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Meghan Markle said Kate Middleton made her cry before her wedding day. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
Meghan Markle said Kate Middleton made her cry before her wedding day. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
Frank OlitoMar 9, 2021, 23:27 IST
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.Samir Hussein/Getty
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton met in 2017 when Markle started dating Prince Harry.
Tabloids reported that the women were feuding behind the scenes.
Markle told Oprah that Middleton made her cry before her wedding but that she forgave her.
For the past four years, the press has speculated much about the relationship between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.
Both married to princes of the British royal family, Markle and Middleton appeared friendly towards each other as Markle started dating Prince Harry. Slowly, however, tabloids started reporting a growing rift in the family and a feud between Markle and Middleton. Markle debunked some of the claims about their relationship when she sat down with Oprah for an interview, and she called Middleton "a good person."
From their first meeting in 2017 to Markle's bombshell interview in 2021, here's a look at the relationship between the sisters-in-law.
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January 10, 2017: Markle and Middleton met at Kensington Palace.
Kensington Palace.
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November 28, 2017: After Markle and Harry announced their engagement, Middleton said she was "thrilled" for the couple.
Kate Middleton entering the London's Foundling Museum in 2017.
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December 25, 2017: Markle, Middleton, Harry, and William were all photographed together for the first time at a Christmas Day service.
Kate Middleton, Prince William, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry.
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February 28, 2018: The two royal couples came together for their first joint royal engagement.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry at their first royal engagement together.
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May 19, 2018: Markle and Prince Harry tied the knot as media outlets around the world compared the events to Middleton and William's 2011 wedding.
Meghan Markle and the royal family on the wedding day.
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July 14, 2018: Markle and Kate attended Wimbledon together without their husbands.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
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October 12, 2018: The royal bunch sat together at Princess Eugenie's wedding.
Prince Harry in between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.
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November 27, 2018: Reports emerged that Markle made Middleton cry earlier in the year during a dress fitting.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle in 2018.
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December 2018: Kensington Palace released a rare statement saying a tabloid story about a fight between Markle and Middleton was not true.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Kate Middleton in 2018.
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December 25, 2018: Markle and Middleton seemed to put feud rumors to rest when they appeared together for a Christmas Day service.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle on Christmas Day 2018.
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April 4, 2019: Harry and Markle moved out of Kensington Palace, splitting the royal household in two.
Frogmore Cottage.
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July 13, 2019: Markle and Middleton attended Wimbledon together for the first time since reports of a feud.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
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March 9, 2020: After announcing they were to step back from royal duties, the two couples had their last engagement together.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Charles.
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March 7, 2021: Markle gave a bombshell interview to Oprah and claimed Middleton had actually made her cry before the wedding - not the other way around.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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