Meghan Markle Said 'You've Embarrassed Me!' After Kate Middleton Stylist Mix-Up, Designer Claims

Meghan Markle allegedly told fashion designer Roland Mouret, 'You don't realise what you've done! You've embarrassed me!' after a member of his team contacted Kate Middleton's stylist about dresses sent to Meghan. The claim comes from an excerpt of Mouret's memoir published by The Times on 16 October, and describes a private disagreement that has not been independently confirmed.

Mouret writes that he first met Meghan in 2015 at the opening of Soho House in Istanbul. They kept in touch, he says, and after she began dating Prince Harry in 2016, he offered to send her clothes for upcoming engagements. The account centres on how the clothes were handled, rather than on any direct exchange between Meghan and Kate.

The story appears in I Am Roland Mouret: The Butcher's Boy Who Dressed the World. Mouret's recollection is the basis for the reported exchange, and the cited coverage does not provide a separate account from Meghan. The distinction matters because the quoted words are presented as a memoir claim, not as a recorded conversation.

How Meghan Markle's Dresses Became Part of a Palace Mix-Up

Mouret writes that he asked his team to take a selection of outfits to the palace, leave them with Meghan and not follow up. He says the offer came as she began adjusting to a new public role after her relationship with Harry became public. The supplied reporting does not say precisely which garments were sent or when they arrived.

According to Mouret, a member of his team later contacted Kate's stylist at Kensington Palace to ask for Meghan's dresses to be returned. He describes the call as an 'honest attempt to be efficient', according to Page Six. His account does not say Kate requested the clothes or knew about the message.

The sources offer no independent account of the palace communication. Mouret says Meghan called him afterwards. 'You don't realise what you've done! You've embarrassed me!' she allegedly said, as he remembers it in the memoir.

Mouret writes that he apologised and explained that the contact had been a mistake. He says Meghan replied that she could never wear his designs again. There is no separate record of the call in the reports, so the wording and tone remain his recollection of a private exchange.

PEOPLE reported that it contacted the Duchess of Sussex for comment, but did not include a response. The absence of a response in the published coverage does not verify or disprove Mouret's version. No independent confirmation of the conversation appears in the reports reviewed.

Meghan Markle and Mouret Later Reconnected

The designer's account does not describe a permanent break. Mouret writes that he later contacted Meghan after seeing her wear what he considered a high-street copy of one of his designs. He says she replied positively and suggested they meet again.

Their later fashion choices add context, though they cannot establish what happened during the reported call. Meghan wore a navy Mouret dress in promotional photographs for her As ever lifestyle brand released earlier in 2026. PEOPLEreported that she had previously worn the same dress to the Royal Foundation Dinner in November 2018.

Kate has also worn designs from Mouret's label, including at Wimbledon, according to the supplied reporting. None of those appearances explains the palace contact or confirms how the designer and Meghan resolved the disagreement. They show only that Mouret's clothes appeared in public looks associated with both women.

The incident, as Mouret recounts it, turns on a detail about how the clothes were handled. His memoir supplies the account of what followed, while the cited reports leave the call itself uncorroborated. I Am Roland Mouret: The Butcher's Boy Who Dressed the World is scheduled for publication on 22 October 2026.