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Nicky Haslam, 78, who is close to the royals and was born to one of Queen Victoria’s goddaughters Diamond Louise Constance Ponsonby, has socialised with Princess Diana, worked for Prince Charles and once sang in front of the Queen.
When Kensington Palace confirmed that Prince Harry was in a relationship with Meghan Markle last year, her new husband, whom she married in a glittering services at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in May, issued an impassioned statement condemning the Press for its “abuse” of his then girlfriend.
But that has not stopped Mr Haslam from launching an astonishing verbal attack on Meghan’s family.
He criticised her £200,000 bridal gown made by British designer Claire Wright Keller, despite her revealing the Duchess told her from the start exactly how she wanted to look at the Royal Wedding and it took no less than eight fittings to create the final dress.
Mr Haslam said: “I didn’t very much like her wedding dress – it didn’t fit, among other things.
“It should of been made of thinner stuff – it seemed to be made of concrete.”
The designer believes the absence of Meghan’s siblings and father Thomas Markle from the Royal Wedding was actually a blessing in disguise.
Mr Markle didn’t travel to the UK for the service after undergoing heart surgery just days before the wedding, and had earlier been caught staging images of himself.
Mr Haslam reserved special criticism for Meghan’s father, attacking his appearance and weight.
He said: “They’re frightfully common.
“It would have been awful if that huge lump had been there.
“The royals probably don’t quite know how to deal with them.”
But Mr Haslam did however make an exception for Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, who did attend the wedding after flying into the UK from the US.
He said: “One person who wasn’t common was her mother.”
Kensington Palace declined to comment.
The cabaret singer didn’t get to perform at the Royal Wedding in May, but Harry and Meghan still have a chance to see him – as he’s singing tonight at the Pheasantry on King’s Road in Chelsea at 8:30pm.
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