Meghan Markle's 1-word joke that left Kate Middleton silent at her first Trooping the Colour in 2018

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle once had a silence so awkward during the Duchess of Sussex’s first appearance at Trooping the Colour, that it "threatened to swallow us whole," according to Prince Harry.Harry wrote in his memoir "Spare" that he and Markle returned from their Mediterranean honeymoon in 2018 "just in time for the official June celebration of Granny’s birthday."He added that Trooping the Colour was one of their first public appearances as a married couple following their May 19, 2018, wedding."

Everyone present was in a good mood, upbeat," he wrote. "But then: Kate asked Meg what she thought of her first Trooping the Colour."MEGHAN MARKLE, KATE MIDDLETON’S BRIDESMAID DRESS DISPUTE WAS ‘BEGINNING OF THE END’: EXPERTThe Duke of Sussex wrote that Markle joked the celebration was "Colourful.""

And a yawning silence threatened to swallow us all whole," he said.The 41-year-old didn’t elaborate in the book about the moment, only writing that days later Markle went on her first royal trip with Queen Elizabeth II and they "got on famously."MEGHAN MARKLE'S SORORITY DAYS HINTED SHE WAS BOUND TO CLASH WITH ROYALS: EXPERTSLater that month, he said the four of them attempted to clear the air about the tensions between them.

Harry wrote that along with Middleton thinking Markle had wanted her fashion contacts and friction over bridesmaids’ dresses at the Sussexes’ wedding, Middleton and Prince William were also miffed that Markle and Harry hadn’t given them Easter presents. And Middleton told Markle she owed her an apology for talking about her hormones as "baby brain" while the princess was pregnant.He said he and Markle also told them they were irritated that William and Middleton had switched seats at their wedding.

PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON BATTLE PRINCE HARRY’S ‘SPARE’ CURSE WITH BOLD PARENTING CHANGES: EXPERTS"None of this airing of grievances was doing any good," Harry wrote. "We weren’t getting anywhere."Harry and Markle last took part in Trooping the Col