By Prince Harry and Meghan ’s own admission, the former Suits star’s relationship with her future sister-in-law got off to a rocky start well before the very public falling out that would follow. Both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex pointed to “barefoot” Meghan’s “casual” and informally warm approach during her first meeting with Prince William and Kate as an early indicator of the trouble that would later unfold. However, a key anecdote in the Princess of Wales’ brother’s new memoir has cast heavy doubt on that claim.

In Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life , James Middleton claimed the first meeting between his future wife, Alizée Thevenet , and Kate and William had happened by accident – and that Alizée had been dressed only in his shirt at the time..