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Duchess Sophie breaks silence with blunt Meghan Markle remarks
Duchess of Edinburgh dislikes Meghan Markle?
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, usually keeps her thoughts to herself, yet an old remark has resurfaced and shows how blunt she can be when asked about Meghan Markle leaving royal life.
In royal author Katie Nicholls The New Royals, the Duchess was pressed on whether she and her husband, Prince Edward, would be stepping up now that Harry and Meghan had dialled back their duties.
Sophie crisp eight-word answer was? What did people think we were doing beforehand?
The line, though tiny, carried a lot of weight. It reminded everyone that she had been clocking in royal work long before the Sussexes packed their bags and quietly waved away the idea that she had only just come to the fore.
Commentators took it as both a tidy defence of her steady effort and a low-key dig at the cameras suddenly searching for a new heir to the Sussex role.
Often tagged an unsung hero of the Firm, Sophie has recently enjoyed a brighter spotlight.
Her bond with Meghan was said to be lukewarm-especially after the American duchess passed on Sophies offer of help-yet Sophie still moves with poise through every storm.
This flash of honesty reveals a layered character: calm at the centre, but willing to push back when the story turns awkward.
