In an intriguing juncture, Queen Elizabeth II exhibited a response laden with enigmatic subtlety when faced with Prince Harry's entreaty regarding his desire to espouse Meghan Markle.
Bearing a mere nine words, the retort that Her Majesty the Queen espoused was divulged by Prince Harry himself. This instance transpired during his solicitation for the monarch's blessing to join in matrimony with Meghan Markle.
Within the annals of his memoir titled "Spare," the Duke of Sussex alludes to the intricate ceremonial protocol he was bound to observe. This entailed the obligation of the first six individuals in the line of succession to formally beseech the Queen's imprimatur, a prerequisite to enter the realms of engagement.
The Duke recounted his vigilance, awaiting a serendipitous moment of the Queen's buoyant disposition subsequent to her return from a foray into Sandringham for a shooting escapade.
He embarked on the narration of his discourse with the Queen, articulating, "I've been duly advised that it is incumbent upon me to seek your gracious consent before venturing to propose."
Recollections reveal the Queen's state of perplexity, articulating, "Is that an obligation?"
In response, Prince Harry embarked on elucidating the rubrics of regal tradition, prompting the Queen to reverberate, "In that case, I suppose my acquiescence is inevitable."
The prince was left musing, "I found myself confounded. Was her response laced with sarcasm, irony, or a meticulously veiled enigma? Did she indulge in a game of semantic riddles? Throughout my tenure, I had never borne witness to my grandmother's dalliance with linguistic puzzles, rendering this a decidedly unconventional juncture, and the timing, though inadvertently, profoundly inopportune for such linguistic capers."
In closing contemplation, he pondered, "My memory fails to conjure any precedent for wordplay in Granny's repertoire. Yet, perhaps she perceived a fortuitous opportunity to exploit my infelicitous choice of phrase, and the temptation proved irresistible, prompting an uncharacteristic foray into lexical nuances."
