Following two years of feuding, it was never going to be easy for the Cambridges and the Sussexes to come face to face.
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But it was a meeting that Kate was desperately hoping would go well so the couples could finally bury the hatchet.
Despite the best of intentions from the duchess, things didn’t go to plan, with Harry and Meghan jetting back to the US before the Jubilee celebrations had even finished.
“Kate’s so upset. She really hoped that Harry could have stayed in London longer so they could all spend time together,” tells a royal insider.
Given their history, Kate appeared to go to great lengths to avoid a run-in with her sister-in-law.
During Trooping the Colour, she watched from a separate window at the Major General’s office as Meghan entertained the Tindall and Phillips children from another.
Sources say Harry and Meghan expected to have a “warmer welcome” during the day. Interestingly, they reportedly skipped a post-Trooping lunch with all the cousins who didn’t appear on the balcony and their partners.
The following day proved even more stressful for Kate after Harry and Meghan were made “second-row royals” during the Service of Thanksgiving.
“Catherine remained very neutral throughout the service,” body language expert Dr Louise Mahler exclusively tells New Idea.
“But Meghan made a strong passive-aggressive [move] by turning her head away as Catherine walked past which was disrespectful and childish.”
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