New Details About The Prince William Meghan Markle Feud
Prince William appeared to give Meghan the cold shoulder.
Catherine Middleton and Meghan Markle, aka the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex have been trying to kill the rumors of a royal feud. Their latest effort involved putting on a united front on Christmas Day. Now another source of royal tension has surfaced as a result. Footage of Princes William and Harry and their wives leaving Sandringham's St. Mary Magdalene Church appears to show Meghan turning to William to engage him in conversation. The burn came when Prince William seemed to blatantly ignore her by focusing on fiddling with his scarf. Is the perceived feud between Meghan Markle and Prince William real?
1. Tension between Harry and William
There have been reports over the past year about growing tensions between William and Harry ever since Will expressed concern that Meghan wasn't a suitable wife for Harry. William reportedly did not keep this feeling to himself, either. He told Harry. A friend of the royal family told the Mail on Sunday, "The problem is that the Cambridges felt things had moved very quickly between Harry and Meghan. Wills particularly was worried and felt close enough to Harry to voice his thoughts." Will's concerns about Meghan even reached the ears of the Queen.
2. Tension between Meghan and Kate
Up until now, it was thought that the main source of tension between the royal couples was because Meghan and Kate didn't get along. However, the Queen and Prince Charles have reportedly all but ordered that two to get along and that any fight between them must be kept out of the public eye — especially on Christmas Day at the family's church service. The Duchesses appear to have taken that advice to heart as they were seen laughing and joking together as they walked towards the church.
3. Letting it play out
A source close to the royal family told The Sun that the Queen and Prince Charles have been fairly content to let the situation play out without interfering too much, but they both expressed their desire to have the whole family come together on Christmas and set petty grievances aside. "That meant the two couples walking into church together as the Fab Four just like they had last year. Yes, it was awkward and uncomfortable given what's gone on over the past 12 months. But the alternative of even more negativity on Christmas Day wasn't worth thinking about."
4. Origins of the feud
Rumors of the feud between the couples have been circulating for months, but they kicked into high gear when Prince Harry and Meghan announced they were moving out of Kensington Palace to live in Windsor's Frogmore House. There were also reports of a fight between Meghan and Kate during the bridesmaid dress fitting before Meghan and Harry's wedding.
5. Duchess Difficult
Meghan Markle has reportedly been nicknamed Duchess Difficult by Palace staff and insiders due to the resignation of Samantha Cohen, one of Harry and Meghan's aides. Sources have also claimed that Kate has told Meghan not to berate members of her staff after she allegedly yelled at one of Kate's aides.
6. Twitter reacts
When the video surfaced of the apparent snub of Meghan by Prince William fans took to Twitter to comment. One said, "Maybe my imagination but William seemed to ignore Meghan. And William and Harry did not interact with each other much. Something just seemed off between them." What do you think? The video is below.
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