Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton never had a chance to become close, but the two women did get along at one point. However, things had already turned ‘cold’ by the time Meghan and Harry left the family.

In the wake of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle once again not attending Sandringham for Christmas due to their estrangement from members of the royal family, people have been revisiting a clip from Meghan's infamous Oprah interview.

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton never became friends, as the former's American culture often left the Princess of Wales and the royal family confused. "Meg asked to borrow Kate's lip gloss. An American thing,

A royal expert has delved into the relationship of the Princess of Wales and Meghan Markle following the Sussex UK departure in 2020.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from royal celebrations at Sandringham.

Bond explained that some of Middleton's previous birthdays have had complications, with her saying the special occasions being "overshadowed by events: Harry and Meghan announcing they were stepping back from royal duties on 8 January, 2020, then Harry releasing his book, Spare, on 10 January, 2023."

The Princess of Wales, 42, boasted a close friendship with the Duke of Sussex before he and his wife, Meghan Markle, quit royal life and moved to the US in 2020.