Sophie Wessex ‘relieved’ she not has to curtsy to Meghan Markle: report

The new Duchess of Edinburgh is “relieved” about not having to curtsy to Meghan Markle, in keeping with critiques.

Sophie Rhys-Jones, beforehand the Countess of Wessex, was formally given a model new formal title on Friday after her husband Prince Edward was made the Duke of Edinburgh.

As a consequence, Sophie is now the Duchess of Edinburgh, which locations her at a greater rank than the Duchess of Sussex — a title Markle at current holds.

“Sophie is relieved,” a royal provide knowledgeable the Mail on Sunday.

“She no longer has to curtsy to someone in the family who has not only left Royal duties but has spent the past three years criticizing the institution that Sophie works so hard to support.”

The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.

While the Duchess of Edinburgh has not seen Markle in particular person given that title promotion, a run-in is likely to be on the enjoying playing cards if the Sussexes decide to attend the King’s coronation in May.

The pair — who currently acquired their invitations to the May ceremony — are nonetheless mulling over whether or not or not or not they could make the 5,459-mile-long journey.

Reps for the Sussexes have talked about “an immediate decision” on whether or not or not they could make the journey “will not be disclosed.”

If they do go, the exiled royals shall be met with a “cold shoulder” by senior members of the royal family, a royal provide knowledgeable the Daily Mail.

“They will be given the cold shoulder by very many relatives. One said to me, ‘I hope they’ll be seated in Iceland,’” the insider knowledgeable the outlet.

“Much of the family just wants nothing more to do with them. If they have to see them at the coronation then so be it, but they do not want to socialize with them.”

Prince Edward’s title promotion received right here as a shock to the royal, whose older brother Charles gifted him the title on his 59th birthday as a reward for his loyal service to the crown.

The title, last held by their father Prince Philip, is environment friendly immediately as Edward’s profile on the royal family’s website online mirrored the announcement.

Edward had held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999.

Buckingham Palace revealed Edward will preserve the title “for His Royal Highness’s lifetime.”

During his bridal ceremony ceremony in 1999, Edward was promised the dukedom when Prince Philip died, in keeping with BBC.

Prince Philip was named the Duke of Edinburgh when he married Queen Elizabeth II in 1947 until his demise in 2021.