Meghan Markle’s controversial claim about Royal Family dismissed by royal insiders

‘s controversial claim that she didn’t know she was required to curtsy to the late Queen has now been dismissed by royal insiders.

The 43-year-old made the claim whilst speaking on the couple’s highly-anticipated docuseries, Harry and Meghan. The six-episode series was released as part of Harry and Meghan’s multi-million-pound five-year deal with in December 2022.

The couple, who now reside in California with their two children, stepped down as senior working royals in early 2020.

Speaking to about the type of person that Meghan is, fashion and cultural commentator Tom Fitzgerald said: “Meghan is the type of woman who would check a menu out online before going to a restaurant to pick what she was going to eat.

“So the idea that she didn’t know she was supposed to curtsy for the [late] Queen, I just didn’t find it particularly believable, because [based on] everything she ever told us about herself, I cannot imagine that she went into meeting the Royal Family completely cold, with no research whatsoever.”

After Harry told his then-girlfriend that she would be meeting his beloved grandmother for the first time after he visit to church, Meghan recalls how she thought it was a joke when he asked if she knew how to curtsy. She claimed she was inspired by medieval curtsies from Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament.

Speaking on Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex said: “I curtsied like I was… ‘Pleased to meet you, Your Majesty’. It was so intense.”

‘s also commented on the curtsy, adding that his wife has learnt how to curtsey from ‘s ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson.

In his bombshell memoir, Spare, Harry wrote: “Fergie came out, a little emotional, and asked, ‘Can you curtsy?’ Meg shook her head. Fergie then demonstrated, and Meg imitated her.”