Am shocked Meghan said this…

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She said: 'Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was bare foot, like I was a hugger, I have always been a hugger I didn't realise that is really jarring for a lot of Brits.'

'I started to understand that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside, that there is a forward facing way of being and then you close the door and thing OK we can relax now, but that formality carries over on both sides and that was surprising to me.'

What an utterly horrible thing to say about your sister and brother-in-law. I am done with her now. People are DIFFERENT Meghan. We are not all like you you you you.

@PurplePixies isn't saying that at all In fact she is acknowledging that very fact and is talking about how they address it. I did a cultural course before going to live in the Middle East. People should prepare for differences.

I just think you should always be your self

I think it's a bit odd - if these were her exact words; I haven't watched the programme - that she mentions W&K but talks about meeting "her":

Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was barefoot

When I met DH's brother and wife, I was interested to meet them both. Possibly his brother even more so, to see family resemblances, hear stories about DH when he was younger...stuff like that.
It does sound like she's a bit preoccupied with Kate for whatever reason.

Huggers always think they can dictate things, good for you for being a hugger.. but I am not.. please respect my space and personal boundaries!!!!

What because they weren't up for a hug off a stranger? Not everyone likes or wants hugs! Personal boundaries!

It reads like she is USING Eugenie (from Harry's family) and her niece (from her family) as covers to show that she is not the problem but the rest of their estranged families are. She needs one person from each family to deviously demonstrate that she can get along when the opposite is true.

Wow that's a reach but then so is the OP a bit over dramatic - I think this says more about the way your mind works. I am sure E& J are capable of speaking up and would also be backed by the RF .

It's also weird she refers to Kate as Kate, because she has always only been referred to as Kate by the media, her family call her Catherine

Absolute Garbage.

Her mum & sister call her Kate.

Catherine is supposed to be quite private and guarded. I can imagine they were never close as I don't think Meghan is her sort of person. Catherine seems quite chilled kind of person whereas Meghan is more highly strung. I think there was a personality clash since day one I don't think they have ever been friends.

But W&K were the visitors to Meghan's home - so I don't understand what cultural preparation other than make them feel welcome ( which is universal) Meghan was supposed to do in that instance - shouldn't it have been the other way round? W&K should have been prepared for the cultural differences or better still a bit of both

It does sound like she's a bit preoccupied with Kate for whatever reason.

I think she (understandably really) looks at Kate and thinks 'how can you be happy to live your life in this way', and is pissed off that Kate doesn't join in the 'rebellion', and that this is almost punishment for that.

There were two clear moments of implication in the doc, that Kate and William are doing it wrong and H and M have got it right. The 'hugging' anecdote, and Harry talking about how the men in his family married with their head not their heart.

What is she supposed to call her, the whole country especially the media call her Kate so I'm not sure what she is supposed to call her . Occasionally she is referred to as Catherine.

Surely you're just friendly when meeting your in-laws, hugging is optional but not a dreadful faux pas. However, you don't have to make a global TV programme and as good as call your in-laws cold fish. How does that fit into the "kind" mantra? It's just another childish way of saying, "ooo, everyone was mean to me."

Americans will suck all this up as think the Uk is all Downton Abbey and Catherine Cookson. Over half of them have never even left their own country. Poor M having to go to live there in those medieval times.

Bet MM didn't hug Piers Morgan when she met him.

She had said the the royal family is not like the princess diaries- and that I think sums it up.

😂 why do you think it matters what she said? These people who have her living rent free in their heads don’t actually care what Meghan said. She could have said ‘I loved Kate’s beautiful hair’ and they’d have accused her of smirking/being sarcastic/wanting to shave Kate’s head and steal her hair.

You’re attempting to use logic to people behaving in an illogical way.

I am laughing at the Eugenie is being used like she hasn't got a mind of her own and is being coerced by Meghan. What an insult to Eugenie, how crass.

Why would she hug Piers Morgan? Is he family?

When I met DH sister in law I wouldn’t have thought it odd to hug her. If I met Piers Morgan I wouldn’t hug him. Same as how I’d kiss someone on the cheek if I was meeting them for a date but wouldn’t try to smooch someone at a job interview. Almost like it’s two different situations.

I have never heard anyone say 'I don't like Meghan but I don't know why, there is no reason' lol, She comes across as phony and inauthentic, that's why a lot of people aren't fond of her. It started when she claimed to have never heard of Harry 'who is Prince Hazza?'

I wonder why the OP hasn't been back since yesterday afternoon?

Whereas you’re just plain making up scenarios that never happened to add credibility to your point?

No, I’m pointing out that it doesn’t matter. Meghan laid out a simple story where she explained that she had underdressed and tried to be less formal, not realising that this would be treated like a more formal occasion. Posters have then insisted that Meghan is saying the royal family were awful and should have changed to be like her. That isn’t what has been said in the piece the op is talking about.

I’ve just finished episode 3 and the excuse made for not inviting the niece is crap. If she had invited the niece, it would have showed Samantha Markle to be the problem, not M. Also, how could you hurt anyone you cared about in order to please some officials? She was happy to invite people she’d never met or barely knew ie the Clooneys but not her own flesh and blood.

And tbh I’m not really making it up. That one situation never happened, but Meghan could do literally anything and there would be a thread up on here within the hour somehow twisting it so that she is evil. Such as her ‘smirking’ and ‘mocking tradition’ by explaining how her first curtsy was awkward. Whereas if Kate had said something similar it would be so down to earth and sweet and she can even laugh at herself blah blah.