Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal wedding went off without a hitch last Saturday—much the relief of the royal family, who, like the rest of the world, was anticipating more drama to unfold in light of the Thomas Markle controversy. (More on that in a second.) During an interview with British radio station Channel 5 on Wednesday morning, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, spoke about her stepson Prince Harry’s “uplifting” wedding, and hinted that the palace was as shocked as the rest of us by all of the pre-wedding tumult that came courtesy of Markle’s immediate family.
“It was such a lovely day. Just everything went right,” Duchess Camilla said in her interview, according to the Daily Mail‘s royal correspondent Rebecca English. “We all wondered whatever would happen next and then everything went right. The only thing is that we are all losing our voices now.” She added, “It’s nice to have something that is uplifting rather than depressing. Everything was just perfect, including the weather, which couldn’t have been better. It was a beautiful day.”
Last week Thomas Markle revealed at the last minute he wouldn’t be attending the royal wedding in light of a report alleging paparazzi photos taken of him were staged. Later, though, he changed his mind, and then changed it again. TMZ echoed Duchess Camilla’s interview with a report that the royal family had been completely “blindsided” by Thomas Markle’s decision. The palace also released a statement about the matter: “This is a deeply personal moment for Ms. Markle in the days before her wedding She and Prince Harry ask again for understanding and respect to be extended to Mr. Markle in this difficult situation.” Meghan Markle ultimately released a statement herself, confirming that her father wasn’t attending her wedding.
In the end, of course, the royal wedding ran as smoothly as possible and was a joyous affair for all involved. And on Tuesday (May 22), lost voices or not, the newlyweds reconvened with the royal family for Prince Charles’ 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration at the Buckingham Palace Gardens, where Meghan shared a laugh with her new parents-in-law as Harry paid tribute to his dad with a sweet speech (and expertly avoided a bee attack).