Meghan Markle says Kate Middleton made her cry the week of her wedding over a flower girl dress – not the other way around

Meghan Markle said that Kate Middleton made her cry the week of her wedding to Prince Harry. CBS

Meghan Markle said that Kate Middleton made her cry the week of her wedding to Prince Harry.

While appearing on “Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special,” Markle addressed the rumors that she and Kate Middleton were feuding when she and Harry were still working members of the royal family.

Months after Markle’s 2018 wedding to Harry, one particularly damaging rumor alleged that Markle, 39, brought Middleton to tears over Princess Charlotte’s flower girl dress.

But Markle revealed that the “reverse happened.”

“I heard about that one,” Markle said, referring to the rumor. “That was a turning point. That was when everything changed.”

She continued, “And I don’t say that to be disparaging to anyone, because it was a really hard week of the wedding, and she was upset about something. But she owned it, and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note apologizing.”

While she did not disclose many details about the rift with her sister-in-law, Markle confirmed that the disagreement was over the flower girl dress, as had been reported.

Markle recalled how the incident “made me cry,” and it “really hurt my feelings.”

After many media publications reported that Middleton was the victim in the situation, Markle said she found the narrative “shocking.”

That was the “beginning of a character assassination,” according to the duchess.

“I would have never wanted that to come out about her ever, even though it happened. I protected that from ever being out in the world,” Markle said.

She also addressed people continually comparing the two women and pitting them against each other.

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“If you love me, you don’t have to hate her. And if you love her, you don’t have to hate me,” said Markle.

Representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Kensington Palace didn’t immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.

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