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She and Harry are riddled with guilt over the Princess of Wales
When Meghan Markle made the decision to launch her new lifestyle brand amid a week of royal drama, she didn’t know the global chatter surrounding Kate Middleton’s whereabouts would turn out to be far more serious than imagined. And now we’re told the Duchess of Sussex is worried about ploughing ahead with the brand after her sister-in-law’s cancer news rocked the world.
Eyebrows were raised last month when the Duchess returned to social media for the first time in four years. Meghan’s internet homecoming marked the launch of her new business venture, American Riviera Orchard. But with all eyes on the royals as internet sleuths wildly speculated about Princess Kate months after her abdominal surgery, critics were quick to accuse Meghan of taking advantage of the drama and trying to overshadow her fellow royals. However, things took aturn when Kate released avideo with the shocking news that, like father-in-law King Charles, she was receiving treatment after being diagnosed with cancer.
While Meghan hadn’t known about Kate – finding out, along with Prince Harry, at the same time as the public – an insider says she’s worried she made the wrong move.
“Kate’s news has knocked both Meghan and Harry for six,” says our source. “They’re both extremely concerned for her wellbeing and wish relations were better, so they could visit. Meghan is feeling particularly worried, after launching her brand just as the conspiracy theories surrounding Kate’s health hit fever pitch around the world. Had Meghan known the full story, she would have waited to launch her brand. She’s keenly aware that some people see her as opportunistic and now she’s in atough spot. She had wanted to get going with the brand, but feels it’s too soon to make any big announcements out of respect for Kate. She just wishes she had known what was going on.”
Back in the early days of Harry and Meghan’s relationship, the couple would often spend time with Kate and Prince William. Known as the “Fab Four”, the group splintered as relations turned sour in the run-up to the Sussexes’ departure from their royal duties and the UK. While things got worse with the release of Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare, Harry suggested that he was
