Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s Wimbledon visit was a ‘masterful PR exercise’ to stop rift rumours, royal expert claims

RUMOURS of a royal rift between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle were finally put to bed over the weekend, when the duchesses took to the royal box at Wimbledon.

But while the pair seemed to be laughing and getting along very nicely, one royal commentator has claimed their appearance was a “masterful PR move” by Kate.

Speaking to the Morning Show, Angela Mollard said: “Masterful PR exercise, wasn’t it? This has a lot of Kate written all over, she’s sort of seen to take the lead.

“They were both there, they were both enjoying the tennis and they obviously had Kate Middleton’s sister, Pippa, there.

“Meghan was sandwiched between them, there’s a lot of shots of them chatting, laughing.

“Kate’s a kind person, she well brought-up, she’s doing the right thing. If there is any rift, we don’t really know.”

Kate and Meghan’s appearance at Wimbledon comes after rumours of a row between the Sussex and Cambridge families.

Speculation began when Harry and Meg left their home within the Kensington Palace estate – where they were living in close proximity to Kate and Wills – before they welcomed baby Archie.

Rumours emerged that the two brothers reportedly fell out after William’s concerns over Meghan Markle reportedly “went down quite badly” with his brother.

Speaking to Fox News, royal expert Katie Nicholl said: “William was concerned about how quickly the relationship had moved and wanted to make sure that Harry was making the right decision.”

Kate and Meghan appeared at Wimbledon together to watch Meghan’s BFF Serena Williams play Simona Halep in the Ladies Final.

Speaking about their appearance, body language expert Judi James said the occasion provided Kate with the opportunity to act as “hostess” to Meghan, making an active attempt to include her in conversation.

Speaking to Fabulous Digital she said: “Sitting Meghan in between Kate and Pippa looks like a very active attempt to both host her and include her in a way that hasn’t quite occurred since she married Harry.

“There is a lot of eye contact between the sisters-in-law here too, which, along with the laughter, should be seen as a sign they want to be seen as friendly together.”

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And we showed you what’s REALLY going on with these Wimbledon power couples, according to a body language expert.