Meghan Markle 'felt she had more right to speak' than Kate as relationship soured

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton

Meghan Markle felt she had more right to speak on matters than Kate due to her background in philanthropy, an insider has claimed.

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 04/12/2023

- 09:10

The Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales are not on speaking terms

Meghan Markle felt she had more right to speak on matters than Kate due to her background in philanthropy, an insider has claimed.

The Duchess of Sussex felt she could teach the royals about charity when she joined the monarchy, according to the source.


The insider told the Telegraph: "I think there was always a sense that Meghan felt she was a self-made woman whereas Kate hadn’t really had her own career."

They added: "She seemed to feel like she had more of a right to speak than her sister-in-law, who had married into the family as an unknown whereas Meghan regarded herself as a philanthropist who could teach the royals a thing or two about charity.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton

The Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales are not on speaking terms.

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"I think she found it difficult that the Royal Foundation was already a well-oiled machine by the time she got there."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are currently not on speaking terms with the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Harry and Meghan have launched multiple public attacks on the senior members of the Royal Family since they left the monarchy in 2020.

The Sussexes secured a lucrative partnership with Netflix shortly after they stepped down as working members of the Royal Family.

Meghan Markle

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are currently not on speaking terms with the Prince and Princess of Wales.

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The couple produced a record-breaking docuseries titled Harry & Meghan for the platform and the Duke of Sussex also released his Heart of Invictus series this summer.

However, Meghan and Harry's partnership with Netflix has been scrutinised as the second half of the final series of The Crown will be released this month.

The series dramatises historical Royal Family events including the death of Harry and William's mother Princess Diana.

The late Princess of Wales is also depicted as a ghost in the sixth series of The Crown.

Kate Middleton

William and Kate are unhappy that the Sussexes are continuing to work with Netflix despite their affiliation with The Crown, a source has claimed.

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William and Kate are unhappy that the Sussexes are continuing to work with Netflix despite their affiliation with The Crown, a source has claimed.

The insider told Heat Magazine: "The Sussexes are well aware that William and Kate are not happy about The Crown or their deal with Netflix, but they've got no plans to defend themselves over it."

The source added: "Meghan's accusing Kate and William of having sour grapes and has told Harry to ignore them.

"She thinks they're being petty and looking for any reason to squabble."

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