Meghan Markle's relationship with her royal in-laws seemed amicable at first. She made appearances at official events such as the annual Trooping the Colour military parade, as well as family gatherings like Princess Eugenie's wedding. The queen and then-Prince Charles appeared fond of her. Then Meghan and Prince Harry made the choice both to leave royal life and to publicly criticize it, which didn't go over well with his family. Meghan's half-sister Samantha Markle has clear feelings about Meghan's marriage to Harry, calling their relationship "toxic" and "codependent" in a recent interview with 7News Spotlight.
The late Queen Elizabeth reportedly had strong feelings toward her granddaughter-in-law, too. In her Spectator essay, columnist Kara Kennedy quotes an unnamed insider who described an incident in August 2022. The monarch had been quietly battling declining health, and it was an unspoken truth that her time was drawing near. Still, the queen managed to host a dinner event at her Balmoral estate, in which she was heard calling the Sussexes' relationship "a complete catastrophe." Shockingly, she also referred to Meghan as "evil."
The source claimed, "It was out of character for the queen to use such a word as 'evil' to describe Meghan, but she saw straight through her. It was a startling sentence to hear from the most forgiving woman on earth." Is this an accurate account or another media attempt to make the duchess the bad guy? Unfortunately, the one person who knows for sure is no longer with us.
