- Meghan Markle first met Kate Middleton in 2017 at a private dinner she hosted with Prince Harry.
- The pair's relationship and alleged fallout are discussed in Prince Harry's upcoming memoir "Spare."
- These photos show how Kate and Meghan's relationship has evolved over time.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle were first seen in public together for the royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham. The pair walked to the church together and were all smiles.
Two months later, the pair attended the Royal Foundation Forum. The event was the first time they were dubbed the "fab four" with their partners. Sweet moments showed them giggling together onstage.
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Meghan attended her first Commonwealth Day service in 2018 and photos showed her and Kate interacting warmly with each other at the prestigious event.
Kate, alongside Camilla, the Queen Consort, King Charles III, and Prince William, were front row at Meghan's wedding to Harry in 2018. Before the event, however, Prince Harry wrote in his memoir that Kate made Meghan cry in a discussion about bridesmaid dresses.
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In "Spare," Harry also reportedly wrote that weeks before his wedding, Kate was offended by a comment Meghan made about her having "baby brain." At the time, Kate was pregnant with Prince Louis.
Source: The Telegraph
Despite any pre-wedding tension, Kate appeared all smiles on Meghan and Harry's big day and waved to crowds gathered at Windsor Castle for the spectacle.
A month after the royal nuptials, Kate and Meghan attended a Trooping the Colour event at Buckingham Palace. The pair spoke animatedly with each other.
During yet another Buckingham Palace balcony appearance, it looked as if Meghan and Kate were whispering to each other and smiling.
Both Meghan and Kate are fans of Wimbledon – in the summer of 2018, they attended day 12 of the event together where they were seen laughing, clapping, and chatting with each other courtside.
At Princess Eugenie's wedding, Meghan and Kate appeared to make small talk with each other and were seated closely together with their husbands.
Meghan and Kate once again walked side-by-side to attend the Christmas Day Church service in Sandringham. As they walked, they appeared to chat casually.
The pair appeared closer than ever at the Commonwealth Day Service in 2019. However, this was the same year Meghan and Harry said they started making serious plans to step back from the royal family.
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Meghan, who had given birth to her son Archie in May 2019, and Kate enjoyed a mom's day out with their kids at a charity polo day in the UK.
Later that same month, Meghan and Kate were yet again all smiles courtside at Wimbledon.
A change in Meghan and Kate's dynamic was visible in November 2019, right after Harry said he and William weren't as close as they used to be. During a Remembrance Service at London's Royal Albert Hall, Meghan and Kate did not appear to interact in public.
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2020 saw the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce their decision to step back as working royals. From then, photos of Kate and Meghan were more formal than ever before.
At Harry and Meghan's last public outing before moving to the US, during which he recalled "felt cold" and "distant" with his family, Meghan and Kate weren't pictured speaking with each other.
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The gulf of distance between Meghan and Kate was visceral during an event they attended at St Paul's Cathedral in honor of the Queen's platinum jubilee as they were seated on polar opposite sides of the church.
Source: Insider
Both Kate and Meghan supported their husbands throughout events for Queen Elizabeth's funeral in September, which resulted in a somber reunion of the original "fab four."
Throughout the week of the Queen's funeral, the pair were rarely pictured standing together and appeared to always have at least one other member of the family between them.
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