George Clooney's 'brutally honest' comment directed to Meghan and Harry at wedding

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exchanged vows in 2018, their guest list boasted an impressive mix of royalty, close friends, and A-list celebrities from Hollywood.

The Royal couple's wedding ceremony took place on May 19, 2018, in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Thousands flocked to the streets of Windsor to see the newlyweds, while millions worldwide watched the proceedings from home.

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What set their guest list apart from other Royal weddings was the remarkable number of high-profile celebrities in attendance.

The pews were filled with famous faces, including media mogul Oprah Winfrey, power couple George and Amal Clooney, fashion icons Victoria and David Beckham, reality TV personality Kris Jenner, acclaimed actor Idris Elba, Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, legendary musician Elton John, and several cast members from the hit show Suits.

Each guest had received an elegant, gold-embossed invitation to the highly anticipated event.

Interestingly, a Royal author has suggested that despite the sea of celebrities, Meghan and Harry didn't actually have close relationships with many of the A-list guests.

Instead, it's claimed that those who received coveted invitations were part of Meghan's strategy to "recruit" them as new friends.

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Royal author Tina Brown made this assertion in her 2022 book, The Palace Papers, where she penned: "The celebrity guests were a portrait not of Meghan's intimate circle but of the friends she most wanted to recruit."

Ms Brown asserted that Meghan had "scarcely" known Oprah Winfrey before her Royal nuptials, having met only a handful of times. Oprah later became the headline presenter of the controversial 2021 interview, in which Meghan aired her grievances about 'the Firm' and reflected on her experiences as a working member of the Royal family.

The Royal commentator recounted overhearing an enlightening exchange in the church. Reportedly, Boris Johnson's sister, Rachel, heard Princess Diana's ex-flatmate query George and Amal Clooney, who were seated beside her, about their connection to Harry or Meghan. The Clooneys cheerfully admitted, "We don't."

At the much-talked-about wedding, the Clooneys received prime seating near Lady Carolyn Warren, wife of the late Queen's trusted bloodstock adviser John Warren, and directly across from Princess Margaret's son, Viscount Linley.

Despite the high-profile roster of attendees at her wedding, Meghan seems to have struggled to maintain strong ties with many celebrities post-ceremony, as evidenced by the absence of such stars in her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.

Many anticipated that big names like Oprah, tennis icon Serena Williams, and filmmaker Tyler Perry—who also happens to be Princess Lilibet's godfather—would feature on her lifestyle series.

Yet, the actual lineup of guests was more personal, including Meghan's former Suits colleague Abigail Spencer, Delfina Figueras—the glamorous wife of Prince Harry's polo buddy Nacho—and the renowned chef Roy Choi.

The most notable stars to grace the show were Harry himself, who made a brief appearance in the final episode of the eight-part series, and actress, writer, and producer Mindy Kaling, who featured in the second episode.