The Question Everyone Is Asking About The Royal Women Following The Queen’s Procession

While some royal fans believe Prince William and Prince Harry’s reunion is the real deal, critics are skeptical about their wives. Questions about the relationship between Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, were raised again on Wednesday, September 14, during the procession of Queen Elizabeth II’s casket from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. Despite the Princess of Wales being overheard by The Telegraph telling one family that it was “[a]t times like this, you’ve got to come together,” Kate, and Camilla Parker Bowles, Queen Consort, were riding in a separate car. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex and wife of Prince Edward, rode in their own vehicle behind Camilla and Kate (via People).

Royal watchers speculated that the separation was due to the fractured relationship between the two women. “Catherine DOES NOT have a good relationship with [Markle] and that’s common knowledge,” one critic Tweeted. Yet, even back in 2020, Elle reports that royal biography Omid Scobie wrote in “Finding Freedom” that while they weren’t close, Meghan felt like the press pitted her against Kate — if you’re Team Sussex, you can’t also be Team Wales.

Reportedly, Kate didn’t put much effort into cultivating a relationship with Meghan when they were both living at Kensington Palace. According to Scobie, a source told him that the shared address was the only thing Kate felt she had in common with the American actress (via Elle).