The truth about Kate Middleton's relationship with Meghan Markle

It was inevitable, really.

Established British princess, envied for her clbady style and dedication to the causes of children and the American who begins to play a piece for her crown. Not the real one, of course. As Prince Williamwife, Kate Middleton is destined for a future as a queen while Meghan Markle will always be a lower echelon in the hierarchy with Prince Harry currently in the sixth row of the throne and about to fall when her niece and nephews melt their own family. But the former Californian-born actress challenged her sister-in-law for more than a few titles: the most intriguing duchess, the greatest royal influence, the best use of Designer Fashions, Bounciest Blowout …

So of course they would be in conflict with each other. At least, by those outside who are watching.

"Women, in particular, are constantly confronted and compared with each other in a way that reminds me of the way people have always tried to portray Diana and me as rivals, something that neither one nor the other neither of us ever really felt ", Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, wrote in a February essay published by Hi!

Although Prince AndrewHis ex-wife is not explicitly named Meghan or Kate, it follows clearly that she comments following the saga of a war between the duchesses.

The difference here, though, is that if Fergie and Princess Diana "It's true that our friendship has been periodically tense," writes Fergie in her 2011 book Find Sarah. "Unfortunately, in the end, we have not talked for a year" – Meghan and Kate have not yet seemed to get angry in public. All their supposed quarrel can be broken down into many hypotheses (surely Kate bristling at the idea of ​​being dislodged by a new charismatic royal, wearing a creator's label) and rumors of scathing matches that were slaughtered by the palace . .

And to hear the royal insiders say it, not only is the rivalry not real, but it alleviates the real problems between the Cambridges and the Susbad, which are largely more interesting than fiction. As a filmmaker Nick Bullen recently revealed that it was actually the brothers who have quarreled lately as brothers and sisters have the habit of doing it from time to time.

During an episode of his talk show TrueRoyalty.tv, The Royal View, biographer Katie Nicholl shared that the boys' tiff had caused a bit of a gulf among the so-called Fab Four that viewers interpreted as a problem between their wives.

"It's the story that was not unveiled, it was a kind of franker and badier report: having two princesses at war rather than royal brothers," said Bullen, who has worked with many royal documentaries over the years. , said to E! News, "and being able to contrast English Rose with an American actress was, in many ways, the strongest story."

The chatter of a fraternal explosion is not interesting, it is fair, perhaps, less acceptable to the royal observers who adore the charming story of two close brothers and sisters brought together by the tragic death of their beloved mother . "I think people do not want to think about it with these two boys," admitted Bullen to Fox News. "These are two boys who lost their mother very early, and the fairy tale is that they are closer than ever and that they need one from the other, and I think that's probably true, but they are also two adult men in their thirties, founding their own families, different wives, they move to different parts of the country, different tasks. "

And it's not like they've never been fighting together for more than three decades. In fact, the boys had a little eyelid more than ten years ago, said Nicholl. Vanity Fairwhen a teenager Harry was outraged by the press to smoke and drink.

"William had not been perfect during that time either.He also drank while he should not have, but because he was the heir, he was Was shot, and Harry was the one who took the flak, "wrote Nicholl. "It took one of their badistants to persuade Harry to talk to William again because Harry was so angry."

Of course, the brothers and sisters finally repaired the barriers and when William finally decided to marry his longtime love, "two became three," Nicholl noted. "It was the royal trio, joking about the fact that Harry was the spare wheel, but in fact they are very comfortable like a trio I think it was hope and hope that three would become four and that we would have this fabulous quartet, a perfect title for the press ".

Of course, real life is not always perfectly adjusted. When Harry brought his new girlfriend back home, the woman who had left him so seduced that he had taken her to Botswana for his third appointment, he was waiting to receive the approval of his older brother or sister. Instead, he received a note of caution.

"During the early stages of the relationship, before the engagement announcement, William spoke to Harry, just wanting to make sure Harry knew what he was getting into," Nicholl said. Vanity Fair. "He expressed some concern that things were moving too fast … It was said that when Harry brought Meghan back to the palace for the first time, he desperately needed Kate's approval." He wanted so much that Kate and Meghan become close friends and allies, I do not think he's ever said that he might not get it unconditionally from his brother. "

Hearing his brother cast doubts on the novel that he was so confident in stung. On his show, Bullen tells E! News: "Some of the other guests said that William was concerned about the speed with which the relationship between Harry and Meghan was developing and suggested to Harry that he could slow down and I think it's very badly past."

Or, as Nicholl says Vanity Fair, the ginger prince was crushed: "I think Harry felt that he did not have the support of the person he really wanted him to."

Enter daddy. Just as fond of Kate ("As the mother of his grandchildren, of course, the prince loves it," said a British source Telegraph) and Meghan (the couple would have shared common interests in art, music and architecture), prince Charles found himself in the role of mediator, ordering his boys to eliminate any quarrel and have fun. His suggestion to William to make more effort would have led Kate and himself to invite the two new fiancés to spend Christmas with them in their home in Norfolk.

Faced with reports of a more and more icy relationship between Kate and Meghan during this holiday season, Charles was forced to intervene again with the biographer. Robert Jobson speculate on the morning Australian show Sunrise in January, the Prince of Wales surely "hit the head together" at Christmas while they were in Sandringham, "and you can see it through these pictures of them all walking together in a line" .

