A bombshell revelation from within the hallowed halls of Buckingham Palace has cast a new light on the early tensions surrounding Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. According to a former senior aide, a furious row erupted in the lead-up to her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry over a seemingly trivial detail: her refusal to wear sheer tights.
The aide, whose identity remains protected, described the incident as a pivotal moment that highlighted a fundamental clash between Meghan's Californian personal style and the rigid, unspoken dress codes of The Firm. The request for her to don nude hosiery was presented as a non-negotiable element of royal bridal attire, a tradition upheld for decades to maintain a specific image of polished decorum.
Meghan's now-infamous response, "But I never wear tights,"> was reportedly met with astonishment and frustration from the Queen's most trusted dressers. The standoff became a microcosm of the larger struggles Meghan would face in adapting to—or outright rejecting—centuries-old royal conventions.
This sartorial spat, seemingly minor to the outside world, is presented as evidence of what the palace courtier labelled a deeper issue of "inauthenticity." The aide suggested that Meghan's reluctance to adhere to this small custom was viewed internally as a refusal to fully embody the role and its unyielding requirements, a sign of things to come.
The revelation will undoubtedly fuel further debate about the pressures placed on women marrying into the royal family and the intense scrutiny placed on their every sartorial choice. It paints a picture of a pre-wedding environment fraught with anxiety, where even the choice of hosiery could become a battleground for tradition versus modern individuality.
