Kate Middleton's Frosty Meghan Markle Moment Goes Viral

Kate Middleton's frosty moment with at their first joint public appearance since the duchess' has become the subject of a new viral video, as footage captured in the days after 's death has resurfaced on social media site . has been the subject of enduring public fascination since the latter's romance with first became public in 2016.

Though at first the media reported that the pair were on friendly terms, this soon changed after the royal wedding in 2018, when tabloids published stories claiming that in an argument over bridesmaids dresses. A year after their dramatic split from the monarchy in 2020, Harry and Meghan undertook an interview with which sent shockwaves through the royal family as the couple used the opportunity to publicly settle scores.

In the interview, recorded in their new home state of California, Meghan and Harry discussed how Kate and members of the royal family had at first welcomed Meghan, however they soon . Meghan claimed that stories she made Kate cry were false, and that , something she later apologized for. After the Winfrey interview, Meghan did not attend an event with the royal family for over a year, traveling to Britain for Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022 and returning that September to attend charity events.

During the September visit, , presenting an opportunity for the public to see Harry, Meghan, Kate and side by side for the first time in more than two years. Uploaded to TikTok by user, royalsuk_fan, on January 3, of the royal foursome taken two days after the queen's death has gone viral on TikTok, gaining more than 600,000 views on the platform so far.

The footage captured as they undertook a joint engagement to view flowers outside Windsor Castle and to meet mourners. The viral clip focuses on a moment where Meghan shakes the hand of a castle official as Kate watches on, captioned: "The look says all." The footage has received in excess of 10,000 likes and over 500 comments, many of which have speculated on the state of the royal sisters in law's relationship today.

"[Meghan] looks so lost, how can anyone enjoy seeing someone being like this. Kate is mean," wrote one TikTok user. "Kate totally bossed it that day!" posted another, with a further comment reading: "I don't get why they both receive so much hate." The royals' relationships continue to fill news reports, particularly in November 2023, written by the author of , .

For her part, Meghan is the only one of the sisters in law to publicly address the polarizing views held by supporters of each royal. In her 2021 discussion with Winfrey, Meghan told fans: "If you love me, you don't have to hate her. And if you love her, you don't need to hate me." Newsweek Newsweek Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.

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