We already know that Meghan Markle wasn’t allowed to wear her first choice of tiara for her and Prince Harry‘s royal wedding back in 2018 – but there is reportedly another piece of jewelry that she wasn’t allowed to wear either! According to reports, the Duchess of Sussex, who turned 42 earlier this month, was once gifted a very thoughtful and sentimental necklace by her then boyfriend Prince Harry – but she wasn’t allowed to actually wear it!
Meghan Markle Reportedly Wasn't Allowed To Wear The Necklace Prince Harry Gifted Her
According to Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, Prince Harry, 38, had a $300 14-carat gold chain by Maya Brenne made for Meghan with 'M' and 'H' charms on it when they were newly dating. (Aww!)
Such a sentimental necklace deserves to be worn – however, the former Suits actress reportedly received what The Mirror described as an "uncomfortable" phone call from Prince Harry's aide, who told her that she shouldn’t wear it in public due to the potential unwanted attention it would receive from the press.
As per the book: "She was advised that wearing such a necklace only served to encourage the photographers to keep pursuing such images — and new headlines." And the fact that she couldn’t wear her new beau's thoughtful gift reportedly made Meghan "frustrated and emotional."
"After hanging up, [Meghan] felt frustrated and emotional," Scobie and Durand wrote in their book, adding, "While she knew the aide had good intentions, the surreal experience of having someone from her boyfriend’s office tell her what kind of jewelry to wear or not to smile at a photographer was too much."
