Meghan Markle 'snubbed' Camilla according to royal biography

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Camilla may now be an integral member of the Royal Family that she is Queen Consort, but it has been a bumpy road to this point. As soon as she entered the royal household, she was met with tension from both family members and the public as a whole. Recent years have seen yet more turbulence within the Firm: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left royal duties behind in 2020, in search of a more private life in the US. But in March 2021 their now infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey sent shockwaves around the world.

Meghan claimed she had been suffering from suicidal thoughts, and alleged that a senior royal had asked about her son Archie’s skin colour before he was born. Harry, meanwhile, had suggested his father and brother were “trapped” in the royal framework.

In a new book titled ‘Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort’ by Angela Levin, it was claimed that the Oprah interview was “very upsetting” for Camilla, but she has to “embrace it all and hope it will improve.”

Jack Kelly, CEO of the WOW foundation is also quoted as saying: “She [Camilla] is very defenceless because her way of doing things is by being discreet. It is also a matter of dignity.

“The royals can’t retaliate. If you love your children or your stepchildren, and I’m sure that she does, no matter what they do, you cannot attack back.

“There’s always the long-term possibility that you will still be able to love each other and come back together again, so you need to be careful that you don’t poison the water.”

The book also looks at the relationship Camilla and Meghan had before the Duchess of Sussex left for the US. Ms Levin describes how Camilla wanted to help Meghan when she first arrived in the UK.

She writes: “Camilla warmly greeted Meghan when she came to London to be with Harry.

“Camilla felt that the experience she had from coping with public abuse, press insults and frostiness from the Royal Family put her in a good place to help Meghan adjust to the restrictions of royal life and was equally keen to help Meghan find her feet.

“They had lunches together and Camilla spent a lot of time offering her advice on how to handle the pressure. She tried to be supportive, was happy to be her mentor and took her out for private lunches.”

A source told Ms Levin at the time: “She doesn’t want to see anyone struggling and is fond of Meghan.”

But, she added: “Meghan, however, seemed bored, unresponsive and preferred to go her own way, with the result that Camilla’a advice landed on stony ground.”

This contrasts strongly with how Camilla and the now Princess of Wales got on.

Ms Levin wrote about Kate’s early days with Camilla, and said: “Camilla helped her familiarise herself with some of the customs, antiquated protocols and restrictions of royal life.

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“She also took her out for girls-only lunch some weeks before her wedding ceremony in April 2011, and on another occasion Catherine and her sister Pippa, plus Camilla’s daughter Laura, to Koffman’s, the Berkeley Hotel restaurant in Knightsbridge.

“One of Catherine’s friends said ‘Camilla’s exceptional warmth has really touched Catherine.'”

Camilla gave Kate a gold bracelet before the Prince and Princess of Wales’ wedding in 2011, and as they bonded over a shared love of the countryside, William was “grateful” and Charles “delighted” they got on so well, Ms Levin added.

Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort is published by Simon & Schuster UK and is available to purchase here.

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