Six years into the royal rift between Princess Kate and Meghan Markle, and we have finally arrived at the moment when the Duchess of Sussex begins to feel slight regret and recalculate her course.
Those close to Markle said that "she wants to make peace with Kate," and added that she "doesn't want there to be bad blood between them." Of course, the same sources clarified that "Megan herself feels very hurt, but she regrets how things happened and unfolded and she never intended to hurt Kate - although she (Kate) must understand that she could have done things differently."
Before we continue, let's remember that the same little argument that turned into a world war between Markle and Kate was on the day of Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding, when the new bride told her sister-in-law that her daughter Princess Charlotte's dress was ugly. Kate took Meghan's comment hard and sources in the know say the Princess of Wales broke down in tears and felt hurt and humiliated. "Meghan made Kate cry when she was trying on Princess Charlotte's dress for the royal wedding and Markle didn't like it," a royal family insider told the Mirror.
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Kate, princess of Wales, left, and Meghan Markle Duchess of Sussex
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This, of course, was only the beginning of the rift that was created, which culminated in March 2021 when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey and slandered the members of the royal family. When Markle was asked about the row with Kate and if she might have made the princess cry, Meghan replied: "No, absolutely not. The exact opposite happened. I'm not saying this to disparage anyone, the week of the wedding was really difficult. Kate was upset about something but she apologized afterward. She brought me flowers and a note, and she did exactly what I would have done if I knew I had hurt someone - she took responsibility for it."
Markle added that the headlines surrounding the case and the global resonance it received were shocking for her, and continued to tell her version: "A few days before the wedding, Kate was upset, the issue was true – she was upset about the flower girls' dresses and it made me cry, it really hurt my feelings. I thought to myself 'In relation to everything that happened in those days before the wedding, it didn't make sense not to do what everyone tried to do, which meant trying to understand what happened with my father and what not. It's only fair to Kate that I not go into detail about it because she apologized and I forgave her. The only thing I've had a hard time getting over is being accused of something that I didn't do, but that happened to me," she said, immediately adding that she had no intention of bringing it up. "I never wanted it to turn out this way, even though it did."
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The two royal couples: Princess Kate and Prince WIlliam, Prince Harry and Meghan MArkle
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After the brief reminder (after all, this is a six-year feud), we can not return to the reason for this article. "Meghan went out of her way to show Kate that she cares about her during this difficult time," said a source close to the Duke and Duchess in an interview with the Express, adding that the Duchess of Sussex is still picking up the pieces following the royal rift and that the one who is most ready to move on is Prince Harry. "It's not that Meghan actually does, she really feels hurt and wants to sit down and talk to promote the issue - but it's not something that Prince William and Kate are willing to consider at this point."
Grant Harrold , a former butler to King Charles , added that too much damage had been done for things to go back to the way they were. "Harry broke the palace spiritually. He hurt William and it's harder when it comes to the future king," he explained.
Finally, let us remember that over the royal head of Harry's family hangs the threat of a sequel to Prince Harry's explosive memoir, in which he is expected to continue to make serious accusations against his family members.