It was exactly seven years ago today that the sister of the Princess of Wales, Pippa, married husband James Matthews in front of guests including Prince Harry, but his fledgling romance with Meghan Markle seemingly caused guestlist drama, according to a...
Most newly-engaged couples often run into trouble when it comes to narrowing down the guestlist for their wedding - just ask the the Princess of Wales ' sister Pippa, who wed exactly seven years ago.
Their relationship, which they'd successfully managed to keep a secret for five months, was now in the headlines and royal fans were desperate to see the new couple together. In the book Finding Freedom, authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand claim that Meghan had planned to attend the ceremony. She had even bought a new outfit and a hat - but the decision was made that she should not attend the nuptials.
The book says: "Harry and Meghan agreed that she couldn't possibly turn up at the church, only fifty metres away from a specially arranged media pen, after such a crass cover story. If they worried their arrival might create a media circus despite taking every precaution, now they had no doubt that it would. Meghan's church outfit and Philip Treacy hat would have to be worn another time.
Scobie and Durand write: "Sitting together in the custom glass marquee that has been erected on the eighteen-acre property should have been a fun night for the couple, but, per Pippa's request, no couples sat together." Just under a year later, Pippa and husband James, along with Carole, Michael and James Middleton all attended Meghan and Harry's big day at Windsor Castle.
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