A staff member at Kensington Palace has revealed how Meghan Markle struggled with royal rules from the moment she stepped foot through the doors. The worker has written an extract in Tom Quinn's new book, Gilded Youth An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family, sharing how the Duchess of Sussex reacted to royal life.
They explain how Meghan was "dazzled by the worldwide fame that being a princess would bring" - but didn't like being compared to Princess Kate, as she usually ended up being the worse one off. The staff member wrote: "She hated the constraints and the rules; she hated being a second-rate princess - second to Catherine Middleton, I mean.