Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh’s status altered, therefore she was no longer required to curtsy to Meghan Markle.
According to sources, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, is “relieved” that she no longer has to curtsy to Meghan Markle because of her status change.
Sophie, who was formerly the Countess of Wessex, was given a new title when her husband, Prince Edward, was promoted to Duke of Edinburgh after Charles became King.
She was obligated to curtsy to the Duchess of Sussex because Meghan held a higher status when she was a senior working royal. However, a friend of the Duchess of Edinburgh told the Mail on Sunday that Sophie is relieved this is no longer the case.
The source explained: “Sophie is relieved. She no longer has to curtsy to someone in the family who has not only left Royal duties but has spent the past three years criticising the institution that Sophie works so hard to support.”
Meghan Markle, as revealed in her Netflix docuseries, originally thought curtseying was a joke. The Sussexes said that before a visit with the late Queen, Harry asked Meghan, ‘You know how to curtsey, right?’ Meghan told the crew, “I just thought it was a joke,” before reenacting her exaggerated curtsey to Queen Elizabeth II and laughed.
The assertions on the discord between Sophie and Meghan were presented in Gyles Brandreth’s book, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, written by a friend of the Royal family.
According to the Daily Mail, he claims that Meghan “made it clear” that she would rely on Prince Harry and not Sophie’s assistance after becoming a royal.
As a reward for his devoted devotion to the monarchy, the King appointed his brother Prince Edward Duke of Edinburgh on his 59th birthday on Friday. On his 60th birthday, King Charles appointed his brother to the Order of the Thistle.
Before his death in April 2021, Prince Philip held the title of Duke of Edinburgh, which was then passed on to his youngest son. Edward was extremely close to his father and, in his later years, took up much of his work with the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.
Sophie told the Telegraph how she felt when Philip inquired if Edward would take the title after his death.
She told the publication: “We sat there slightly stunned. He literally came straight in and said, ‘Right. I’d like it very much if you would consider that’.”
