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The soon-to-be Duchess of Sussex was left struggling on her wedding day after being “very rude” to someone who would have otherwise offered his assistance, an author has claimed.

The world got its first glimpse of Meghan Markle’s Givenchy gown from inside a vintage Rolls-Royce limousine as she traveled from Cliveden House Hotel to Windsor Castle with her mother Doria Ragland on the morning of May 19, 2018.

Created by British designer Clare Waight Keller and featuring an open bateau neckline, the gown was a marvel for its simplicity and elegance.

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Meghan’s veil was more than five meters long and made from silk tulle organza.

Its length proved tricky for her as she attempted to exit the car and walk up the steps to St George’s Chapel.

Author Tom Bower says the bride had “problems” with the veil and train but was ignored by a nearby army officer.

“A military man told me an extraordinary story about Meghan when she arrived at the wedding at Windsor Castle on that glorious day in 2018,” Bower tells The Mirror’s Pod Save the Queen podcast.

“You see her get out of the car unaccompanied and she has problems with the train of her dress and the army officer doesn’t step forward to help her.

“And the reason is, is the day before in the rehearsal, she had been very rude to him so he thought ‘well I’m not going to help you today’.

“I didn’t get the story from him but a fellow officer of his, who explained what had happened.”

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As she got out of the car Meghan’s veil appeared to have become twisted in the vehicle with an aid and her dress designer quickly coming to assist.

She was then helped up the stairs and into the chapel by her two pageboys who carried the five-metre-long train.

The veil featured a hand-embroidered trim of flowers in silk threads and organza, in the distinctive flora of each of the then-53 Commonwealth countries.

Her veil was held in place by Queen Mary’s diamond bandeau tiaraslow to the bride by the Queen.

The diamond bandeau was made in 1932, with the center brooch dating back to 1893.

Bower’s claim is one of many examples of Meghan’s behavior both before the wedding and after, included in his book Revenge.

He revisits the much-told story about an incident in the lead up to the royal wedding, when Meghan claims Kate made her cry during a bridesmaid dress fitting with Princess Charlotte.

He says it was Meghan who made the Duchess of Cambridge cry and not the other way around, as the Duchess of Sussex told Oprah.

Bower says Kate was tired, having only recently given birth to Prince Louis, and was brought to tears by Meghan following a disagreement about tights and the length of the bridesmaids’ dresses.

Meghan was supported by her friend Jessica Mulroney, the mother of another bridesmaid, Ivy.

“Some would say that the Duchess of Sussex compared Ivy favorably against Charlotte,” Bower writes.

“Others were surprised by Meghan’s close attachment to Mulroney.”

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Karra Eloff was furniture shopping with her husband Johann when a sharp pain in her right hip caused her to collapse.

“I had just finished a half-marathon, so I thought it was related to that,” Eloff, 32, tells 9Honey.

She assumed she’d sustained an injury and started “intensive rehab” to treat it.

“After a number of years, the pain spread to other joints.”

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It was 2011 and Eloff was 21.

“We had just returned from living in England. We got married and traveled through Europe and had the most adventurous year,” she explains.

“Then we came back to Australia and I collapsed.”

Despite the physiotherapy, Eloff had trouble sitting and standing for long periods of time.

“We both thought I might just have to go to physio a couple of times,” she recalls.

Instead, as the pain spread over the next few years, doctors began looking into the cause.

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Eloff was eventually diagnosed with Spondyloarthritis, a type of arthritis that can affect the spine as well as the joints of the arms and legs.

“It normally takes around five years to diagnose this condition because it is quite tricky,” she explains.

“Then once we realized this was actually a thing, something that was long-term, we had to pivot in our journey as well.”

Her experience of living with chronic pain, and the impact it had on her marriage, prompted her to write the book The Chronic Pain Couple: How to be a joyful partner & have a remarkable relationship in spite of chronic pain.

“We had this remarkable relationship built on adventure and fitness, and as soon as I became unwell everything we had built our relationship on wasn’t possible,” she says.

“Chronic pain impacts the body, but it also started to strip the joy from our relationship as we focused on treatment and my health.”

Eloff went in search of information to help her relationship evolve and improve in spite of her health, however all she could find were suggestions the keep their communication open.

“I wanted specific answers,” she says.

“When my pain is really high, how do I still be an amazing partner? How do I remain a joyful partner when my body isn’t keeping up, if I can’t do the activities we used to do?”

Next, Eloff turned to academic journals and learned all she could about chronic pain, and then she began reading some of the research released by relationship experts.

“Then there was a lot of trial and error in my journey,” she says. “Fatigue was a real concern so I wanted to narrow down what changes I could make that needed little energy but had a big impact on my love life.”

The answer was for Eloff to “strip back” and look intentionally at her day, values ​​and relationship.

“What I loved about running, for example, was nature, health, novelty and the challenge, and I can find those things elsewhere,” she explains.

And having tried many treatments to help reduce her pains, she learned her mental health was just as important when it came to her overall health. She also relies on the support of a pain specialist and healthcare team.

“Pain for me now is kind of like a part-time job,” Eloff says. “I’ve learned what makes my pain go out of control and I have a good grasp on planning my days to inject joy, romance and fun.

“Also a lot of people don’t push for a great healthcare team. There are so many GPs and specialists that care about this area and do have answers.”

Today, Eloff says her relationship is once again “remarkable.” The couple now lives on the Sunshine Coast with their son Josh, who is seven.

The Chronic Pain Couple: How to be a joyful partner & have a remarkable relationship in spite of chronic pain is out now and available via this link.