Of course Duchess Kate is not going to be a bridesmaid at Meg & Harry’s wedding
April 22, 2018
I don’t think anyone was really expecting the Duchess of Cambridge to have any kind of formal role in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s May wedding. Even if the wedding had been scheduled for long after Kate’s due date, they probably still would not have asked her to do anything. But I guess there are some people out there who are like “oooh, Kate can be Meg’s maid of honor!” No. Meghan has her own friends and helpers. Meghan doesn’t need to force a newly postpartum woman into a bridesmaid’s dress. Katie Nicholl just confirms what we already knew: Kate won’t have a role in the wedding.
The Fab Four that is Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle may be reuniting at the upcoming royal wedding, but expect Kate to take a back seat to the action that occurs at the front of St. George’s Chapel. While Prince William is widely expected to be Harry’s best man, Kate—who is due to give birth to baby No. 3 any day now—has been told there is “no pressure” on her to do anything at next month’s wedding in Windsor. While there has been speculation in the press that Kate might have been asked to be a bridesmaid, Vanity Fair has learned that the postpartum duchess has been relieved of any duties on the day.
“Frankly, Harry and Meghan are just happy that Kate will be there given she will only just have given birth,” said a source. “They have told her there is no pressure on her to do anything, they just want her to enjoy the day.”
Harry and Markle are said to want “small people” in the bridal party, and as ABC News reported, Prince George is set to be a page boy while Princess Charlotte will likely be a flower girl.
The couple are being helped behind the scenes by Meghan’s best friend Jessica Mulroney, whose daughter, Ivy, is also expected to be in the wedding party. Mulroney may also have been given the role of maid of honor, although Palace sources have not confirmed who will be in the bridal party, and say further details will be released in due course.
The couple’s decision not to ask Kate to take a formal role at their nuptials shouldn’t be seen as a snub, however, according to the source. “They just want Kate to be able to enjoy the day and not worry about anything. Harry has said there’s no pressure on her to do anything. They know Kate will have her hands full.”
It has been reported that Kate is due to give birth on Monday, April 23, which is St. George’s Day, but Kate has been late with her two previous pregnancies. The new prince or princess could even arrive on the couple’s seventh wedding anniversary on April 29. Princess Charlotte turns 3 on May 2 so it’s going to be a busy time in the Cambridge household no matter what.
I’ve read in other articles that Kate isn’t even planning on staying beyond the actual wedding ceremony at the chapel, that she’s planning on going back to the newborn baby and chilling out. Which should not be construed as a snub either, if Kate does skip out on the reception and all of that. I’ll criticize Kate for some stuff, but let’s face it: she probably wishes she could skip the wedding altogether, and that’s perfectly fine.
Here are some throwback photos to the last time the Duchess of Cambridge attended a wedding: it was her sister’s wedding last year to Terribly Moderately Wealthy James Matthews. Remember how Kate went out of her way to pull focus from her sister? It was sort of cosmic payback for Pippa’s ass of lies pulling focus from Kate at Kate’s wedding. At Pippa’s wedding, Kate served as the matron of honor, although I’m not sure they actually called her that. She was in charge of fussing over Pippa’s veil and fussing at the misbehaving children, including naughty Prince George.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Pacific Coast News.
