Meghan's friendship with Victoria Beckham turned sour because the designer refused to give her free dresses
In 2017, Meghan Markle first moved to London when she was dating Prince Harry. At the time, she formed a friendship with Victoria Beckham.
But their friendship turned sour rather quickly when rumors of Victoria leaking stories about Meghan and tension over her having to pay for dresses started doing the rounds, according to reports. Meghan and Harry crossed paths with the Beckhams when the royals lived in the Cotswolds.
"Victoria has had more than enough involvement with Meghan — first she was love-bombed by her, via Harry, wanting to visit the store, and always looking for tips on London, and hanging out in the Cotswolds as they were neighbors there," an insider revealed to The Sun.
"Then things took a funny turn. Meghan made overtures about wearing Victoria's clothes, but she doesn't give them out for free. She is happy to give a discreet discount to anyone that she knows personally but she doesn't give them out — that's her policy."
"That's when Meghan turned on her, accusing her of selling stories on her – with the really awkward call between Harry and David," the insider added.
Despite the rumors, Meghan was seen wearing the designer's dresses on several occasions. A fashion insider had revealed that "Victoria doesn't do freebies — it's a principle she's had since day one, and she has stuck to it doggedly."
"But obviously when representatives for the Duchess get in touch to ask if Victoria can commission and send over some outfits, the subject of money is difficult," the insider shared.
"There are also strict Palace guidelines about gifting to be taken into consideration. But given Meghan's Hollywood background — where designers flock to dress starlets — understandably she probably wasn't aware of all the regulations," the insider pointed out.
Now, apparently, things have gotten better. "It all got cleared up, and of course Meghan is now happy to pay for anything," the insider added.
But before things got better, they were bad. A source revealed that the duchess accused Victoria of leaking the story, which had Harry call David to clear out the situation.
"Inexplicably, [Meghan] feared Victoria was behind [the leak] — I mean, the idea that Victoria Beckham would be personally ringing journalists to give them a scoop is ridiculous — and spoke to Harry about it."
"David was mortified. He quickly put Harry right, and the two men agreed to move on — but it certainly made things awkward for a while. It later turned out the leak probably came from a beauty salon," the source added.