According to royal expert Angela Levin, Camilla’s warm welcome fell flat.
The experience of marrying into the royal family—especially as a woman marrying into the royal family—is a unique one, and one that can only be understood by a handful of people.
According to a new book about Camilla, Queen Consort, royal expert Angela Levin writes that the then Duchess of Cornwall tried to give Meghan Markle a “warm” welcome when she married into the family, but that it “fell flat”—the Duchess of Sussex was unresponsive to Camilla’s advice, Levin says.
Levin writes that Meghan’s reputation within The Firm was initially strong, and Camilla recognized Meghan as a “hard worker.” Charles, for his part, “enjoyed” Meghan’s company, Levin writes, as both shared an interest in the theater and performing arts. Charles even touchingly walked his new daughter-in-law partway down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel, as her own father, Thomas Markle, backed out of attending at the last minute.