Queen Camilla, whom Harry recently criticized in his memoir "Spare," was once quite fond of Meghan. She lent a helping hand to the Duchess of Sussex in her many controversies and used a "secret code" in which she was seen clutching Meghan's hand and giving her a kiss goodbye at Charles III's public birthday party in 2018.
However, that once rosy relationship has now soured, and Camilla reportedly stated that Meghan and Harry make her feel "uncomfortable."
From OK! Magazine:
"On that day, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who had previously advised Kate Middleton the finer points of protocol during her royal apprenticeship, was, without saying a word, signaling to the watching world that Meghan was now 'one of us,'" the excerpt from the book reads.
According to royal expert Katie Nicholl, the 76-year-old allegedly helped Meghan get through the headline-making fallout with her father, Thomas Markle, ahead of the former Suits actress' wedding to Prince Harry, which took place the same year. "She [Camilla] threw a hand of friendship out to Harry and Meghan at various points," the insiders said, per Nicholl.
"When Meghan was going through a difficult time with her own father, Camilla helped navigate things. It was Camilla who told Charles that walking Meghan up the aisle was the right thing to do. She’s a very family-oriented woman, and she really wanted to help," a source close to the royal expert claimed.
Now, things have drastically changed. As OK! previously reported, Camilla does not want to be around her stepson and his wife after Harry spoke ill of his stepmother in his memoir, Spare.
"Camilla tells Charles they make her uncomfortable, and Charles loves her unconditionally — he made her queen and will choose her well-being over them every time," the insider spilled. "Camilla knows not to go too far, as Charles still loves Harry. Everyone blames Meghan for the entire mess."
It's not too odd that Camilla would have taken a liking to Meghan; after all, she too has been despised by the British people for her affairs with Charles during his marriage to Diana. So clearly, she too is no stranger to controversy and perhaps saw a little bit of herself in Meghan and wanted to help navigate her through the muddy waters of the royal family.
But, of course, we all know how the story goes, and Meghan and Harry essentially set that olive branch on fire.
