Now, a royal expert claims that Meghan "never stood a chance" in the popularity stakes against Middleton, The Sun reports.
Yomi Adegoke wrote in the Guardian, "Meghan’s casting as a Disney villain – a black female divorcee with a penchant for black dresses (another protocol breach) – practically writes itself.
"Meghan never stood a chance. When the duchesses do behave comparably, the reaction could not be more different.
"Like Meghan, Kate has broken protocol several times, by wearing dresses above the knee, with far less pearl-clutching from commentators."
Meghan's 'villain' persona hasn't been helped by the trail of employees that have left since she became the Duchess of Sussex.
Just last week it was announced that Meghan Markle's bodyguard had handed in her resignation. As well as Markle's bodyguard, the Duchess' personal assistant Melissa Touabti quit after six months, as did the royal couple's joint private secretary Samantha Cohen.