Author: Billy Nilles / Source: E! Online
Despite the undeniably royal lineage that’s been living under the roofs of both Buckingham and Kensington Palaces for decades, these days, the so-called palace intrigue out of the UK has been centered squarely on the two women who’ve married into one of the world’s most famous families, both going from commoner to duchess overnight.
We’re talking, of course, about Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, wives of Prince William and Prince Harry, respectively.
In recent week, the women have found themselves the subject of intense media scrutiny over the nature of their relationship, with tabloid report after report alleging that some sort of rift has developed between the pair—one so strong, so the narrative goes, that it’s even somehow the reason their husbands are spending less time together.
At first blush, this seems like it could be the sort of things written off as the tabloid media doing what they do best: pitting two women against each other for sport. And it appears that’s how one half of this supposed feud is treating it, as a source told Vanity Fair that Markle has made a point to steer clear of the negative coverage she’s been receiving ad nauseam.
“Meghan is a believer in karma and she doesn’t want to sit there reading negative online stories and comments about herself,” the source told the publication about the Duchess of Sussex’s thought process, which differs from that of her husband, who reportedly often reads the papers. “She feels to a degree the British press is out to get her and while she’s aware of the news and what’s going on, she tries her best not to read all the stories about her.”
And in a rare instance, Kensington Palace has issued a response to one of the latest reports by The Sun, which claimed that the women had an “explosive row” before Markle wed Prince Harry in May. As the paper alleged, Middleton told her soon-to-be sister-in-law not to berate members of her team, saying, “That’s unacceptable, they’re my staff and I speak to them.” And E! News has confirmed that when asked about that specific bit of reporting, the palace shut them down, saying, “That never happened.”
But what of all the other reports? The allegation that Middleton had been “left in tears” after Princess Charlotte‘s bridesmaid’s dress fitting in the run-up to this summer’s nuptials? Or that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to move out of the palace complex to relocate at Frogmore Cottage at Windsor Castle, the site of their wedding reception, comes as Markle is begging for some distance between her and Middleton? The Palace has told E! News that they will not be commenting on them, which, if you think about it, makes a bit of sense. Why legitimize each and every bit of fictional drama created simply to sell papers?
However, in the absence of their definitive commentary on the reports of an allegedly frayed and fractured relationship between the sisters-in-law, we’re left to suss out the facts from the fiction on our own. And while that’s not always entirely easy, let’s take a crack at it.
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