Princess Anne once left Meghan Markle “dumbfounded” when the actress sought out the hardworking royal for advice early on in her royal career. The Princess Royal reportedly advised the Duchess of Sussex to think of being royal “as a job” and not a means to become hugely famous.

The Duchess of Sussex was told by Princess Anne that being royal ‘is a job.’

“This senior royal takes no nonsense, much like her father, the late Duke of Edinburgh. Apparently, when Meghan Markle joined the royal family, she sought out Princess Anne,” royal expert Neil Sean dished. “According to a very good source, Princess Anne gave very sage advice to the new royal.”

He continued: “She [Anne] does endless amounts of engagements. She turns up, does the job, does not seek the limelight, and represents the Queen. I thought the recent visit together with the Queen to the Thames Hospice was wonderful. But apparently, Meghan left her meeting with Princess Anne dumbfounded. Princess Anne reiterated this mantra, she pointed out that it wasn’t a working monarchy, it was a job, you turn up on time, you do your research, and do the duty.”

The YouTube broadcaster then observed how the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II shared: “It’s all about the project at hand. She also pointed out that whatever charities you are involved in, you need to get involved and get immersed.”

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaking with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.

“According to a very good source, Meghan Markle failed to warm to Princess Anne. And Princess Anne always knew that Meghan would have a very short shelf-life in the world of the British monarchy,” Sean concluded.

The Duchess of Sussex eventually decided not to follow Anne’s advice, as she found her brief tenure as a working senior royal to be troubling. She would go on to recount her experiences when she sat down with Oprah Winfrey, along with her husband, Prince Harry, in an explosive March 2021 interview.

Meghan Markle told Oprah Winfrey about her struggles with depression while in the royal family.

As The Royal Observer previously reported, Meghan got very candid in the question and answer session when it came to her mental health. “I just didn’t see a solution; I don’t understand how all of this is being churned out — again, I wasn’t seeing it, but it’s worse when you see it through your mom [and] friends,” she told the influential media mogul.

“It was all happening because I was breathing. Look, I was really ashamed to say it at the time and ashamed to have to admit to [Prince] Harry, especially because I know how much loss he’s suffered, but I knew that if I didn’t say it, I would do it, and I just didn’t — I didn’t want to be alive anymore,” the Duchess confessed.

It’s been a very long time since anyone has heard the words Kate Middleton, Prince William and ‘divorce’ in the same sentence.

In fact, a lot of people believe that the Prince and Princess of Wales are as strong as ever and that might have given Meghan Markle a reason to be jealous over their marriage.

While it seems like there are endless reports each week about the state of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s marriage, the same can’t be said about William and Kate.

Is Meghan Markle Jealous Of Prince William And Kate Middleton’s Marriage?

A lot of people noticed that when Kate Middleton released her video announcing that she had completed her chemotherapy treatments, she and Prince William certainly showed off a lot of public displays of affection which is something they’ve never done before.

Not only that, but the future king of England has also cut back on his workload so he can be there for his wife while she deals with the biggest health battle she’s ever had to deal with in her life.

For the Duchess of Sussex, she can’t help but feel envious of the fact that William and Kate do genuinely look happy together while her own husband Prince Harry always looks like he wants to stay at least ten feet away from her.

Meghan – Wants A Happy Marriage Again

While no one knows what Harry and Meghan are going through behind closed doors, a lot of people think that their body language is doing all the talking for them. They certainly look happier when they are apart than when they are together.

And for Meghan Markle, she can’t help but feel jealous that her marriage looks nowhere near as perfect as William and Kate’s does at the moment. Well, at least from the outside in.

So far the Duchess of Sussex herself has not made any comments about the matter just yet.

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