An extract from the book states: “Despite a very brief encounter with Her Majesty earlier in the year Meghan was still nervous to meet his grandmother, it would be the first time she was sitting down with the monarch as Harry’s fiancée”. The book adds: “The truth was that the sovereign was simply delighted for Harry.” Meghan met the Queen on October 12 after driving from Kensington Palace to Buckingham Palace, according to the book.
The book then went on to describe Megan’s nerves as she took the Queen’s elevator up to Her Majesty’s private residence.
It reads: “Harry and Meghan rode the Queen’s, elevator a stunning wrought-iron lift from the previous century, up to the monarch’s private entrance.
“The inner sanctum of the Queen’s private apartment was not at all what Meghan expected.
“Not that she really knew what to expect.
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“Harry kissed his grandmother on both cheeks as they walked into her sitting room.
“Meghan knew she needed to curtsy and had practised a dozen times before that day.”
On leaving at the end of the meeting Prince Harry kissed his grandmother on both cheeks.
The meeting overran by ten minutes over the one-hour that was arranged.
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This was described as “a good sign” by royal sources.
The book went on to say, “the conversation flowed naturally before Meghan had to leave.”
William invited her in and said: “I was looking forward to meeting the girl who has put that silly grin on my brother’s face.”
Prince William, the book said, was very happy to see “Harry smiling”.
The biography Finding Freedom was written by royal experts Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.
The authors claim, “the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not interviewed and did not contribute to Finding Freedom.
“This book is based on the authors’ own experiences as members of the royal press corps and their own independent reporting.”
