The Prince and Princess of Wales were reportedly left profoundly “shocked” and disturbed by a staggering rumour regarding Meghan Markle‘s behaviour towards Palace staff in the tense lead-up to her 2018 royal wedding. While the world watched the seemingly perfect ‘Fab Four’ slowly unravel and inevitably fracture following Prince Harry and Meghan’s dramatic 2020 exit from the Firm, insiders have long known that the cracks were starting to form much earlier.

The Sussexes’ wedding had various bombshell moments, including the infamous bridesmaid dress debacle between Catherine and Meghan. But it has since emerged that an alleged incident involving the Duchess and her alleged treatment of shared royal employees was what truly caused William and Catherine to become uncertain about their new sister-in-law