Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle still, allegedly, have a tense relationship with each other.
According to Life & Style, Middleton’s negative impression of Markle as a conniving diva when they first met years ago hasn’t changed.
A source told the tabloid that after receiving Queen Elizabeth’s support and training, Middleton is finally talking and getting her thoughts out there.
“Kate’s finally talking and getting her side of the story out there. She’s told pals that she’s tired of Meghan always painting her as the bad guy – especially when it’s Meghan’s antics that tore apart the family. According to Kate, Meghan’s been nothing but a conniving diva since the moment they met,” the source said.
Friends of the Duchess of Cambridge are, allegedly, encouraging her to get her story out there via a sit-down interview. This way, the future queen consort could get everything out in the open and bring the royal family closer.
However, this statement seems contradictory. It is unlikely for a sit-down interview where Middleton will expose Markle to bring the royal family closer. By the looks of it, this will just cause more problems within The Firm.
But if Middleton and Markle still haven’t, allegedly, patched things up, the same cannot be said about their respective husbands.
“William and Harry are back on speaking terms. and getting along better. But the relationship between Meghan and Kate remains tense,” the source said.
In the book Finding Freedom, author Carolyn Durand detailed an awkward encounter between the duchesses. During one of their meetings, Middleton told Markle that she could reach out to her for anything.
However, Markle never took Middleton up on her offer. And the latter never followed through with her sister-in-law.
In the book, there were also claims that Prince William’s wife snubbed Markle by not inviting her to ride her car when in fact they were going to the same location. This revelation painted Middleton in a negative light.
“She’s still angry about being slammed in Finding Freedom and is pretty sure Meghan was behind the anecdotes. Kate’s told pals that if her reaction was cold, it was Meghan’s own fault – she acted entitled from the start and refused to respect tradition, failing to even say ‘please’ and ‘thank you,’” the source said.
However, one should take the claims made by the tabloid with a grain of salt. It was also stated in Finding Freedom that Middleton and Markle never had an issue with each other. They were simply not close.