Meghan Markle annoyed the Queen on her wedding day by ignoring specific royal protocol, book claims

The Queen may have modernised many aspects of the monarchy during her 70-year reign, but she could still be a traditionalist from time to time. The late Queen observes Meghan during her wedding to Prince Harry at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on May 19, 2018 The duchess arrives for her wedding in her 16ft-long veil which was trimmed with lace depicting flora from each of the 53 Commonwealth countries Two page boys were required to help carry the £100,000 dress's long veil into the chapel Fashion designer Clare Waight Keller, then of Givenchy, who worked alongside Meghan on the £100,000 dress said she wanted to create a 'timeless piece' but also 'convey modernity'. The duchess steps out of her car in her Givenchy dress made by British fashion designer Clare Waight Keller Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland arriving at Windsor Castle Meghan's veil was held in place by the Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara, which was made in 1932 and lent to Meghan by the late Queen When Charles married Camilla in 2005 in a civil service, she opted to wear off-white and forgo the veil entirely Meghan waves to the crowds on her wedding day while wearing her veil and Queen Mary's diamond tiara 'So what was amazing in working with Clare is that sometimes you'll find designers try to push you in a different direction. Lady Elizabeth told royal author Ingrid Seward that the Queen had made only one remark to her about Meghan and Harry's wedding, which was that the bride's Givenchy wedding gown was 'too white'. Simpson chose a pale blue dress rather than a white one Wallis, centre, is driven to the funeral of her husband, the Duke of Windsor, in 1972 Prince Philip reportedly said it was uncanny how much Meghan reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson Katie Nicholl, in her book The New Royals, also reported a similar concern from the late Queen after she was told by a source that the decision to wear white had left her 'surprised'.