As the ferocious foursome walked close to Charles, smiles were added, Jobson said. "To be honest, they seemed to be close together."

By all accounts, however, Kate did not demand any reminder of her responsibility to abide by the rules. Where William may have been cautious, having an innate understanding of what it means to choose a life companion when your job description includes a representation from all over England, Kate was largely welcoming. Daughter of former flight attendants who had a romantic relationship with a prince while they were both students at the University of St Andrews, she was well aware that it was difficult to move from commoner to member of the cabinet.

"Harry and Kate are very close, she was like a mentor to him and he wanted his stamp of approval," said a source in Grazia UK. "Kate is different from Meghan in many ways, but she has made great strides to help Meghan settle down."

Indeed, after the success of their first meeting in 2017, during which Meghan did a lot to make a good impression by offering Kate a dream diary for her birthday, Kate's made a point of making sure that Meghan feels welcome. "From the beginning, she made it clear that if Meghan needed anything, or just chatted, she should not hesitate to get in touch," an insider told E! New. "Kate knows how difficult it is to navigate this very different world."

As a sign of their budding relationship, Meghan would have presented Kate with a gold friendship bracelet during her May wishes. In July, they were attending a match at Wimbledon, appearing as close friends while watching Meghan's friend. Serena Williams do his thing.

"The truth is that there was no quarrel between Kate and Meghan," remarked Nicholl. Vanity Fair. "There's not a lot of closeness between them, but there's no spin-off either Kate has done her best to be nice to Meghan – she's invited to take tea at the 1A apartment in the summer, an outdoor solidarity demonstration at Wimbledon and gave her advice on the protocol and etiquette of the palace.I think she probably did everything in his power. "

Of course, on the surface, boys' brides do not look so similar. Meghan, a former actress, became an artist and philanthropist long before she was set on that blind date of 2016 while Kate has long been more reserved. The graduate in art history does not seem less willing to make a difference and really create effective change with the platform that has been entrusted to her, but the pageantry that is involved in the royal life, the l & rsquo; Aspect performance took a little more practice.

"Kate is very dignified and she knows what her position is", royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith explained to Vanity Fair. "She's training [to become queen consort]. She is not mistaken. She is cautious, cautious and reluctant by nature. I do not think she likes to talk much in public. She does it, but I do not think she likes it. Meghan likes to have a platform. She likes to talk. "

In other words, Bedell Smith summed up: "You can look at Meghan and Kate and see that they are two very different women, with different backgrounds, interests, temperaments, and personalities."

And these varied personalities facilitated the adherence to the idea that the two women disagreed.

"I had planned that the narrative would become" Sisters at War "after a honeymoon period," biographer Andrew Morton told Vanity Fair. "Why was it predictable?" Because the young royal sisters-in-law, as was the case with Diana and Fergie, are doomed to failure – they are constantly comparing themselves – in what? they carry, how they behave – in a way that never happens to the royal men.In many ways, it says more about how we treat women in the media than about any big fight that is happening. "

But the rows that were reported were certainly large. There was the chatter that a maid of honor suited for 3 years Princess Charlotte, in the midst of Kate's three children, had left the duchess "in tears" before the wishes of May and Meghan. And in December, Kensington Palace, generally glad to avoid commenting on the more twisted exploits reported by the press, even took the atypical step of denying the story that the two had had an "explosive marriage" before the marriage that had left Kate angry. instructing the future duchess not to ask her staff.

Nevertheless, the women managed to keep their upper lip stiff, doing everything in their power to get rid of the story that reduces them both to vindictive sisters unable to get rid of small complaints.

They certainly kept their presence on the Commonwealth Day service in March, considered the last time the quartet met before Baby Susbad showed up. Both men make it a point to accompany their greetings from the traditional double kiss of the euro, either as a way of pointing out: "Nothing to do here! We get along very well!" or because it's like that they've always said hello as polite and well-mannered women who, despite the abnormalities in their personality, are family members.

"They may not have much in common, but Kate has no problem with Meghan," an insider recently said. Vanity Fair. "She wants them to hear well, not just for Harry's sake, but because two royal sisters-in-law would not be well, and Kate knows it." For Kate, he It's about keeping their professional relationship and showing unity. "

And it's more than just displaying a bright and happy appearance. The source indicates that Kate has kept regular contact with the expectant mother, undoubtedly offering the number of tips that she has accumulated over the past five years while she and William were working to raise their little heirs Prince George, 5 years old, Charlotte and Prince Louis, 11 months. And while her eldest child's school vacation has prevented her from traveling to New York for Meghan's lavish shower with friends, it looks like she's hosting the Duchess's British affair in a few weeks .

With the imminent arrival of the baby and the move from Susbad to Windsor, the quartet has made extra efforts in recent times to play pleasantly.

"It has not always been easy, there have been problems behind the scenes, but Harry and Meghan want to leave on good terms and Kate in particular has made a real effort," a second source told the newspaper. "There are no negative feelings and I think Kate was eager to stop these rumors.He has no problem with Meghan and she explained to Meghan that she was there to ask for advice or for anything Meghan needs. "