No, the Queen Did Not Throw Shade at Meghan Markle in Her Marriage Blessing — and Here’s Why
8 years ago Lily Garner
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Queen Elizabeth II gave her official consent for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's marriage ahead of their wedding in May, and some are side-eyeing the statement because of how different it is from the one she wrote for Prince William and Kate Middleton before their wedding back in 2011. On March 14, the queen offered her blessing during a Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace, declaring, "My Lords, I declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which Consent I am causing to be signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the Books of the Privy Council."
Before proposing to Kate Middleton in October 2010, Prince William had to get the thumbs up from the queen, and according to BBC News, she "readily gave her consent." Elizabeth signed a detailed notice of approval to the union of "Our Most Dearly Beloved Grandson ..