‘Furious’ Meghan Markle lashed out at designer pal over Kate Middleton stylist mix-up: book

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Blackwelder, C. (2026, October 16). ‘Furious’ Meghan Markle lashed out at designer pal over Kate Middleton stylist mix-up: book. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/16/style/meghan-markle-lashed-out-at-designer-pal-over-kate-middleton-mix-up-book/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Carson Blackwelder

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In his upcoming memoir "I Am Roland Mouret: The Butcher's Boy Who Dressed the World," French designer Roland Mouret reveals that he fell out with Duchess Meghan Markle after one of his assistants mistakenly contacted Kate Middleton’s stylist at Kensington Palace to return dresses loaned to Markle. This blunder reportedly embarrassed Markle so much that she called Mouret in a rage, declaring she could never wear his designs again. Although Mouret attempted to apologize and explain the mistake, Markle refused to accept it, citing her need for privacy during the royal wedding preparations. Following this incident, Markle was seen wearing what Mouret described as a “cheap high street copy” of one of his designs, prompting him to text her and call her behavior "ridiculous." The designer concludes that Meghan’s decision not to wear his clothes was ultimately hers, emphasizing that no one else cared about the mix-up.

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📰 Meghan Markle Fall-Out With Designer
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Evening Standard · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 21% hedged 4 of 19 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the same incident involving Meghan Markle being upset with a designer due to a mix-up regarding her dresses being sent to Kate Middleton's stylist.”
Daily Mail · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 9 of 63 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same incident where Meghan Markle fell out with designer Roland Mouret due to a mix-up involving his assistant contacting Kate Middleton's stylist at Kensington Palace about returning dresses.”
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🔮 “It is total rubbish,” royal journalist Tom Sykes told Page Six of the rumors earlier this week, with the author of “The Dukes” adding, “Harry has always said he will never apologize for anything.” Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield also stated that there’s no credibility to the fodder, saying, “Prince Harry and Meghan remain defiant.”
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🔮 “I tried to get back in touch with her, and I couldn’t.
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Markle PERSON · 5× Harry PERSON · 4× Meghan PERSON · 4× Mouret PERSON · 4× French NORP · 1× Kate PERSON · 1× Middleton PERSON · 1× Page Six Daily ORG · 1× Tom Sykes PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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“It was a really hard week of the wedding and she was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note, apologizing,” Markle added, calling Middleton “a good person” and noting that the media “really seemed to want a narrative of a hero and a villain.” “If you love me, you don’t have to hate her.
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🔮 “It is total rubbish,” royal journalist Tom Sykes told Page Six of the rumors earlier this week, with the author of “The Dukes” adding, “Harry has always said he will never apologize for anything.” Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield also stated that there’s no credibility to the fodder, saying, “Prince Harry and Meghan remain defiant.”

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The French designer said he asked a member of his team to send some pieces he’d set aside to the palace, instructing them to “leave them there as long as she wants them” and “don’t follow up on it and do not talk about it to anyone at all, here or outside.” asserted
she → say → anyone
Mouret explained that, after Harry and Markle’s relationship became public, the same team member who’d sent the clothes “decided, in an honest attempt to be efficient, to call Kate’s stylist at the palace and ask for Meghan’s dresses to be returned.” asserted
dresses → explain → palace
“Meghan was furious and called me,” he writes, noting that the duchess told him, “You don’t realise what you’ve done! asserted
you → call → what
You’ve embarrassed me!” asserted
You → embarrass → me
Mouret said he apologized for the mistake directly to Markle, telling her he knew she had wanted things done “privately,” but that she told him, “You know now I can never wear your clothes again.” asserted
I → say → clothes
“I didn’t see the logic of that but I didn’t question it,” Mouret writes. asserted
Mouret → see → it
“Meghan’s decision not to wear my clothes was hers, not the palace’s, not anybody else’s. asserted
decision → wear → clothes
I don’t think anyone else cared.” asserted
anyone → think → ?
The following year, Mouret recounted, he contacted Markle after seeing her wear what he called “a cheap high street copy” of one of his designs. asserted
he → recount → designs
“I messaged her: ‘I can understand if you don’t wear my stuff, but if it’s to wear a cheap copy then that’s ridiculous. asserted
that → message → copy
Come back,'” he writes, adding, “She texted back: ‘I think I should come and see you.'” asserted
I → come → you
Markle — who had recently returned to the United States with Harry after they’d quit the royal family in 2020 — didn’t divulge any details about their tiff except to acknowledge it was over her 2018 wedding’s flower-girl dresses “and it made me cry, and it really hurt my feelings.” asserted
it → return → feelings
“There wasn’t a confrontation,” she said, adding, “I don’t think it’s fair to her to get into the details because she apologized, and I’ve forgiven her.” asserted
I → be → her
“It was a really hard week of the wedding and she was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note, apologizing,” Markle added, calling Middleton “a good person” and noting that the media “really seemed to want a narrative of a hero and a villain.” “If you love me, you don’t have to hate her. asserted
you → upset → her
And if you love her, you don’t need to hate me,” she said. asserted
she → love → me
“It is total rubbish,” royal journalist Tom Sykes told Page Six of the rumors earlier this week, with the author of “The Dukes” adding, “Harry has always said he will never apologize for anything.” Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield also stated that there’s no credibility to the fodder, saying, “Prince Harry and Meghan remain defiant.” asserted
Harry → tell → fodder
“If anything, the pattern has remained consistent,” the “Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered” podcast host continued. asserted
host → remain → ?
“I would treat claims that they now regret Oprah and are preparing to ‘eat crow’ with serious skepticism.” uncertain
they → treat → skepticism
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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