The new Duke of Edinburgh and his wife Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, are amongst the few participants of the royal family that have spoken out on Harry and Meghan.
The relationship between the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has involved royal watchers for a while.
Prince Edward and Sophie have simply been proficient the titles of Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in the past today, reports the Mirror. However, they have appeared to be noticeably shut to Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle.
The late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, requested that Edward and Sophie become mentors to Harry and Meghan when the pair acquired married back in 2018.
It used to be as soon as thinking that the new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh ought to easy tensions over with Harry and Meghan - as they are some of the only royals to communicate publicly about the couple.
In a rare interview with The Sunday Times, Sophie compared her experiences to Meghan's. In the interview, Sophie compared the couple's journey to hers and Edwards, saying: "Remember I’d had 5 years to modify [to royal life]. And for our six-month engagement I was even staying at Buckingham Palace. Not that you necessarily be aware of how it will pan out."
As reported by means of the Times, Sophie was once the first member of the royal household to go to Meghan after she gave beginning to Archie in 2019 - going to the couple's Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
A source informed the outlet that Sophie is 'normal' and has empathy that possibly others in the Firm 'don't naturally have'.
And whilst the pair share the equal interests, royal professional Russell Myers informed True Royalty TV that the "similarities are there to be seen".
Russell continued: "The similarities between Sophie and Meghan are there to be seen.
"Sophie's working with girls' education, she's done a lot of stuff about violence towards females in Africa...Are the Instagram generation going to be as obsessed with Sophie and Edward Wessex as they are with the Sussexes? Obviously not.
"However, when you are dealing with them... Sophie's clearly throughout her problem matter. He poignantly added: "It's not simply for show. With the Sussexes not here, the Wessexes will undoubtedly benefit."



Edward and Sophie have now considered their position in the royal family extend after Harry and Meghan stepped down.
At the quit of 2022, Edward and his older sister Anne had been given the titles of Counsellors of State. This capacity they can take King Charles region to elevate out constitutional duties.
The roles ought to historically belong to Prince Harry and Prince Andrew as they are closer in the line of succession, however they have been removed due to now not being working royals anymore.
Sophie used to be one of the only royals to make a remark about Harry and Meghan's exit from the firm. At the time, she said: "I simply hope they will be happy. We all try to help any new participants of the family."
The couple additionally joked about Harry and Meghan's controversial Oprah Winfrey interview back in 2021 at some point of an interview with the Telegraph's royal editor Camilla Tominey.
As they had been quizzed about the Oprah interview, Edward said: "Oprah who?" Sophie observed up with: "Yes, what interview?"
The Duchess of Edinburgh was later requested about an anecdote that the Archbishop of Canterbury did now not recognize who Oprah was once at the Sussex wedding.
She replied: "You know, if you’re not into chat shows, there’s no reason why you should understand who she is. Certainly not in this country, anyway."
Prince Edward additionally commented on the "very said" situation when it came to Megxit, while speaking to CNN. He said: "Listen, weirdly we have all been there before – we've got all had immoderate intrusion and interest in our lives.
"And we have all dealt with it in slightly distinct ways, and listen, we desire them the very satisfactory of luck. It's a simply tough decision."
In January this year, it was mentioned that Meghan clearly grew to become down assist from Sophie, who seemed like a natural mentor to the royal newcomer.



According to Gyles Brandreth's book, who is a pal of the royals, Meghan "made it clear" that she didn't want help from Sophie, and would depend on Harry instead.
In the book, Gyles wrote: "The Queen (who, of course, had viewed it all before) understood that Harry's female might find adjusting to Royal lifestyles 'challenging to start with' (as she put it). 'It is very jolty, but you soon get used to it' – that was Her Majesty's ride going again many years.
"To help Meghan, the Queen cautioned that her daughter-in-law, Sophie Wessex, would be an perfect mentor. 'Sophie can help show you the ropes,' said the Queen. Meghan made it clear that she did not feel she wished Sophie's help. She had Harry."

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