AIBU to think the Queen has a soft for MM "trigger alert its about Royals"

[Ghanagirl]

Just that really I'm not a royalist but Meghan Markle or Duchess of Sussex has been subject to a fair amount of abuse and vitriol but the Queen seemed really happy on their day out.

I’d imagine the DoS is quite an engaging character, who is very charming and has lots of interesting stories due to her previous occupation and charity work.

I wouldn’t think anymore of it really- despite what the Daily Mail would have people think, she’s probably nice enough to share a chat with while watching some horse show or parade etc on a lovely summer day.

I think the Queen is above publicly expressing what she really thinks about anyone, including Meghan.

Sophie must be jealous. She used to be Lizzy's fave.

The Queen smiles professionally - I wouldn’t read too much into it.

What bothers me is the press trying to invent a rivalry between Meghan and Kate. Ridiculous stories about how Meghan and the Queen had ‘a sleepover’ on a train, which HM and Kate have never done 🙄 They went on the Royal Train overnight - they didn’t sit up doing each other’s hair and nails listening to Miley Cyrus!

I think the royals are very conscious that MM gets a lot of backlash due to being American, divorced, bi-racial etc etc and they want to make it absolutely clear that she is accepted and welcomed by them and for there to be no stories suggesting that they are unhappy with Harry's choice.

So I expect to see a lot of joint engagements for her with other royals until all the negative press about her background dies down.

Having said that, I do think they all like her, but they are upping the ante with appearance s because they want the public to like her and accept her too and for her not to run for the hills because she is being torn apart by the media for things she can't help.

The Queen is probably one of the most discrete people on the planet. So we shall probably never know her opinion about the Duchess of Sussex, even if she has a strong one. It is good to see her being part of joint royal engagements though.