Meghan Markle had several memorable first meetings with members of the Royal Family when she first started dating Prince Harry – but her first encounter with Prince Andrew left her confused
Meghan Markle made an awkward blunder after meeting Prince Andrew – with Prince Harry admitting she asked a perplexing question about him.
In the early days of their romance, Harry had to introduce Meghan to all of his royal relatives, including the now King Charles, Prince William and his wife Kate. But Meghan’s biggest meeting came when she was introduced to her now husband’s late grandmother the Queen – but it seems the meeting left her confused. In the Channel 5 documentary, The Battle For Royal Lodge – Andrew vs Charles, experts recount the story that was revealed in Harry’s controversial memoir.
In it, Harry recalls Meghan’s first meeting with his late grandmother, which came at his Uncle Andrew’s home Royal Lodge that he shares with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, who had to teach Meghan how to curtsy at the last minute.
However at the end of the get together, Harry revealed that Meghan asked a telling question about his uncle, – and even thought he might not be a relative.
Explaining how the Queen got up to leave after her chat with Meghan, Harry wrote: “My uncle Andrew, seated beside her, holding her handbag, began to escort her out.
“After a moment Meg asked me something about the Queen’s assistant. I asked who she was talking about.” When she replied “the man who walked her to the door,” the penny dropped for the prince who realised she had meant the Queen’s second son.
Andrew no longer takes part in public life following a car crash interview on BBC Newsnight about his connections to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He was also later stripped of his military affiliations and royal patronages with the approval of his mother, the late Queen.
Andrew is now locked in a bitter dispute with his brother, King Charles, over him continuing to live at the 30 room mansion Royal Lodge in the shadow of Windsor Castle, despite major repairs being needed on the property.
The King even offered Andrew, who was forced to step back from all royal duties, the chance to move into the four bedroom Frogmore Cottage, previously owned by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan that would be more manageable.
But the disgraced Duke has insisted on staying put, claiming he will be able to pay the estimated £2million renovation fees desperately needed. Royal sources suggest the so-called “Siege of Royal Lodge” has led to a drastic state of relations between the King and Andrew.
Andrew has told close friends he is “going nowhere” and told the King and the Crown Estate who own Royal Lodge, that he has a “cast iron lease” that he signed for 75 years in 2002.