Meghan Markle “must be confused” as the certificate ‘proves’ the couple did not marry early

Meghan Markle “must be confused” about her claim that she married Prince Harry early, said the man who says he drafted the couple’s wedding license.

In the explosive interview that aired earlier this month, the Duchess of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey: “You know, three days before our wedding, we got married. Nobody knows.”

Later at the televised meeting, Harry said that only they and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, had been present.

This would pre-date the couple’s public wedding, which took place in May 2018 at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

Since Oprah’s interview, questions have been raised as to whether Meghan’s claims about an earlier ceremony were accurate, and several vicars disagreed with the statement.

And now there are more questions about the claim, according to an official who allegedly dealt with her marriage license at the time.

Stephen Borton, former chief secretary of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Faculty Office, who drafted the wedding license, told The Sun: “Sorry, but Meghan is obviously confused and clearly misinformed.

“They were not married three days before in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

“The special license that I helped draft allowed them to get married in St George’s Chapel in Windsor and what happened there on May 19, 2018 and was seen by millions around the world was the official wedding recognized by the Church of England and the law”.

He added that he suspected the couple had exchanged “some simple vows” that they had written themselves and said before the archbishop.

It was also reported that Borton said that they could not have married on the grounds of Nottingham Cottage, as it is not a licensed venue and three people are not enough witnesses for a valid ceremony.

The Sun also posted a picture of what it says is the couple’s marriage license, which is said to confirm that the official date of the marriage was May 19.

A spokesman for the Archbishop of Canterbury previously said he would not comment on personal or pastoral matters.

During the Oprah interview, Meghan said: “Three days before our wedding, we got married.

“Nobody knows, but we called the Archbishop (of Canterbury) and said ‘this, this show is for the world, but we want our union with each other.’

But in the wake of the show, the vicars question Meghan’s claims, as Church of England wedding rules require at least two witnesses, and the public must have ‘unrestricted access’ to the ceremony for it to occur. may raise objections.

And a couple that is already married cannot do it again, unless there is something wrong with the first marriage.

Last week, the Rev. Mark Edwards revealed that he contacted the archbishop’s office after claims of “getting some clarity” on the matter.

The vicar of St Matthew’s Church, in Dinnington, and St Cuthbert’s Church, in Brunswick, said he was told by a Lambeth Palace staff member that “Justin [Welby] does not perform private weddings. Meghan is American, she doesn’t get it. “

The Rev. Edwards said the person he spoke to told him: “Justin had a private conversation with the couple in the garden about the wedding, but I can assure you that there was no wedding until the national televised event.”