Kate Middleton Tried to Help Meghan Markle Adjust to the British Way of Life, Royal Commentator Says
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge became a royal in 2011 after marrying Prince William. She and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex became sisters-in-law in 2018 after the latter married Prince Harry.
It has been said that Meghan was not happy with the lack of support she received from Kate in her transition to royal life. However, a royal commentator claims Kate did try to help Meghan, especially in adjusting to life in the United Kingdom.
Meghan Markle allegedly believes Kate Middleton should have helped her more
According to the book Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand—which Meghan contributed to—Meghan hoped to bond with Kate. However, Kate’s actions towards Meghan reportedly left much to be desired.
“Their relationship hadn’t progressed much since she was Harry’s girlfriend,” the authors wrote, according to an excerpt published by The Times. “Although Meghan might have understood Kate’s wariness to strike up a meaningful friendship, they were still no closer by the time she was a fellow senior working member of the royal family and the wife of William’s brother.”
The authors continued, “Flowers for her birthday were nice, but Meghan would far rather have had Kate check in on her during the most difficult times with the press… Meghan was disappointed that she and Kate hadn’t bonded over the position they shared, but she wasn’t losing sleep over it.”
Royal experts share Kate Middleton did try to help Meghan Markle
It seems the narrative from Meghan’s camp is that Kate could have done more to build their friendship. However, royal experts alleged that Kate did, indeed, try to help Meghan out during the latter’s early days in the royal family, as reported by Express.
“By all accounts in those early months, she did reach out to Meghan,” broadcaster Bidisha said.
Meanwhile, royal editor Emily Andrews shared, “She said she could put her in touch with any fashion designers she knew. Kate did try as much as possible to help Meghan as she entered the royal fray.”
Royal expert Katie Nicholl recalled Kate inviting Meghan to Wimbledon and a polo match.
Bidisha explained that Kate’s behaviors towards Meghan was very regal, saying, “Apparently Kate also school Meghan in some of those English conventions, which you may not think about as an arriving American. What are all those unspoken rules that you need to follow when you’re a royal? That makes me think that when it’s her time to be the Queen, she herself is going to be kind and warm and opening to successive generations.”
What is the duchesses’ relationship like now?
In 2020, Meghan and Harry stepped down as senior royals and moved to California. The couple has since spoken to media outlets about their grievances while being a part of the royal family.
These interviews have reportedly not sat well with other royals. For example, royal experts claim the royal family no longer trusts Meghan and Harry, especially because they talk to the press too much. Meghan and Kate have not talked about what their relationship is currently like, but it likely the two women are not very close.
However, royal writer Camilla Tominey believes Kate is trying to repair hurt relations in the royal family.
“Setting aside any personal resentment she may still feel about Harry and Meghan’s televised two-hour tell-all, Kate put her best foot forward in trying to carve a path to reconciliation between the brothers,” Tominey said, according to the Daily Mail.
