Kate Middleton is 'worried about being upstaged' by Meghan
Rumours of a ‘rift’ between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have been circling for months, and despite their best efforts to put on a united front on Christmas Day, the speculation is yet to die down.
Royal experts now claim that a big part of the issue could be the duchess’ clashing schedules and the spotlight that is increasingly falling on Meghan over Kate.
The pair has had separate royal engagements on the same day on more than one occasion now, and royal correspondent Katie Nicholl believes there is a lot of worry about whether one would upstage the other.
“There does seem to be a little concern about the two women carrying out engagements on the same day,” she told Entertainment Tonight.
“At least because the newspapers don’t seem to know who to put on their front page.”
“Possibly Kate does feel a little eclipsed by Meghan, who’s just come along to such huge media interests, public interests and being so successful from the start,” she added.
It’s easy to understand the hype surrounding Meghan – her pregnancy, for one thing, has got us all excited about a new royal baby and frankly, we’re still enjoying watching her settle into the royal life.
But could this be what has left Kate feeling a little uneasy about Meghan’s mark on the royal family?
Royal expert Carole Malone seems to think so, reports New Idea magazine.
While appearing in a UK documentary, Kate V Meghan: Princesses at War, Carole claimed Kate was “a little put out when this gorgeous, American Hollywood star arrived on the scene”.
The Duchess of Cambridge, who is mum to three adorable kids, was always seen as the captivating member of the family until ‘outspoken feminist’ Meghan started dating Prince Harry.
And the hype around Meghan is only set to continue with the looming arrival of her first child, said to be due late April or early May.
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