Kate Middleton has undoubtedly become one of the most popular members of the Royal Family. The Princess of Wales is still recovering from the cancer she was diagnosed with earlier this year, but royal fans were rightly overjoyed when she returned to duty at the Trooping the Colour in May. Yet while life continues, Kate and the rest of the royals still have one giant headache: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The troubled relationship with the Sussexes has been ongoing for some years. When Harry and Meghan revealed details about their bad experiences within the monarchy, accusing Kate and the other Royal Family members of many things, the relationship hit rock bottom. Today, a reunion seems a long way away, and Harry and Kate haven’t spoken with each other in a long time.
It’s been said recently that Harry misses his old friends, as well as some parts of his old life. Reports have even suggested that he might be having second thoughts about his life in the US. A new angle suggests that while Kate Middleton might be angry with her estranged brother-in-law, she wants him and William to reunite. However, there is one big obstacle in the way.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chances of keeping their relationship with the Royal Family healthy disappeared when they spoke out in their infamous Oprah Winfrey interview. Later, the Duke revealed new bombshell claims in his book, Spare, and from that point, a reunion with Harry’s family seemed an unlikely prospect.
Prince Harry’s relationship with the royal family
Harry has only met his sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, a few times since leaving the monarchy with Meghan. The two attended Prince Philip’s funeral together, and later the funeral for Queen Elizabeth. Meghan also attended the late monarch’s funeral; however, it’s not known whether she and Kate spoke.
Shortly after Queen Elizabeth’s death, Harry, Meghan, William, and Kate joined forces for a public outing at Windsor to greet well-wishers and mourners. It was supposed to be seen as a united royal front despite their different opinions of one another. For Kate, though, the walk was challenging, with author Robert Jobson revealing that the Princess of Wales didn’t enjoy it at all.
The fact that it was to be seen as a feeling of “it’s getting better between us” was, according to Jobson, just an “illusion.”
“Catherine later admitted to a senior royal that, such was the ill feeling between the two couples, the joint walkabout was one of the hardest things she’d ever had to do,” Jobson wrote.
While she might not have been the main focus, Kate Middleton wasn’t entirely spared from verbal barbs in Harry and Meghan’s infamous Oprah interview.
Meghan claimed that Kate had made her cry over the flower girl dresses on her wedding day, directly contradicting earlier claims made by the British tabloids.
What Prince Harry wrote about Kate Middleton in Spare
In Harry’s book Spare, released in early 2023, the Duke revealed personal text messages exchanged between Meghan and Kate after the disagreement over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid dress.
And this was only one thing about Kate he mentioned in Spare. In another part of the book, Harry claimed that Kate once “grimaced” after Meghan asked to use her lipgloss. When she put some lipgloss onto her fingers to use on her lips, the Princess of Wales visibly shuddered.
Moreover, Harry wrote that Kate and Meghan struggled to bond over stereotyping, which he said caused “a bit of a barrier.”
Today, Harry and Meghan live an entirely different life to the one they had grown accustomed to within the monarchy. Sunny California has given them plenty of space for rest and reflection, even if one individual, Donald Trump, has publicly declared that he doesn’t want Harry to stay.
The former president has even threatened to deport the prince from the US if he wins the election. As per reports, the start of their history can be traced back to several years ago.
Back in 2019, Trump visited the UK. As part of the trip, he met with various senior members of the British Royal Family, including then-Prince Charles—the two apparently spoke on climate change—and, of course, the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Harry’s troubled relationship with Donald Trump
At the time, there were certain tensions before the UK visit relating to Meghan Markle.
In 2016, during the presidential campaign in which Trump was running for office, Meghan appeared on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and discussed the former The Apprentice star, accusing him of being “misogynistic” and “divisive.” She also pledged to vote for his rival, Hillary Clinton.
Fast forward to Donald’s UK visit, and Meghan had just given birth to Archie. As she was on maternity leave, she didn’t appear during Trump’s state visit. Other reports suggested that she and Trump were purposely kept apart to avoid an embarrassing clash, not least because of what the then-president said before arriving in the UK.
Speaking with The Sun at the Oval Office, Trump said he had never heard Meghan’s words about him.
“I didn’t know that. What can I say? I didn’t know that she was nasty,” he told The Sun.
The fact that Donald called Meghan nasty affected not only the Duchess but also her husband, Prince Harry. The Duke was actually scheduled to attend a lunch, during which Trump was also supposed to be present.
