Jason Knauf ‘got Duchess’s version of wedding disagreement across to book writers’

The royal aide’s meeting with the Finding Freedom authors was used by Meghan to get across her version of the ‘tiara incident’ with the Queen, it has been claimed.

Palace press chief Jason Knauf said she provided him with ‘detail on how the tiara for her wedding had been selected and that it had been misrepresented by media’.

It followed an article in The Times about a ‘disagreement’ with the Queen, who reportedly chose a diamond tiara for her – worn by her grandmother Queen Mary in 1932. 

The Times said Meghan had selected an emerald one and quoted a royal source as saying the Queen told Prince Harry: ‘She gets what tiara she’s given by me’.

Yesterday an email written by Meghan to Mr Knauf was exhibited at the Court of Appeal. Mr Knauf said the Duchess of Sussex had wanted him to share the details with the authors of Finding Freedom.

Under one of the headings suggested by the authors – ‘Tabloid stories that need correcting/batting down: tiara, etc’ – Meghan wrote about herself in the third person: ‘Meghan shared the very special story about choosing the tiara in their wedding exhibition now ongoing at Windsor.

Yesterday an email written by Meghan to Mr Knauf was exhibited at the Court of Appeal. Mr Knauf said the Duchess of Sussex had wanted him to share the details with the authors of Finding Freedom. Pictured, Meghan with the Queen in June 2018

‘The Queen, Harry and Meghan were all present – she tried on five tiaras and the Queen asked her which she preferred. Meghan asked the Queen her preference.

‘The Queen said they all suited her and Meghan chose the diamond one, which the Queen agreed was perfect.

‘Shame to see such a beautiful sweet moment skewed in media. There was no conversation about any other tiara as a preference.

‘Meghan loved the one she wore and it remains a very special memory.’