Meghan Markle ‘felt she had more of a right to speak’ than Kate Middleton because she was a ‘self-made woman’ – and ‘seemed uncomfortable having to play second fiddle’, source claims

Meghan Markle ‘felt she had more right to speak at certain events’ than Kate Middleton because she was a ‘self-made woman’, a source claims.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, was reportedly uncomfortable with the fact that the Prince and Princess of Wales were the superior royals in the palace hierarchy when she joined the royal family.

This was particularly the case at a Royal Foundation Forum in February 2018, a source said, where it was claimed the tension between the ‘Fab Four’ was ‘palpable’.

Meghan, who is married to Prince Harry, felt “she was a self-made woman, while Kate hadn’t really had her own career,” an insider says The Telegraph.

The source said: ‘She seemed to feel she had more right to speak than her sister-in-law, who had married as an unknown into the family, while Meghan saw herself as a philanthropist who could teach the royals a thing or two about charity.

‘I think she found it difficult that the Royal Foundation was already a well-oiled machine when she arrived.’

However, Omid Scobie previously claimed that Kate failed to build a ‘meaningful’ relationship with her sister-in-law Meghan in his first book Finding Freedom.

It was also reported that Meghan received a ‘lukewarm’ reception from the ‘formal’ William and Kate when her relationship with Prince Harry became serious.

As Harry wrote in his book Spare, when he first introduced Meghan to his brother, Kate had stayed in the garden – which was not the welcome they had hoped for.

Harry and Meghan are facing further backlash for remaining silent on the claims of royal racism made by Scobie in his latest book, Endgame.

The couple have yet to speak about the book and it is reported that a meeting between King Charles and Prince William will take place next week.

It could have serious consequences for Harry and Meghan as William is believed to ‘want action’ after his wife Kate was named alongside Charles among the two royals who raised ‘concerns’ about Archie’s skin colour.

Meanwhile, an MP has revealed his intention to introduce a bill calling on Parliament to strip the Sussexes of their titles as a result of the row.

And in a shocked reaction, Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, has decided not to invite Harry and Meghan to his society wedding to avoid ‘drama’.

He is one of Prince Harry’s best friends and godfather to his son Archie. He was said to have wanted to invite the Sussexes before deciding not to so his wedding wouldn’t be overshadowed by royal tensions.

William and Kate and the King and Queen have all been invited, with the Prince of Wales even said to be in the running to become best man.

Billionaire Duke, known to these friends as Hughie, is also godfather to William’s son Prince George, ten.

He is a lifelong friend to each of the brothers and is considered the only friend both chose to mentor their children.

In the wake of the fallout from Scobie’s latest book, the royal family has adopted a ‘business as usual’ stance, but the possibility of legal action remains. The final decision on the next step lies with Charles, who sources say will not act hastily.

A Palace source said: ‘Most right-thinking people would expect an apology – who wouldn’t?

“Being wrongly branded a racist in print is a serious accusation that must be treated seriously. All options are still on the table.’

Sources close to the Sussexes have tried to distance the couple from the book.

They say Meghan never intended to publicly identify the King or Princess of Wales in racing, and that the letter was not leaked to Scobie by anyone close to her.

She will likely be less disappointed than her husband if she misses the Duke’s wedding celebrations, which are expected to take place at his 10,872-acre estate at Eaton Hall in Cheshire. Scobie has said she is loath to return to England and ‘get back into soap opera’.

It comes as Conservative MP Bob Seely introduces a bill that could strip the Sussexes of their duke and duchess titles.

Writing in The Mail on Sunday, he said he felt compelled to take action over the ‘use of race to smear the royal family’ – and is proposing to revive First World War laws that would pave the way can free up to make the couple clearly ‘Mr and Mrs’. Sussex.

The Isle of Wight MP wants to change laws originally passed to deny enemy German nobles their British titles. Mr Seely said he had to act over the attempt to use race to smear the royal family, which he called “venomously treasonous”.

He is asking for his Titles Deprivation 1917 Amendment Bill to be included in the Commons’ Order Paper next week. It would reinvigorate the war powers by removing references to “enemies” and “current war.” He approved the wording with Parliament’s Table Office, which oversees the draft legislation.