What Queen Elizabeth really felt about Meghan Markle laid bare by insider The Queen welcomed Meghan Markle with open arms, and initially believed she would be a 'breath of fresh air', according to insiders.
"The Queen fast-tracked her entry into the Royal Family, inviting Meghan to join her at a service to mark Commonwealth Day – her first official engagement with the Queen – two months before the wedding.
A courtier later told royal reporter Richard Eden that "the Queen believed that Meghan – a divorced, mixed-race American actress – would be a breath of fresh air and a great asset to the Monarchy.
The late monarch was said to be surprised after Meghan rejected her suggestion that Duchess Sophie guide her on marrying into the Royal Family and was also "taken aback" at her choice of a bridal gown, as well as her attitude towards the tiara.
"She had offered Meghan access to her collection of tiaras and, during what Harry later described as an 'extraordinary morning', allowed her to try them on in front of her, her devoted dresser Angela Kelly and a royal jewellery expert in her private dressing room," Eden wrote.
