Meghan Markle's 'blunt reaction' to having Sophie Wessex as royal mentor

When Prince Harry joined Meghan Markle, a publication claims that the precocious Queen was keen for Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh to enactment arsenic her mentor - but it seems things didn't spell rather to plan

The Duchess of Edinburgh appears to navigate nationalist beingness with easiness and has been dubbed the Royal Family's concealed limb - but it wasn't ever the case.

In fact, Sophie, the the woman of the precocious Queen's youngest son Prince Edward, has antecedently been candid astir however it "took her a portion to find her feet" aft leaving behnd a palmy vocation successful PR to becoming a full-time royal. But now galore years connected Sophie, who who reaches her landmark 60th day tomorrow, appears to beryllium 1 of the monarchy's astir safest brace of hands.

So erstwhile it was announced that histrion Meghan Markle would beryllium marrying Sophie's nephew Prince Harry, it seemed earthy that the precocious Queen suggested the Duchess could mentor the royal newcomer.

However, according to a book, Meghan "made it clear" she didn't request Sophie's assistance and would alternatively trust connected her caller husband. The Duchess of Sussex discontinue her acting vocation upon marrying Harry successful 2018 and pledged to "hit the crushed running" connected becoming a moving royal.

But writer and friend of the royals Gyles Brandreth successful his book, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, helium writes: "The Queen (who, of course, had seen it each before) understood that Harry's miss mightiness find adjusting to Royal beingness 'challenging to statesman with' (as she enactment it). 'It is precise jolty, but you soon get utilized to it' ? that was Her Majesty's acquisition going backmost galore years.

"To assistance Meghan, the Queen suggested that her daughter-in-law, Sophie Wessex, would beryllium an perfect mentor. 'Sophie tin assistance amusement you the ropes,' said the Queen. "Meghan made it wide that she did not consciousness she needed Sophie's help. She had Harry."

Meghan and Sophie's enslaved came nether absorption successful September erstwhile they travelled unneurotic successful the aforesaid car during the Queen's authorities ceremonial and her coffin procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall successful 2022. Sophie, who grew up successful a middle-class household and founded a PR steadfast earlier joining the Royal Family, has been compared with Meghan - arsenic they some underwent a immense modulation upon joining the family.

The erstwhile monarch besides invited Sophie to respective religion services unneurotic and they enjoyed watching aged movies together. Her precocious Majesty was besides highly adjacent to Sophie's children, her youngest grandchildren - Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount James.

According to The Times, Sophie was the archetypal subordinate of the royal household to sojourn the Sussexes pursuing the commencement of Archie successful 2019, going to the couple's Frogmore Cottage successful Windsor. In a uncommon interrogation with The Sunday Times, Sophie compared her experiences to Meghan's.

Speaking to the paper, she compared Meghan and Harry's acquisition to hers with Edward, she commented: "Remember I'd had 5 years to set [to royal life]. And for our six-month engagement, I was adjacent staying astatine Buckingham Palace. Not that you needfully cognize however it volition cookware out."

Speaking astir the Sussexes exit from the firm, she added: "I conscionable anticipation they volition beryllium happy.? But perchance much pointedly, she said that the royal household bash each they tin to effort to assistance caller members to set to the royal life, adding: "We each effort to assistance immoderate caller members of the family?