Meghan Markleis allegedly showing 'no effort' to heal her fractured relationship withKate Middleton, a royal commentator has claimed, pouring cold water on fresh speculation about a possible truce between the Duchess of Sussex and the Princess of Wales.
Speaking toNicki Swift, Brittany Provance, editor-in-chief of the Royal News Network, said hopes of reconciliation were 'grasping at straws' and insisted there was no sign Meghan wanted to rebuild ties with the royal family.
For context, talk of peace between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton recently flickered back to life after online sleuths noticed both women had liked Taylor Swift's Instagram post announcing her engagement to American football star Travis Kelce.
The matching digital thumbs-up, trivial as it sounds, sparked a rush of fan theories: if the duelling duchesses could quietly unite as Swifties, perhaps a broader thaw was finally on the horizon. It is the kind of micro-clue royal watchers now scour for in the absence of formal joint appearances.
Provance is having none of it. In her view, a shared admiration for the world's biggest pop star is not the beginning of a new royal chapter, just a coincidence being overworked by people desperate for a happy ending.
'Though they both sent their support to Taylor Swift, I can't say Catherine and Meghan really have anything in common or similarities besides the men they married and being mothers,' she said.
Asked directly whether the pair might ever end their feud, she replied: 'No. I don't think Meghan ever wants to reconcile, as we've seen no effort or indication on her part that she cares at all about building back relations with the royals.'
To recall, Meghan Markle's arrival into the House of Windsor in 2016, when she began dating Prince Harry, was initially framed as a modern fairytale. By the time they married in 2018, the narrative had darkened. The Duchess was subjected to sustained media scrutiny and criticism, much of it tinged with hostility, and within two years the Sussexes had stepped back from royal duties and relocated to North America.
The relationship between Meghan and Kate, which started cordially enough, became emblematic of the wider family rupture. One episode in particular has haunted coverage of their dynamic. In 2018,The Telegraph, cited byPeople, reported that Kate had been 'left in tears' after a row over bridesmaid dresses ahead of Meghan's wedding.
Meghan, in the couple's 2021 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey, flatly rejected that version, insisting 'the reverse happened.' Both accounts cannot be true, and neither woman has elaborated in public since, leaving a small but telling void.
Source: International Business Times UK
