Meghan Markle news: Prince Charles' friend attacks Duchess of Sussex
Nicky Haslam, 78, who is close to the royals and was born to one of Queen Victoria’s goddaughters Diamond Louise Constance Ponsonby, has socialised with Princess Diana, worked for Prince Charles and once sang in front of the Queen.
When Kensington Palace confirmed that Prince Harry was in a relationship with Meghan Markle last year, her new husband, whom she married in a glittering services at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in May, issued an impassioned statement condemning the Press for its “abuse” of his then girlfriend.
But that has not stopped Mr Haslam from launching an astonishing verbal attack on Meghan’s family.
He criticised her £200,000 bridal gown made by British designer Claire Wright Keller, despite her revealing the Duchess told her from the start exactly how she wanted to look at the Royal Wedding and it took no less than eight fittings to create the final dress.