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Hugo Vickers, author of "Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal History," details how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s exit and Oprah interview added strain during the late monarch’s final years.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle once had a silence so awkward during the Duchess of Sussex\u2019s first appearance at Trooping the Colour, that it “threatened to swallow us whole,” according to Prince Harry<\/a>.
Harry wrote in his memoir “Spare” that he and Markle returned from their Mediterranean honeymoon in 2018 “just in time for the official June celebration of Granny\u2019s birthday.”
He added that Trooping the Colour was one of their first public appearances as a married couple following their May 19, 2018, wedding.
“Everyone present was in a good mood, upbeat,” he wrote. “But then: Kate asked Meg<\/a> what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour.”
MEGHAN MARKLE, KATE MIDDLETON\u2019S BRIDESMAID DRESS DISPUTE WAS \u2018BEGINNING OF THE END\u2019: EXPERT<\/strong><\/a>
Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on the balcony for Trooping the Colour in 2018.<\/span> (Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images)<\/span>
The Duke of Sussex wrote that Markle joked the celebration was “Colourful.”
“And a yawning silence threatened to swallow us all whole,” he said.
The 41-year-old didn\u2019t elaborate in the book about the moment, only writing that days later Markle went on her first royal trip with Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> and they “got on famously.”
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Later that month, he said the four of them attempted to clear the air about the tensions between them.
King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Kate Middleton, Prince George, and Prince Louis attend the Trooping The Colour parade on Saturday. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not invited.<\/span> (Karwai Tang\/WireImage)<\/span>
Harry wrote that along with Middleton thinking Markle had wanted her fashion contacts and friction over bridesmaids\u2019 dresses at the Sussexes\u2019 wedding, Middleton and Prince William<\/a> were also miffed that Markle and Harry hadn\u2019t given them Easter presents. 
And Middleton told Markle she owed her an apology for talking about her hormones as “baby brain” while the princess was pregnant.
He said he and Markle also told them they were irritated that William and Middleton had switched seats at their wedding.
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Meghan Markle’s joke to Kate Middleton about Trooping the Colour caused an awkward silence, according to Prince Harry.<\/span> (Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images)<\/span>
“None of this airing of grievances was doing any good,” Harry wrote. “We weren\u2019t getting anywhere.”
Harry and Markle last took part in Trooping the Colour in 2019 before the couple left England<\/a> at the beginning of 2020.
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The couple last watched the parade in 2022 during the queen\u2019s platinum jubilee from a side window of Buckingham Palace and didn\u2019t appear on the balcony with the senior royals or take part in the parade.
Saturday\u2019s Trooping the Colour got underway with Charles and Queen Camilla<\/a>, William and Middleton and their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis riding in carriages or on horseback in the annual parade.
Harry and Markle, who remained at their home in California on Saturday<\/a>, were once again not invited.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attend the Trooping The Colour ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on June 8, 2019.<\/span> (Justin Goff Photos\/Getty Images)<\/span>
As Trooping the Colour kicked off in London, Harry made a video appearance at an Invictus event in Germany<\/a> Saturday morning.
The 41-year-old spoke remotely at the opening day of the Invictus Germany Sports Festival in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany, which is related to the wounded service member<\/a> and veteran sports competition he created in 2014.
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Harry told the contestants it was an “honor” to send his message as the contestants gather for “another Invictus sporting title,” according to a story shared on Instagram by the Invictus Games.
“Germany is setting a powerful example of what it means to honor service with dignity and enduring commitment,” he added.
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