The intense pressure of being a high-profile figure of the royal family can become daunting for even its most senior members, and this unique experience has forged many close bonds throughout the family’s history. “Think back to when Diana and Fergie were always giggling and would help each other let off steam,” Jennie Bond told GB News. “Kate [Middleton] hasn’t got that. The fact that things didn’t work out with Meghan was a real blow because Prince Harry’s bride would have been another person stuck in the same situation.”
In the early days of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship, it seemed like Kate happily took up the role of Markle’s trusted advisor and friend. In March 2018, a source close to the family told Entertainment Tonight that the Princess of Wales regularly offered Markle advice on royal-approved fashion and protocol. Kate helped Meghan plan her May 2018 wedding, although a rift over flower girl dresses allegedly resulted in Kate making Meghan cry.
After Harry and Meghan left the royal family and began denouncing its members in scathing interviews and tell-all memoirs, Kate was forced to seek out friendship elsewhere. Bond told GB News that the princess has a “strong inner circle [that] extends way beyond her parents and siblings.” Although Kate has childhood friends and her husband’s friends to lean on, the stressful effects of Harry and Meghan’s absence are apparent.
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