When Meghan became a member of the Royal Family, she and William became quick friends. Unfortunately, the same could not be true of Meghan and Kate Middleton, which understandably impacted William.

Then, when Meghan and Harry departed the Royal Family, the former’s relationship with Prince William ended totally. However, even when the Sussexes were still working royals, it has been suggested that not all was as it appeared. One expert has even claimed that William made a strong stance against Meghan, blasting her in a speech of only 11 words.

The rivalry did not end with Prince Harry and Prince William; Meghan’s relationship with the royals also deteriorated. Its decline began before Harry and Meghan left the Royal Family and had a significant impact on Meghan and William’s relationship.

While the future king and Meghan, a former television star from the hit show Suits, had a solid relationship at first. Even yet, William wasn’t certain that his brother was thinking clearly.

Meghan Markle relationship with Prince William

William first looked to like Meghan, but he was also anxious. Harry and Meghan’s romance progressed rapidly after a friend introduced them on a blind date.

William wanted to talk to his younger brother about Meghan approximately a year before their wedding, and a year after they started dating. According to authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand’s book Finding Freedom, branded “Pro-Sussex,” William is reported to have encouraged his brother, “Don’t feel you need to rush this,” and “Take as much time as you need to get to know this girl.”

Scobie and Durand went on to explain that Harry was “pissed off” that William had requested him to take things gently, and that the phrase “the girl” bothered him.

Prince William “desperately” wanted Meghan Markle to be happy

However, William chose to keep his feelings to himself. Why? He “desperately wanted her to be happy and appreciated the huge adjustment of entering the Royal Family,” according to the insider.

Although there may have been tensions behind the scenes before Harry’s marriage to Meghan, the general public was unaware of them. However, just months before the Sussexes married at St George’s Chapel in 2018, one royal expert thinks that William may have made a dig at his soon-to-be sister-in-law during a speech.

Prince William took a ‘swipe’ at Meghan Markle at royal event, expert claims

“We later learned from Prince Harry’s book Spare that there had been an awkward moment backstage when Meghan had asked to borrow Katherine’s lip gloss. He describes how Katherine was taken aback by this, but eventually found some and grimaced when Megan squeezed some out,” Eden said on the Royal Confidential Podcast.