Prince Harry and Prince William’s relationship prevented the two Duchesses from having a close bond, royal correspondent Omid Scobie has said. The co-author of the Sussexes biography Finding Freedom, said the Duchesses enjoyed just a “surface level” friendship.
Mr Scobie said the Duchess of Sussex and the Duchess of Cambridge were “never at war” but their friendship lacked “depth”.
He said: “They were never at war and never the duelling duchesses.
“They were just two women who had this very surface level friendship.
“They were able to connect and bond to trips to Wimbledon – we saw them there a couple of times.
“But certainly where more depth was required or perhaps a stronger shoulder of support from the Duchess of Cambridge’s side, we saw that that didn’t happen, over and over again.”
Mr Scobie explained how the Duchess of Cambridge’s lack of support was one of the reasons why the Duchess of Sussex felt disappointed.
He said: “And it was one of the things that really left Meghan a bit disappointed in that friendship as there were times that she really would’ve appreciated that extra support internally.”
Mr Scobie indicated that the Duchess of Cambridge might have been too busy to support the Duchess of Sussex.
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Mr Scobie made similar comments in his book, Finding Freedom.
He wrote: “The two duchesses’ relationship had struggled to move past the distant politeness of when they first met.
“Their cordial but distant rapport was apparent when the pair appeared alongside each other at the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day the previous summer.
“While the doting mothers were photographed next to each other with their children, the two appeared to barely exchange a word.”
But friends of the Cambridges have dismissed the claims made in the book that the Duchesses “barely exchanged a word”.
One friend told the Mail on Sunday that during the Polo Day, Prince Harry was cheered on by the Duchess of Sussex with baby Archie and the Cambridges.
They said: “Everyone saw Kate and Meghan chatting. She had the baby and it was really sweet.
“George went up to Archie and gently stroked his head.
“Louis was larking around and making Meghan laugh.
“It was really positive and happy.”
