There are dozens of wild rumors out there about Meghan Markle, but according to a new report from the Daily Express, only one is currently making Prince Harry mad. The British publication reports both the Duke of Sussex and Buckingham Palace are “incensed” at reports Markle is “banned” from wearing jewelry from the royal collection.

Sources tell the Express there’s been a “great deal of anger” over these reports because they are “simply untrue.” “It is worth noting that the queen lent Meghan a tiara for the wedding, gave her earrings for her first royal engagement, and had just agreed to partly fund her new household,” a royal insider said.

Granted, Markle hasn’t worn much royal jewelry lately, but the insider says there’s a perfectly good explanation for that: “The jewelry in question is only usually worn at extremely special functions or state occasions and there simply haven’t been many of those since Meghan became a member of the royal family.”

That being said, the insider who spoke to the Express says there are stipulations in place for when Markle wears royal jewelry, but an outright “ban” is ludicrous. “It is true that Buckingham Palace did not want all the items in the royal collection to be opened up to Meghan at this time,” the source says. “Obviously Kate as the next Princess of Wales and a senior member of the family does have them made available to her. That’s not to say items won’t be loaned to Meghan in the future if situations change.”

Of course, it’s important to take all stories like this with a grain of salt. There’s been a narrative in the press for months now that Markle and Kate Middleton are “feuding”—but royals expert Katie Nicholl shot that down to Glamour last week.

“I think this idea of there being a catfight between the two duchesses has made tantalizing headlines, but I don’t believe that,” she said.

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