Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImageWhen it comes to feeling supported within the royal family,Meghan Marklehas the ultimate champion in husbandPrince Harry, but she also has two very senior royals to lean on as she adjusts to her new life:Queen ElizabethandKate Middleton.Since officiallybecoming a royal after her wedding on May 19, Meghan has hadhigh-profile outings with both the Queenand Princess Kate. And their relationships are strengthening behind the scenes as well.“What’s characterized these months are the two great relationships that she has struck up with the Queen and with Catherine,” Robert Lacey, historical consultant forThe Crown, tells PEOPLE. “They seem to be her closest friends and partners in the official set-up.”In fact, Meghan’s royal stamp of approval came very early on from a fewbeloved members of the Queen’s entourage: her corgis.“Harry gave the clue to it when in the [engagement] interview he talked about how well the corgis had taken to her instantly. That seems to be a metaphor for the Queen and everybody else has taken their cue from that,” Lacey adds.David Fisher/ShutterstockMeghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth on their royal outing on June 14, 2018.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty ImagesThe support Meghan receives from her sister-in-law and the monarch is important now more than ever as Meghan’s father,Thomas Markle, continues to speak out against the royal family.In a recent interview withThe Mail on Sunday, Thomas called the Duchess of Sussex “cold” and claimed he now has “no way of contacting my daughter” because “she’s cut me off completely.”“She’d be nothing without me. I made her the Duchess she is today,” he continued, adding that “it would be easier for Meghan if I died” because “everybody would be filled with sympathy with her.”Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Thomas, who lives in Mexico, initiallydecided not to attend his daughter’s weddingafter his arrangement with a paparazzi to stage several photoshoots ahead of the big day was revealed.The next day, he said that he would attend the Windsor wedding — only if doctors signed off on him traveling after he reportedly suffered a heart attack. However, two days before the wedding, Meghan confirmed in an official statement thather father would not walk her down the aisledue to health problems.But Meghan has taken it all in stride, acing each outing with grace as she learns the royal ropes.“She’s doing amazing,” Meghan’s friend,Priyanka Chopra, recently told PEOPLE. “It’s so nice to see.”
Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
When it comes to feeling supported within the royal family,Meghan Marklehas the ultimate champion in husbandPrince Harry, but she also has two very senior royals to lean on as she adjusts to her new life:Queen ElizabethandKate Middleton.Since officiallybecoming a royal after her wedding on May 19, Meghan has hadhigh-profile outings with both the Queenand Princess Kate. And their relationships are strengthening behind the scenes as well.“What’s characterized these months are the two great relationships that she has struck up with the Queen and with Catherine,” Robert Lacey, historical consultant forThe Crown, tells PEOPLE. “They seem to be her closest friends and partners in the official set-up.”In fact, Meghan’s royal stamp of approval came very early on from a fewbeloved members of the Queen’s entourage: her corgis.“Harry gave the clue to it when in the [engagement] interview he talked about how well the corgis had taken to her instantly. That seems to be a metaphor for the Queen and everybody else has taken their cue from that,” Lacey adds.David Fisher/ShutterstockMeghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth on their royal outing on June 14, 2018.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty ImagesThe support Meghan receives from her sister-in-law and the monarch is important now more than ever as Meghan’s father,Thomas Markle, continues to speak out against the royal family.In a recent interview withThe Mail on Sunday, Thomas called the Duchess of Sussex “cold” and claimed he now has “no way of contacting my daughter” because “she’s cut me off completely.”“She’d be nothing without me. I made her the Duchess she is today,” he continued, adding that “it would be easier for Meghan if I died” because “everybody would be filled with sympathy with her.”Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Thomas, who lives in Mexico, initiallydecided not to attend his daughter’s weddingafter his arrangement with a paparazzi to stage several photoshoots ahead of the big day was revealed.The next day, he said that he would attend the Windsor wedding — only if doctors signed off on him traveling after he reportedly suffered a heart attack. However, two days before the wedding, Meghan confirmed in an official statement thather father would not walk her down the aisledue to health problems.But Meghan has taken it all in stride, acing each outing with grace as she learns the royal ropes.“She’s doing amazing,” Meghan’s friend,Priyanka Chopra, recently told PEOPLE. “It’s so nice to see.”
When it comes to feeling supported within the royal family,Meghan Marklehas the ultimate champion in husbandPrince Harry, but she also has two very senior royals to lean on as she adjusts to her new life:Queen ElizabethandKate Middleton.
Since officiallybecoming a royal after her wedding on May 19, Meghan has hadhigh-profile outings with both the Queenand Princess Kate. And their relationships are strengthening behind the scenes as well.
“What’s characterized these months are the two great relationships that she has struck up with the Queen and with Catherine,” Robert Lacey, historical consultant forThe Crown, tells PEOPLE. “They seem to be her closest friends and partners in the official set-up.”
In fact, Meghan’s royal stamp of approval came very early on from a fewbeloved members of the Queen’s entourage: her corgis.
“Harry gave the clue to it when in the [engagement] interview he talked about how well the corgis had taken to her instantly. That seems to be a metaphor for the Queen and everybody else has taken their cue from that,” Lacey adds.
David Fisher/Shutterstock
Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth on their royal outing on June 14, 2018.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images
The support Meghan receives from her sister-in-law and the monarch is important now more than ever as Meghan’s father,Thomas Markle, continues to speak out against the royal family.
In a recent interview withThe Mail on Sunday, Thomas called the Duchess of Sussex “cold” and claimed he now has “no way of contacting my daughter” because “she’s cut me off completely.”
“She’d be nothing without me. I made her the Duchess she is today,” he continued, adding that “it would be easier for Meghan if I died” because “everybody would be filled with sympathy with her.”
Thomas, who lives in Mexico, initiallydecided not to attend his daughter’s weddingafter his arrangement with a paparazzi to stage several photoshoots ahead of the big day was revealed.
The next day, he said that he would attend the Windsor wedding — only if doctors signed off on him traveling after he reportedly suffered a heart attack. However, two days before the wedding, Meghan confirmed in an official statement thather father would not walk her down the aisledue to health problems.
But Meghan has taken it all in stride, acing each outing with grace as she learns the royal ropes.
“She’s doing amazing,” Meghan’s friend,Priyanka Chopra, recently told PEOPLE. “It’s so nice to see.”
source: people.com
