As Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton prepare for the festive season, claims have suggested the royal pair are “tense”.
But contrary to those reports, a source told PEOPLE that the women, and their husbands Prince Harry and Prince William, enjoyed a memorable first Christmas together last year.
“They really loved Christmas and all had a wonderful time,” the source says. “I think the two women got on — they are definitely not best friends, but it was a really special time for them all to spend together.”
It was confirmed earlier this month that Harry and Meghan had decided to relocate from Kensington Palace into Windsor’s Frogmore Cottage.
The move into Frogmore Cottage, a five-minute walk from Windsor Castle where the couple wed on May 19, will least provide a peaceful place to raise children and plenty of space to walk their two dogs.
The “goldfish bowl” of Kensington Palace doesn’t provide that same escape.
“Harry will want to establish himself and come out of the shadows and not be in his brother’s shadows,” an insider further told PEOPLE.
“They want to do their own thing and create their own style. And to do that you need to be away sometimes.”
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