{"id":180686,"date":"2026-03-31T10:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180686\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:28:20","slug":"prince-harry-given-3-word-warning-by-queen-elizabeth-about-marrying-meghan-markle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180686\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry given 3-word warning by Queen Elizabeth about marrying Meghan Markle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry watch the RAF100 flypast in 2018. By: James Whatling\/MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/27735cd9eee4a9f74586ce0e0507606a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry watch the RAF100 flypast in 2018. By: James Whatling\/MEGA<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II reportedly didn\u2019t mince words when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity-profile\/celebrity\/profiles\/prince-harry-481-article\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Prince Harry<\/a> told her he was going to propose to Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a speedy courtship, as they began dating in the summer of 2016 and were engaged by November 2017.<\/p>\n<p>According to royal biographer Hugo Vickers\u2018 newbook via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2026\/03\/28\/late-queen-warned-harry-not-to-rush-into-marrying-meghan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Telegraph;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">The Telegraph<\/a>, the late leader of England warned her grandson about moving too fast in his romance with Meghan.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II attend the Young Leaders Awards in 2018. By: MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/e7126a535a15b8ad5c447a686f19e06a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II attend the Young Leaders Awards in 2018. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<p>The writer claimed Her Majesty told Harry to \u201cwait a year\u201d before popping the question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did not take her advice. Instead, as we know, the wedding went ahead just over six months after the couple\u2019s engagement,\u201d Vickers claimed.<\/p>\n<p>In the book Finding Freedom, writers Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie claimed Prince William also encouraged his brother not to rush into marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake as much time as you need to get to know this girl,\u201d he reportedly told Harry about the Suits actress.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prince William, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend an Anzac Day Service of Commemoration in 2018. By: MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/32de4a8dfec6e43a61aa0eb73b2422d3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince William, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend an Anzac Day Service of Commemoration in 2018. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan got married in a lavish ceremony at St George\u2019s Chapel in Windsor Castle in May 2018. The pair ultimately left The Firm in 2020 and have had a rocky relationship with the royal family ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince William blames Meghan Markle for escalating their private tensions into a highly public media circus,\u201d royal expert Hilary Fordwich told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-has-one-condition-returning-uk-prince-harry-experts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox News Digital;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Fox News Digital<\/a>. \u201cHe has no tolerance for reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, Lady Elizabeth \u201cLisa\u201d Anson alleged Elizabeth \u201cfelt very left out of\u201d the planning the couple\u2019s nuptials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry has blown his relationship with his grandmother,\u201d Anson told biographer Sally Bedell Smith for her Royals Extra <a href=\"https:\/\/sallybedellsmith.substack.com\/p\/what-next-for-harry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Substack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Substack<\/a> page. \u201cShe said she was really upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II attends Sunday Service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in 2020. By: James Whatling\/MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bfc1a43bf353c0ed6e5000fc46ed533d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II attends Sunday Service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in 2020. By: James Whatling\/MEGA<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked when the Queen told me this, how she was so saddened,\u201d Anson told the author about Elizabeth\u2019s disappointment with Harry. \u201cI had no idea about the conversation, that he was rude to her for 10 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry watch the RAF100 flypast in 2018. 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