Meghan Markle has always been a woman of her own making, built on a lifelong habit of standing her ground, making her voice heard, and taking charge.
From the age of eleven, when she wrote letters to Hillary Clinton and Procter & Gamble to challenge a sexist dish soap commercial successfully, Meghan proved she was never afraid to challenge authority or fight for reform.
Markle arrived in the Royal Family with that same fiercely independent spirit and was quick to speak out on political and social issues, hoping to be an agent of concrete change.
She also pushed for modernizing archaic traditions and rewriting outdated palace rules. However, when her ambitious vision clashed with immovable institutional boundaries, she famously chose to step back and forge a new path in California alongside her husband, Prince Harry.
Mocked Royal Traditions Return To Haunt Montecito
Away from Buckingham Palace constraints, the duchess appeared on Netflix to share her personal side of the royal journey. In a moments-long sequence that drew widespread global reaction, Meghan mocked one of the Firm’s oldest, most sacred traditions by dramatically re-enacting her first dramatic curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II.
Recalling the intense pressure and absurdity of her initial curtsy during her Netflix docuseries, the duchess joked: “Americans will understand this — we have Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament. It was like that. I curtsied as though… ‘Pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty.’ It was so intense. I didn’t know what I was doing.”
While Meghan Markle irked even Prince Harry by publicly treating the centuries-old formal gesture as an absurd theatrical requirement, royal experts warn that she will eventually have to confront that exact protocol.
As the royal hierarchy inevitably shifts, the duchess may soon find herself forced to walk back her public disdain and bow to the very family member she clashed with most.
The Root Of Royal Tension Between The Princess And The Duchess
According to veteran royal commentator Jennie Bond, the deep-seated friction between Duchess Meghan and Princess Catherine has always been rooted in strict Palace ranks rather than simple personality clashes.
The author revealed that the monarchy’s underlying power structure, in which Kate Middtelon as a senior royal is placed above Meghan MArkle, made a seamless friendship nearly impossible from the start.
She stated via Yahoo: “I think a key problem in any relationship between them is the power balance. Catherine is a future queen — she will always take priority over Meghan.”
Jennie Bond explained that no matter how dynamic or independent the Duchess of Sussex remains, the centuries-old royal order places the Princess of Wales in a position of ultimate authority that cannot be renegotiated.
The Impending Curtsy That Defines The Royal Divide
As Prince William edges closer to eventual succession, the dynamic between the two sisters-in-law will eventually reach an unprecedented breaking point.
Jennie Bond emphasized that when Prince William ascends to the throne, royal protocol will strictly demand an overt act of submission that Meghan Markle once openly ridiculed.
Jennie Bond revealed to the outlet: “One day, the duchess will have to curtsey to her, and we know that Meghan finds that rather comically absurd.”
For a self-made activist who built her entire platform on independence, bending the knee to her former rival represents a humiliating clash between modern identity and ancient monarchy.
