{"id":1972790,"date":"2025-08-21T17:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1972790"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:55:13","slug":"royal-butler-reveals-prince-philip-was-grateful-when-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-wedding-was-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-butler-reveals-prince-philip-was-grateful-when-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-wedding-was-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Butler Reveals Prince Philip Was Grateful When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s Wedding Was Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The late<strong> Prince Philip<\/strong> was infamous for blurting out inappropriate comments \u2014 and his grandson <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong>\u2019s wedding to<strong> Meghan Markle<\/strong> was no exception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOnce all the formalities were over, we watched as the happy couple, and then the other members of the Royal Family, filed out of the chapel,\u201d former palace staffer <strong>Grant Harrold<\/strong> writes of the May 19, 2018 event in his memoir, <em>The Royal Butler,<\/em> per an excerpt published in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2025\/08\/18\/royal-butler-grant-harrold-charles-william-harry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Telegraph;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/a> on Monday, August 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen Prince Philip came out, he turned to the Queen and said, \u2018Thank f**k that\u2019s over,\u2019\u201d Harrold reveals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The royal family hasn\u2019t commented on Harrold\u2019s book, which is due out in September.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s unclear what prompted the Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s remarks, though royal commenters have said that Philip was welcoming to Meghan, 44, when she and Harry, 40, first got together. \u201cHe knows what it\u2019s like to be an outsider, and so he\u2019s always very supportive of people marrying into the family,\u201d royal biographer Ingrid Seward wrote in her book, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2020\/10\/prince-harry-prince-philip-relationship?srsltid=AfmBOoryhwY21wInwXHXnZxNAIRUQBCQyD8p39SOxW729TUrGF8PmcM5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Philip Revealed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Prince Philip Revealed<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But his feelings changed over time, Seward told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/prince-philip-meghan-markle-dow-in-revealing-nickname-for-duchess-of-sussex\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GB News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">GB News<\/a>, and he began comparing her to <strong>Wallis Simpson<\/strong>, the American divorc\u00e9e who caused <strong>King Edward VII<\/strong> to abdicate the throne, which eventually led to <strong>Elizabeth II<\/strong> becoming queen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere are so many similarities, which is why he used to call her The Duchess of Windsor, I mean, not to her face.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1179\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nHi1aXt0ngqqxmJbqIQb4Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExNzk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_examiner_239\/ef688b8feca958525811ccd9b927b8fe\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, Philip frequently made offensive and off-color <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-42003216\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:remarks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">remarks<\/a> at state events \u2014 so much so that he reportedly coined the term \u201cdontopedalogy\u201d to describe the art of putting one\u2019s foot in one\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When he passed away at 99 on April 9, 2021, Harry, who recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/19\/entertainment\/prince-harry-secretly-pays-tribute-to-late-grandfather-prince-philip-after-king-charles-exits-vj-day-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:paid tribute;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">paid tribute<\/a> to his grandpa on the August 15 anniversary of VJ Day, released a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archewell.org\/in-loving-memory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">statement<\/a> praising his Philip as a \u201clegend of banter, and cheeky right \u2019til the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The late Prince Philip was infamous for blurting out inappropriate comments \u2014 and his grandson Prince Harry\u2019s wedding to Meghan Markle was no exception. \u201cOnce all the formalities were over, we watched as the happy couple, and then the other members of the Royal Family, filed out of the chapel,\u201d former palace staffer Grant Harrold 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