What Really Happened During Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's First Meeting

romantic comedies. So, when it happened IRL to Meghan Markle, we all just kind of instinctively expected her life to play out like a perfect story.

royal family is a whole thing. In addition to the obvious things, like the royal protocols they have to learn and the insane media scrutiny they have to endure, hopeful royals-in-law also have to go through an almost bizarrely intense security training program.

When Meghan Markle first met Prince William, she was reportedly “disappointed” that his wife Kate Middleton was not a part of the festivities. Or at least that’s what “Finding Freedom” authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote about the initial exchange.The royal biography says the then actress was brought to Kensington Palace by her beau Prince Harry in November 2016.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's recently released book Finding Freedom opened a box of secrets. The explosive book gave royal fans a closer look at Meghan and Harry's life after they met, walking through happy and disappointing incidents of their lives before coming to the present.

A new book, Finding Freedom, explores Meghan Markle‘s relationship with other members of the family, and in the new tell-all, it’s claimed that Meghan Markle was unhappy when she discovered Kate Middleton wouldn’t be there when speaking with William for the first time. Page Six picked up on an excerpt from the book which explored the month of November 2016, after Markle and Prince Harry had already been in a relationship for a few months.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's relationship was under a microscope from the moment the women met—if not before that, honestly.

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brands celebrities love are on sale at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, including fall outerwear styles from big brands the royals — Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry — have worn.

With the new Prince Harry and Meghan Markle biography out on Tuesday, the book’s authors sat down with “Good Morning America” where they discussed Kate Middleton and Meghan’s rumoured feud.

A royal biographer believes that Meghan Markle needed Kate Middleton’s support before her royal exit, and it’s possible that the Duchess of Cambridge knew this yet “didn’t” offer more. This may have had something to do with their rumored feud—a topic that Harper’s Bazaar royal expert, Omid Scobie, has plenty to say about.

Royal inside Lady Colin Campbell recently spoke to New! magazine and revealed that Kate Middleton is "desperately sad" after seeing her portrayal in the Sussexes biographical book. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will release a biography called Finding Freedom on 11th August, which details the couple's departure from the royal family.

A fresh start. Kate Middleton and Prince William sent Meghan Markle a birthday message amid reports of a feud between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan’s husband, Prince Harry. In honor of Meghan’s 39th birthday on Tuesday, August 4, William and Kate took to their Instagram to post a sweet tribute in honor of their sister-in-law.

Finding Freedom is still about a week away, and yet royal fans have already enjoyed a veritable feast of inside Sussex knowledge courtesy of authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand.

Meghan Markle is said to have gifted Kate Middleton with a Smythson notebook when the pair first met in January 2017. According to the new bombshell royal biography Finding Freedom, which details Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back from the royal family, the Duchess off Sussex surprised Kate with the special gift.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton are now an ocean apart from one another, but even when the two duchesses lived in the same palace, their relationship was a complicated one. In the new tell-all,, royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand share new insight into the relationship between the wives of Prince Harry and Prince William. «I was always told that there was never a catfight as such, between the two girls.

Apology not accepted. Meghan Markle rejected Kate Middleton’s flowers after their royal feud, according to Vanity Fair. The report, by royal correspondent Kate Nicholl, comes after the release of Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand book, Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, which details the couple’s relationship and Meghan’s transition into the British royal family.”