Andmorerecently,the
Cambridgestook“great
offence”whenHarry
announcedthatheand
Meghanwouldbehaving
nomorethantwochildren
forthegoodoftheplanet,
knowingfullwellthatKate
andWilliamalreadyhave
threechildrenandare
hopingfora fourth.
Katepubliclyheldout
anolivebranchtoMeghan,
invitinghertositcourtside
withherat Wimbledon
recently– butthepeace
didn’tlastlong.
Whisperssooncirculated
thatfuturequeenKatefelt
“one-upped”whenMeghan
guesteditedtheSeptember
issueofBritishVogue– and
hurtwhenshesaidit would
havebeen“boastful”to
appearonthecover,knowing
fullwellKatehasdonethat.“AheadofBalmoral,both
coupleshadmadea stringof
demands,”accordingtoour
insider.“Theyinsistedon
notstayingunderthesame
roofandwerealsorefusing
tohavedinnertogether,
whichmeanstheQueen
andPrincePhilipwillhave
toalternatewhotheydine
witheachnight.”
A separatesourceconfirms
thatinsteadofstayinginthe
castleitself,KateandWilliam
haveoptedtostaywiththeir
childrenina cottageonthe
castlegrounds.
EveryyeartheQueen,
93,decampstoBalmoral–
herfavouriteofallher
residences– torelaxand
unwindawayfromthe
spotlight,andwhenfamily
andfriendsjoinher,she
andheraidesmeticulously
arrangedailyschedules.“TheQueenlikesto
ensureeverythingrunslike
clockwork,”saysoursource.
“Butthetwocoupleshave
throwntheentireagenda
intochaos.
“It’sgotsobadthatPrince
CharlesdemandedMeghan
andKateeitheragreetobe
civiltooneanotherortakeit
inturnstovisitratherthan
creatingsuchawkwardness.”
Neitherwantedtoback
off,andaccordingtothe
source,Katesuggestedshe
andWilliamdinewithZara
andMikeTindall,andthat
MeghanandHarryshould
dinewithPrinceEdward
andSophie.
“Shehasalsomade
suggestionsaboutsplitting
upthedailyactivitieslike
walkingandfishing,butthe
Queenisn’thappyaboutthat
atall.Everyoneis worriedit’sgoingtoturninto World
WarIII.”
TheQueen,once again,
hasbeenforcedto step in.
“It’sbeenstressful enough
tryingtodilutethe negative
storiescirculating about
MeghanandKate,” says
oursource.“Butshe has no
intentionofletting them
wreckwhatis left of her
favouritetimeofthe year.
“Bothwomenhave had
a sterntalkingto and have
beentoldthatunless they
canagreetoputon a smile
andactcordiallywith one
another,theyrisk being
oustedfromfuture royal
familygatherings.
“That,ofcourse, would
havea knock-oneffect on
theirhusbandsand children,
andhavea devastating
impactontheirroles as
royalfigureheads.”The duchesses
add tothe
Queen’s woes
repare
for battle!
ATE & MEGHAN’S
OLIDAY FACE-OFF
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