Meghan Marklea believed she would “become the Beyoncé of the UK” when she married in the Royal family, a former Buckingham Palace employee has claimed. The anonymous source told The times‘s Valentine Low that the Duchess of Sussex, 41, believed her newfound status within the British monarchy “would give her kudos”.
The royal correspondent quoted the source as saying, “What? [Meghan] discovered was that there were so many rules that were so ridiculous that she couldn’t even do the things she could do as a private person, which is tough.
“It just required the decision makers to sit around a table and say, ‘Okay, what are we going to do about this? What do you need to feel better? And what can we give?'”
Mr Low then described “a different view”, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex always being unable to reconcile with the firm.
She described the divide as “inevitable”, and a functioning relationship with the Duke and Duchess in the fold as an “impossible task”.
Mr Low described “five scenarios” as being on the table for the Duke and Duchess’s departure from royal life.
He described a “positive atmosphere” in negotiations over how much time the couple would spend on official engagements versus their private endeavors.
He claimed the prevailing sentiment was that there could be no half measures, with the Duke and Duchess retaining royal privileges without the accompanying expectations placed on senior royals.
The Duke and Duchess have barely returned to the UK since their withdrawal from royal life.
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They attended a special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral over the extended weekend, but remained largely out of sight during many of the weekend’s events.
A spokesperson for the pair then announced that they would return to the UK in September to visit charities “next to their hearts”.
During the UK visit, it was revealed that the Queen was under medical supervision in Balmoral.
Prince Harry then traveled to the royal family’s Scottish estate, but it’s clear he arrived after his grandmother passed away.
Following news of the late monarch’s death, the Duke and Duchess shocked the crowds in Windsor as they disembarked with Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales.
The Duke and Duchess then attended a service in the Queen’s honor at Westminster Hall after the transfer of her coffin to Westminster Hall.
They both looked visibly shaken as they did at the Queen’s state funeral on Monday, as they joined the rest of the royal family for the service.
Representatives of the Duchess of Sussex have been contacted for comment.