The Queen didn’t let Meghan Markle wear her favorite wedding tiara: report

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wedded her beloved Prince Harry in May 2018 at St. George’s Chapel in England.Her bridal look came complete with a Givenchy gown and the shining Queen Mary tiara loaned to her by the late Queen Elizabeth.

However, the Duchess of Sussex, 41, reportedly wanted a different headpiece for her big day.Royal historian Robert Lacey claimed in his book, “Battle of Brothers: William & Harry,” that Markle wanted to wear an emerald and diamond-encrusted tiara on her wedding day instead.“Unconfirmed by the palace — but not denied — we were told that the Queen felt that she had to say ‘no’ to Meghan’s first choice, a beautiful emerald headdress that was said ‘to have come from Russia,’ ” the author penned.“This was code for a sensitive origin, meaning that the treasure was one of those that had found its way into Windsor hands through ‘undefined,’ not to say dodgy channels — and for an undisclosed price — in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution,” Lacey explained.The Buckingham Palace insider went on to write how “there was scandal attached” to the tiara Markle desired. “For this reason, the emerald tiara was seldom, if ever, put on public display,” he added.