Meghan Markle was once tasked with buying Prince William a joke Christmas gift – and she did a great job

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to travel back to the U.K. this year to attend a number of important events, but a royal expert says any meeting between the couple and Harry’s brother, Prince William, and wife Duchess Kate will be uncomfortable.“I think it’s going to be very awkward if they do meet up,” Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan in Their Own Words, told The Sun on Saturday, January 2.

Fab Four might not have always been the best, but we now have confirmation that Meghan Markle made a pretty fantastic first impression on her brother-in-law, Prince William, during her first Christmas with the royal family in 2017. Meghan had the very special (and very rare honor) of attending the royal Christmas celebration while she and Prince Harry were engaged (usually, significant others aren't invited until after they've officially tied the knot).

Meghan Markle spent her first Christmas with the British royal family in 2017, and broke the ice with a funny gag gift for Prince William.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been accused of breaking the UK ‘rule of six’ restrictions during a meet-up with Prince Edward and his family at Sandringham Estate on Sunday night.

Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton, along with their kids, Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louis, 2, were photographed walking near Prince Edward, his wife Sophie, and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 17, and 13-year-old James Viscount Severn at Luminate Sandringham in Norwich, Norfolk.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have been accused of breaking UK lockdown rules, after they were photographed on an outdoor walk with Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex's family.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have ben accused of inadvertently breaking the rule of six after seeing Prince Edward and his family at Sandringham.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, both 38, are said to have “mingled” with Prince Edward and his wife Sophie as well as their children Lady Louise Windsor, 17, and 13-year-old James Viscount Severn at a public attraction along with their three children.

A rite of passage. Meghan Markle’s first Christmas gift to Prince William and Kate Middleton kept up with a royal family tradition of exchanging novelty gifts, instead of anything too serious or expensive. And apparently, Meghan even hit it out of the park with her present to one of them.

royal family usually gathers at the Queen's estate in Sandringham to celebrate the Christmas holidays, but this year, they'll be celebrating separately from different locations because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Queen and Prince Philip announced earlier this month that they will be celebrating the holidays quietly from Windsor Castle, for example.

reports., so they're sending gifts overseas and spending the holidays at home in Montecito, Calif. But, William and Kate are still unsure about their plans since Queen Elizabeth cancelled her annual trip to Sandringham.

Just like the rest of the world, the royal family is currently experiencing their first socially-distanced Christmas. Moreover, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are all the way in the US, specifically, their new Montecito home with their 19-month-old son Archie.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markleliving in their Montecito, California, home, ET has learned that the royals will be conducting Zoom calls to check in with one another. «The family is planning Zoom calls and games online because they can’t all spend Christmas at Sandringham together like they normally do,» a source tells ET.

Duchess Catherine and Prince William are feeling the holiday spirit.

royal reporter Katie Nicholl, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are on much better terms with the royals–specifically Prince William and Kate Middleton, whose relationship with the Sussexes is “much better than it was.” A source tells that William and Harry have been in regular contact lately, and that Meghan and Harry have already sent Christmas presents to the Cambridge family.