Published April 15, 2026
Prince Harry, who's busy winning over Australians by following in his mother's footsteps, experienced several explosive encounters that may be leaving an impact on his mind.
Queen Elizabeth’s aide clashed with Prince Harry in bombshell ‘Tiaragate’, according to a new report.
In his 2023 memoir "Spare," Harry claimed about his encounter with the late Queen's longtime dresser Angela Kelly ahead of his 2018 royal wedding.
"Meghan was on a collision course as she wasn’t adhering to longstanding traditions, which ruffled many feathers among many staff members," British royals expert Hilary Fordwich claimed to Fox News.
Fordwich's statements came after Kelly, the Queen’s longtime assistant, advisor and curator, gave a rare interview to Vanity Fair correspondent and royal author Katie Nicholl.
Kelly revealed her friendship with Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who would have turned 100 on April 21.
Nicholl wrote that ahead of her wedding to Harry in 2018, Meghan was presented with a selection of tiaras for the occasion. While Meghan was happy with the Queen Mary Diamond Bandeau that the Queen had offered her instead.
"Tensions arose again when Meghan was told by Kelly that she was not allowed to use the tiara for a trying-on session with her hairdresser ahead of the wedding day, reportedly causing Harry to ‘erupt’ at Kelly," wrote Nicholl.
A source told that the Queen refused to let the tiara leave the palace two weeks before the wedding.
"[Angela] often took a bullet for the Queen, but this time Harry really went for [her]," a source claimed to Nicholl.
"Harry was giving Angela hell."
However, nothing prepared Kelly to reportedly go toe-to-toe Harry, who was just as protective of his future wife.
A palace source told Nicholl that she "was very much caught in the middle."
"At one point, [Harry] said, ‘Let me tell you, I don’t agree with you talking to my grandmother about this,’" Nicholl wrote.
"Angela was in tears and went to the Queen, saying she couldn’t take it anymore.
"Eventually, the Queen said, ‘He can’t have it; I’ll deal with him. We’re having enough trouble with this wedding.’"
"People still question how Kelly had the Queen’s ear, viewing her as a mere servant," said Chard.
Harry, 41, shared a different account of "Tiaragate" in his 2023 memoir, "Spare."
He wrote that Meghan was initially set to wear the Spencer tiara, previously worn by his mother, the late Princess Diana.
She then asked if Meghan wanted to wear a tiara from her collection.
"She offered us access to her collection of tiaras," Harry wrote.
"She even invited us to Buckingham Palace to try them on. 'Do come over,' I remember her saying."