Overview

• Smith’s Substack blog published Lady Elizabeth Anson’s recollections of Queen Elizabeth II’s candid assessments of the Sussexes
• Before their May 2018 wedding the queen reportedly grew “very worried” that Harry was rushing into marriage and questioned whether Meghan had engineered the relationship
• In 2020 the late monarch sought a compromise to halt the couple’s decision to step back from senior royal duties
• Weeks before her death in August 2022 the queen allegedly branded the Sussexes’ union “a complete catastrophe” and described Meghan as “evil” during a Balmoral reception
• Neither Queen Elizabeth II nor Lady Anson could confirm these private remarks publicly and the Sussexes maintain that their bond with the late monarch remained warm