Was this the moment Meghan Markle started to dislike the Royal Family? At the traditional Windsor Christmas lunch on this day in 2017, she wondered if Princess Michael of Kent wore the 'racist' Blackamoor brooch as a 'message', book claims By CAMERON ROY Published: 11:37 GMT, 22 December 2024 | Updated: 11:49 GMT, 22 December 2024 e-mail View comments Meghan Markle 's disapproval surrounding the institution of the Royal Family appears to have never been far from the surface. In her and Harry's Netflix 'docuseries', she notoriously appeared to mock her own efforts at following royal protocol when she met the late Queen for the first time in 2016 by giggling as she performed a deeply exaggerated curtsy. She said the occasion felt like an antiquated banquet at Medieval Times, a family dinner theatre in the US featuring staged games such as sword-fighting and jousting.
However, her distaste for The Firm appeared to turn to downright dislike over the years, until she and Harry eventually made the decision to leave altogether in 2020. In the years since she has rarely returned to the UK, and when she does, such as for the late Queen's funeral in September 2022, she cuts an awkward figure among her in-laws as it seems she doesn't want to be there. But one moment at the beginning of her royal career stands out as the possible source of her tainted opinion on the family - the Blackamoor brooch row.
It was caused after the lesser-known family member Princess Michael of Kent decided to .