Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton and both Duchesses of the United Kingdom.
Former-actress Meghan, who had a role in Suits, is now the Duchess of Sussex, while Kate is the Duchess of Cambridge.
The two women have both been on engagements with their grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II.
How does the monarch manage to maintain happy relations with both of the women?
Life and Style reported via InTouch that the Queen “tries not to play favourites”.
Kate Middleton has given birth to three of the Queen’s great-grandchildren, Prince George, five, Princess Charlotte, three, and Prince Louis, who is just a few months old.
The magazine added that while Meghan and the Queen visited Cheshire together they “chatted about all kinds of things, from how Meghan is adapting to royal life to her charity plans.”
The Queen and Meghan Markle visited Cheshire together, their first official trip as a two-some in June.
It can came less one month after Meghan and Prince Harry married in May.
Kate Middleton and the Queen’s first outing together came almost a year after she married Prince William in 2011.
A body language expert revealed insight in Meghan and the Queen’s relationship after their trip in June.
Judi James told Express.co.uk: “It’s touching to see the very confident new royal bride looking sweet and rather nervous here on her first solo outing with the Queen.”
She claimed the former-actress feels affection for the Queen, who she is keen to please.
Meghan Markle copied Kate Middleton’s move to blend in with the royals.
The “Duchess slant” is a move Kate Middleton has perfected during her time in the Royal Family.
The manner of sitting is considered more ladylike and is practised by most royal women.
By sitting with the knees together, ankles together and the legs slanted to one side, anyone can adopt the move.
Clasping the hands in the in the lap completes the look.
Etiquette expert Grant Harrold, who is a former butler to Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cambridge, told the Daily Mail: “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge is sitting in a correct and lady like manner, which she would have been taught at an early age.”
How did Kate Middleton become a royal?
Early life
Kate Middleton, or Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was born on 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England.
She was born to Michael and Carole Middleton, a former flight dispatcher and air hostess. The couple founded a party supplies company, Party Pieces, in 1987 – now estimated to be worth £30 million.
Kate has a younger sister Pippa Matthews, 34, and a younger brother James Middleton, 31.
Education
Kate and her family moved to Amman, Jordan, in 1984, where the future Duchess was educated at an English-speaking nursery school.
After moving back to Berkshire the family sent Kate to private school, St Andrews School. She went on to briefly study at Downe House before moving onto Marlborough College where she boarded.
For university the young Kate attended the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. Here she was awarded an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in history of art.
Relationship with Prince William
Kate met Prince William when they were both studying at St Andrews, and both living in St Salvator’s Hall. Famously, William reportedly took a fancy to Kate after she wore a see-through dress during a fashion show.
In 2003 the couple began dating and lived together during their second year of university.
The couple split in April 2007, however, in October they were back together.
Wedding
Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with his late mother Princess Diana’s engagement ring in October 2010. The couple were holidaying in Kenya at the time.
On 29 April 2011 they married at Westminster Abbey with a whopping 26 million watching the event live.
Kate wore an Alexander McQueen dress worth a reported £250,000 on the big day.
Kate assumed the title “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge” and also become the Duchess of Cambridge on the day.
