Meghan Markle allegedly thought certain members of the Royal Family “behaved like babies” when she was working for the Firm, according to a new book.
The Duchess of Sussex was a working royal from 2018, when she married Prince Harry, until 2020 when they both quit their royal duties and moved to the US.
Now, a new royal book by Tom Quinn – which has been serialised by The Times – has cited royal insiders, who alleged that Meghan was not fond of the hierarchy within the Firm and was not impressed by many of the rules.
He wrote in Yes Ma’am: The Secret Life of Royal Servants, which was released later this month: “Meghan really disliked the hierarchy,’ a member of her former team said.
“‘Many of the rules do seem pretty pointless and exist only so that the relative status of each senior royal is protected.
“‘And the senior royals are such a sensitive bunch — if one gets a gold pen or a new car, they all want one. Meghan thought they behaved like babies.'”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened up about Meghan’s introduction to royal life in their bombshell Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan.
In one episode, the Sussex couple recalled Meghan’s first meeting with the late Queen Elizabeth.
The meeting occurred when Harry and Meghan were in Windsor to have lunch at the Royal Lodge with Princess Eugenie.
Harry said: “How do you explain that to people? How do you explain that you bow to your grandmother?
“And that you will need to curtsy. Especially to an American. That’s weird.”
Meghan added: “It’s surreal. It wasn’t like some big moment of like, ‘Now you’re going to meet my grandmother,” Meghan said. “I didn’t know I was going to meet her until moments before.”
“And I remember we were in the car, and we were driving up, and he’s like ‘, You know how to curtsy, right?’ And I just thought it was a joke.”