Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from the royal family five years ago, but one expert believes tensions started long before.
The Duchess of Sussex is known for being outspoken about the things close to her heart, something that wasn’t always approved of in the royal family. And it seems this behavior is something that started when Meghan was a student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
While studying, the former Suits star joined Kappa Kappa Gamma, which was known for its “Midwestern blondes” who were “intelligent hot messes.” The revelation comes as Meghan has been branded ‘controlling’ by one of her former supporters.
Meghan’s former classmate Ann Meade told royal author Andrew Morton in his book Meghan and the Unmasking of the Monarchy that some students found the Duchess of Sussex to be “overly assertive.”
Royal biographer Tom Bower also wrote about Meghan’s time in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house in his book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors.
The expert suggested qualities such as being “too persuasive” might be praised in America, but are “often criticized in the royal context.”
Matta continued, “In Meghan’s case, they appear time and time again as negative qualities, whether about her as a boss or a duchess managing a staff.”
Expert Hilary Fordwich also said Meghan’s sorority experiences helped her ambition, but suggested it “foreshadowed the eventual culture clash she experienced within the far more refined monarchy.”