However, the reality is much more complicated than that.
To me, it seemed like Sophie was that person today."
Overall, despite all the royal drama, Meghan and Sophie have managed to coexist in relative peace.
Neither Meghan nor Sophie was born into the royal family, and both spent many years in the workforce.
Before marrying Prince Harry, Meghan dabbled in more than one industry.
She later tried her hand literally at professional calligraphy (viaEsquire).
Ultimately, though, Meghan made her name acting in the hit TV show “Suits.”
Likewise, the Countess of Wessex worked in a number of different areas before becoming a royal.
“The similarities between Sophie and Meghan are there to be seen,” Myers observed.
According toCNBC, Meghan has been fighting for women’s rights since the age of 11.
“With the Sussexes not here, the Wessexes will undoubtedly benefit,” he said.
Like her predecessors, Sophie, Countess of Wessex was not spared a challenging transition into the royal household.
In some ways, however, Sophie’s experiences with the British media could have helped Meghan.
As Brandreth wrote: “Meghan made it clear that she did not feel she needed Sophie’s help.
She had Harry.”
And I just thought it was a joke."
In the docuseries, however, Meghan did ultimately lament her total lack of preparation for the royal role.
“There is no class,” she said (viaPeople).
“Certainly it took me a while to find my feet,” the countess confessed.
According to an excerpt from the documentary “Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals?”
(viaExpress), the former businesswoman also had a difficult time dealing with the media.
As royal biographer Ingrid Seward told filmmakers: “Poor Sophie, the press followed her everywhere.
They followed her coming out of her flat, walking down the steps.
They followed her going to buy her lunch.
They really did give her a bit of a hard time.”
“I’d had five years to adjust.
“Not that you necessarily know how it will pan out,” Sophie added.
And just as with any other family, this bad blood comes to light at important gatherings.
And it looked cold, but it also felt cold.”
Interestingly, this sense of frostiness initially seemed present at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
Per English’s analysis, Sophie, Countess of Wessex soon swooped in and offered Meghan a social lifeline.
“Fortunately Sophie … leaned over after a few minutes to exchange a few words.
It gave Meghan … a reason to move slightly closer to her husband’s aunt.”
One such expert is Judi James, who toldExpressthat the two women don’t carry themselves like best buddies.
However, that doesn’t mean that the two women won’t support each other.
As one of her former aides toldThe Telegraph, Sophie often plays the role of “mediator.”
“That’s why [Sophie is] the Queen’s favourite daughter-in-law,” the former aide alleged.
“She’s down to earth and just gets on with it.”
In their place, the couple left a gaping hole.
“I just hope they will be happy,” the countess shared.
