Meghan Markle’s Small Request to Princess Kate Resurfaces After Sussexes Meeting With King Charles
Meghan Markle’s small request to Princess Kate has returned to the spotlight after the Sussexes’ recent meeting with King Charles at Highgrove House. An awkward exchange between the Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales, first revealed in Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, is once again drawing attention.
The incident was detailed by Prince Harry in his bestselling autobiography, where he described a backstage moment involving Meghan and Kate before a public appearance. According to the Duke of Sussex, the brief interaction became one of several moments that reflected the growing tension between the two couples.
Harry wrote that Meghan realized she had forgotten her lip gloss and decided to ask Princess Kate if she could borrow hers. He described the request as something that felt completely normal from Meghan’s perspective.
“An American thing,” Harry explained in Spare. He said Meghan forgot her own lip gloss, became concerned that she needed some, and turned to Kate for help.
According to Harry, Princess Kate appeared surprised by the request before reaching into her handbag. He recalled that the Princess of Wales reluctantly handed over a small tube of lip gloss to Meghan.
Harry wrote that Meghan squeezed a small amount onto her finger before applying it to her lips. Afterward, he claimed Kate reacted with a noticeable expression that caught his attention.
In the memoir, Harry said the future Queen “grimaced” following the exchange. He suggested the reaction reflected a difference in personalities and habits rather than the lip gloss itself.
The Duke believed the seemingly ordinary moment carried more significance because of the strained relationship developing between the two households. He suggested that even small interactions began to feel uncomfortable as tensions increased.
Harry also reflected on how quickly the media picked up on reports of friction between Meghan and Kate. According to him, the incident became another example of stories that fueled speculation about the relationship between the two women.
“And then the press sensed something was up and tried to turn it into something bigger. Here we go, I thought sorrowfully,” Harry wrote in his memoir.
The story has resurfaced following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent reunion with King Charles at Highgrove House. The private family meeting has renewed public interest in past royal relationships and whether family tensions could eventually ease.
Neither Kensington Palace nor Buckingham Palace has commented on the renewed attention surrounding the anecdote from Spare. The incident remains one of several personal stories Harry included in his memoir about life within the Royal Family.
While the lip gloss exchange lasted only a few moments, it became one of the book’s most widely discussed anecdotes because of what Harry believed it represented. He viewed it as an example of how small misunderstandings could become magnified amid growing tensions.
As discussions continue following the Sussexes’ recent family reunion, the episode serves as another reminder of the personal moments Harry chose to share in Spare. Whether viewed as an awkward misunderstanding or simply a difference in personalities, the encounter remains one of the memoir’s most talked-about royal revelations.
