Harry & Meghan Docuseries Revelations
39 of the Biggest Revelations From the "Harry & Meghan" Netflix Docuseries
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Unfortunately, Samantha drove somewhat of a wedge between Meghan and Hale. With the palace's press team being unwilling to respond to Samantha's claims and clarify the nature of Meghan's relationship with her, it seemed to them impossible to invite Hale to the wedding lest it generate more questions among the press.
"They just couldn't wrap their heads around it. And I have compassion for it," Meghan explains. "'How do we explain that this half-sister isn't invited to the wedding, but that the half-sister's daughter is?'"
In the end, Meghan was forced to deliver the news to Hale that she wouldn't be able to attend the royal wedding, describing the call as "painful."
"I think I said I was hurt on some level, but I understood where it was coming from," Hale said about the call. "To know that it was because of my biological mother that this relationship that was so important to me was impacted in that way. To feel like, because of her, it was taken away, it's been hard."