In her widely watched interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7, Meghan Markle opened up about a difficult moment that occurred in the days leading up to her wedding to Prince Harry, involving Kate Middleton.

An Unexpected Conflict Over Flower Girl Dresses

Speaking candidly during the CBS special, Meghan revealed that she was brought to tears by a disagreement with the Duchess of Cambridge just days before her 2018 nuptials. The issue, she said, revolved around the flower girl dresses.

“A few days before the wedding, she was upset about something pertaining—yes, the issue was correct—about flower girl dresses, and it made me cry, and it really hurt my feelings,” Meghan said.

She added that, given everything else she was coping with at the time—including stress related to her father—it felt especially disheartening.

“I thought, in the context of everything else that was going on in those days leading to the wedding, that it didn’t make sense to not be just doing whatever—what everyone else was doing, which was trying to be supportive, knowing what was going on with my dad and what-not.”

Apology and Accountability

Although Meghan admitted the week leading up to the wedding had been “really hard,” she made it clear she wasn’t trying to criticize Kate. She noted that Kate later apologized for the incident, sending flowers and a note—a gesture Meghan said she appreciated, even though it came months later.

“She was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologized,” Meghan said. “And she brought me flowers and a note, apologizing. And she did what I would do if I knew that I hurt someone, right, to just take accountability for it. What was shocking was—what was that, six, seven months after our wedding?”

No Villains, Just People

Despite the emotional moment, Meghan emphasized that she sees Kate as a “good person” and criticized how the media framed their relationship as a rivalry.

“I think so much of what I have seen play out is this idea of polarity, where if you love me, you don’t have to hate her,” Meghan told Oprah. “And if you love her, you don’t need to hate me.”

The interview shed light on the pressures Meghan faced during her time as a working royal, and how even personal moments were often distorted by public narratives.