Growing up, Prince William and Prince Harry were quite close. They were not just brothers, but also friends, much as Harry and Kate Middleton are.

However, Harry’s marriage to former Suits actress Meghan Markle had an impact on this connection and the close bond that no one thought could be severed.

The media and many publications have made it clear that Meghan and Kate did not get along.

“Meghan would agree with the assessment that the duchesses were not the best of friends,” writers Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand state in their book Finding Freedom. “Their relationship hadn’t progressed much since [Markle] was Harry’s girlfriend.”

According to them, Kate was not hospitable and did not take Meghan under her wing as many imagined. She knew the most about what it was like to enter the Firm as a ‘newcomer.’

“Meghan was disappointed that she and Kate hadn’t bonded over the position they shared, but she wasn’t losing sleep over it,” wrote Durand and Scobie. They continued: “Meghan would far rather have had Kate check in on her during the most difficult times with the press.”

Kate and Harry have been a different tale. He had a specific nickname for her, which demonstrates how close they were.

OK Magazine said that the prince referred to his sister-in-law as “Cath.”

Kate Middleton first met Prince Harry in 2003 at Highgrove. The Duke of Sussex was there when his brother, Prince William, brought Kate Middleton to meet his father at Prince Charles’ family home.