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Meghan Markle accused of ‘belittling’ $45M royal wedding in Oprah interview, expert calls it ‘grandiose dismissal’

Meghan Markle had upset many when, speaking to Oprah Winfrey during the tell-all interview, she claimed she was already married to Harry when she stepped into St George's Chapel on March 19, 2018

Of the many claims that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made during their interview with Oprah Winfrey, there is a particular one that didn't sit well with people. The couple had claimed that they got married three days before the royal wedding. And after this claim was rubbished, Meghan was accused of trying to "belittle" her $45M royal wedding partially paid for by UK taxpayers.

After Meghan and Harry confirmed that they officially and legally tied the knot on May 19, 2018, royal commentator Angela Levin took to Twitter to criticize Meghan over her "grandiose dismissal" of the grand wedding. Levin complained the Duchess discarded it as "just for the world."

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'Disrespectful'

Taking to Twitter, Levin wrote, "Their lie about getting married before the wedding ceremony will be the crack that leads to the crumbling of other unfounded accusations and include her grandiose dismissal of her £33m ($45 million) wedding as 'just for the world.' Meghan was trying too hard to be a victim." In another tweet, she wrote, "Her aim surely was to belittle the wedding and everything that went with it as if she was above such materialistic choices."

There were many who seemed to agree with Levin. "I think it's very disrespectful to the British people and the enormous amount of money paid out for her so called 'spectacle'. If they had just wanted a quiet wedding I'm absolutely sure people would have respected that," one tweeted. Another user pointed out that if the couple really wanted to have such a low-key affair, they should have simply made it clear. "If they had wanted a quiet, private wedding I am quite sure they would have had the possibility. Like getting married in Scotland like Anne." Another user tweeted along similar lines but didn't put it too politely, "Given that she was divorced the grand white wedding was an utter farce. A small wedding akin to Princess Anne’s second marriage or that of Charles and Camilla would have been more appropriate but wouldn’t have satisfied the Drama Queen."

Claims made during the Oprah interview

Meghan had upset the internet when speaking to Oprah Winfrey during the tell-all interview, she claimed she was already married to Harry when she stepped into St George's Chapel on March 19, 2018. While showing Oprah a chicken coop in the garden at her home in Montecito, California, Meghan had said, "Three days before our wedding, we got married."

While the former actress did say that the nuptials at St George's Chapel were a "spectacle for the world", she added, "No one knows that, but we called the Archbishop, and we just said, 'Look, this thing, this spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us'. So, like, the vows that we have framed in our room are just the two of us in our backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury." At this point, Harry added, "Just the three of us". The couple is believed to have exchanged their vows in the garden at Nottingham Cottage, on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where they were living in 2018

'Not a real wedding'

Two weeks after the Oprah interview first aired, a spokesperson for the Sussexes cleared the air and made it clear the event held in the garden was, in fact, not a real wedding. It was reported that "the couple exchanged personal vows a few days before their official/legal wedding on May 19."

Meghan and Harry's church service, flowers and reception were paid for by Charles, Prince of Wales. UK taxpayers covered the cost of security, including crowd control. It is reported that the full wedding is believed to have cost some $45 million, which is roughly £32million.