A new report claims Meghan Markle is well aware that she is being ‘pitted against’ sister-in-law, Kate Middleton.
A friend close to the Duchess of Sussex says that she finds the situation rather ‘challenging’.
WATCH: Prince William brutally ignores Meghan Markle TWICE at royal event
“Meghan is very aware that Kate will be queen; their roles are very clear,” the insider told People magazine.
“Meghan doesn’t fit the mould while Kate was groomed for this.
“What’s challenging is when they are pitted against each other. That’s been challenging to both of them. Meghan has her life, Kate has hers.”
The friend went on to reveal that Meghan ‘doesn’t fit the mould’, while Kate was ‘groomed’ for her role as a royal
The news comes after Meghan was recently trounced by Kate in a major popularity poll.
Only a year ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were the royal power couple everyone was talking about – leaving Kate Middleton and Prince William seeming old hat in comparison. But how a bit of time can change everything.
The results, published in New Idea Royals magazine, show Kate is number one among royal fans, soundly beating Meghan in a range of categories including favourite
royal couple, most stylish royal, most loved royal and favourite wedding dress.
William and Kate came out on top as the people’s choice for ‘Favourite Royal Couple’, winning a whopping 65% of the votes.
In comparison Harry and Meghan – who were married in May 2018 – only won 11%.
