmallows in the countryside and played in the garden of Anmer Hall.
The family chose London-based filmmaker Will Warr to capture their tenth anniversary video montage, who has created branded content, corporate films and advertisements for major brands such as Tesco, Diageo, Red Bull, Uber Eats and Puma.
The Prince and Princess of Wales shared an adorable video montage to thank supporters for their 10th wedding anniversary in 2021
The couple were joined by Princess Charlotte and Prince George as they sat on hay bales around the campfire and roasted marshmallows.
The positivity surrounding the wedding was in stark contrast to the tensions Prince Harry revealed in his explosive memoir Spare, released earlier this year, surrounding his marriage to Meghan Markle.
During an ITV interview ahead of the book’s release, Harry spoke about his family’s initial reaction to his relationship with Meghan Markle to interviewer and friend Tom Bradby.
While the Duke claims the Prince and Princess of Wales were “religious watchers” of Suits, he agreed with Tom Bradby that it was “fair” to say his family “didn’t get along with his wife almost from the start.” . to go’.
He explained, “There was a lot of stereotyping, which I was guilty of in the beginning.”
He said the “stereotyping” of Meghan, in part by William and Kate, created a “barrier” for his family, preventing them from “welcoming her”.
Initially, the then Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the newly engaged couple were dubbed the ‘Fab Four’ by the British press.
However, Prince Harry said during his ITV interview that adding Meghan to the dynamic he already shared with William and Kate was a challenge.
When asked why Meghan “didn’t get along with his family” from the start, he explained, “Many — many different reasons, but I — look, as I detail a lot again, I had a lot of hope in the idea that, you know, it would be William and Kate and me and whoever.
“I thought the — you know, the four of us would, you know, bring me and William closer together, we could start working together, uh, which I often did as the third wheel for them, uh, what was sometimes nice, but also a bit uncomfortable at times.
“But uh yeah, I think — I don’t think they ever expected me to get — or become — into a relationship with — with someone like Meghan who, you know, had a very successful career. ‘
In addition, Prince Harry supported Meghan Markle’s claim that her sister-in-law made her cry prior to their wedding in May 2018 in his memoir.
In October 2018, it was reported that a conflict over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress had left Kate in tears. An unnamed friend claimed that Kate wanted to follow “protocol” whereby the bridesmaids, including Charlotte, then three, wore tights – but Meghan disagreed.
In his book Revenge, Tom Bower claimed that unnamed sources told him that the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex disagreed over the length of Princess Charlotte’s hemline and the fit of her dress.
He also claimed that Meghan’s ‘insistence’ was ‘backed up’ by bridesmaid Jessica Mulroney, adding: ‘Some would say Meghan compared Ivy [Mulroney’s daughter] favorable to Charlotte’.
Harry spoke about his family’s initial reaction to his relationship with Meghan Markle to interviewer and friend Tom Bradby
The Duchess of Sussex later disagreed in her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, claiming it was the other way around and adding: “She [Kate] was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologized. And she brought me flowers.
Tom Bradby asked Harry about the disagreement between Kate and Meghan and said, “Your version of it in this book is that it was the other way around, Meghan was the one left in tears, Kate came over the next day with flowers to apologize and you’re careful to say there is a witness.’
In response, Prince Harry admitted that “tensions were high” at the time and accused the palace of not issuing a statement on the story.
He continued, “They were more than happy to issue statements for less volatile things. My understanding is that why they wouldn’t come out and say it wasn’t true would lead to ‘Well, if it wasn’t, was it the other way around?’ While you didn’t actually have to admit that it was the other way around. Right, tensions were high.’