This month marks the one-year anniversary since Prince Harry, 39, released his bombshell memoir, Spare, to the world. So in honor of the tell-all book that brought us shocking revelations and never-before-heard stories about the British royal family, we’re taking a look back at Spare to bring you the fascinating insights you might have missed upon your first read. This time around, we’re revisiting the moment when the duke asked his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, for permission to marry his future wife, Meghan Markle, 42, and her honest response.
In an excerpt taken from the memoir (and reposted by Buzzfeed), Harry shared that he was so nervous to ask the late queen for consent to marry Markle before popping the big question. Due to the establishment of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, the Duke of Sussex could not marry the Suits alum without the monarch’s blessing. So, the spare waited until the family went on a shooting trip at Sandringham because shooting days always “put Granny in a good mood.”
