Eight years after their wedding, new details have emerged about Meghan Markle's response to King Charles' offer to walk her down the aisle. According to royal author Robert Hardman's book 'Queen of Our Times', when Charles offered to escort Meghan after her father Thomas Markle pulled out, her reply was not what he expected: 'Can we meet halfway?'
The response reportedly indicated that Meghan was 'no blushing bride, but a confident, independent woman determined to make a grand entrance on her own.' The wedding took place on May 19, 2018, at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
Since then, relations between the Sussexes and the Royal Family have soured, particularly after Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' and the couple's Netflix documentary. Harry has expressed a desire for reconciliation, saying 'this, at the heart of it, is a family dispute.'
Harry's legal battle over UK security arrangements continues, with a risk assessment reportedly underway. The Duke and Duchess now live in California with their two children.
