Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie's Friendship Endures Through Royal Ups and Downs
Despite several potentially awkward moments, the Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie have maintained a seemingly strong bond.
The relationship between Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie, described as one of the most unlikely and intriguing friendships within the royal sphere, has reportedly persevered through numerous ups and downs.
Sources suggest that Eugenie may have felt overshadowed by Meghan and Prince Harry's pregnancy announcement, which coincided with her own wedding day. The authors of the book 'Finding Freedom' claim Eugenie felt the couple should have waited to share their news until the excitement surrounding her wedding had subsided. The Sussexes' announcement became the dominant royal news story of that day, a timing that allegedly did not sit well with the bride.
Further complicating matters, Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' detailed his anger that Prince Andrew retained his security detail while he and Meghan had lost theirs. This disparity in royal treatment, as perceived by Harry, could have created an uncomfortable dynamic.
According to Harry, Meghan once mistook Prince Andrew, the father of Princess Eugenie, for a personal assistant upon their initial meeting. This misunderstanding reportedly occurred as Prince Andrew was carrying the Queen's handbag to the door.
Despite these instances, the friendship between Meghan and Eugenie appears to have endured. They were reportedly together at a Halloween party in Toronto in 2016, which marked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's last public outing before their relationship became widely known.
More recently, a peculiar incident involved a personalized, signed copy of Meghan's children's book, 'The Bench,' mysteriously appearing on eBay. The listing for the book, which had been signed by Meghan, has since been removed. The inspiration for 'The Bench' came from a poem Meghan wrote for Prince Harry on his first Father's Day.
