Princess Anne ‘knew’ Meghan Markle had ‘short shelf-life’ after meeting

Princess Anne “knew” Meghan Markle had a “short shelf-life” in the Royal Family, it has been claimed. A Royal Family commentator suggested Princess Anne – who is the Princess Royal – foresaw Meghan’s struggle to adapt to royal life after she married Prince Harry.

Royal commentator Neil Sean said Anne advised her to treat her role as a “job” rather than a celebrity status. The source said: “According to a very good source Meghan Markle failed to warm to Princess Anne, and Princess Anne always knew that Meghan would have a very short shelf-life in the world of the British monarchy.”

In a discussion on his YouTube channel, Neil revealed: “This senior royal takes no nonsense, much like her father the late Duke of Edinburgh. Apparently, when Meghan Markle joined the Royal Family, she sought out Princess Anne. According to a very good source, Princess Anne gave very sage advice to the new royal.”

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Neil said: “Princess Anne reiterated this mantra, she pointed out that it wasn’t a working monarchy, it was a job, you turn up on time, you do your research, and do the duty. It’s all about the project at hand. She also pointed out that whatever charities you are involved in, you needed to get involved and get immersed.”

During an interview with Canadian public broadcaster CBC last year, the Princess Royal discussed the new shake-up to the royals. Anne replied: “Well, I think the ‘slimmed-down’ (monarchy) was said in a day when there were a few more people around to make that seem like a justifiable comment.”

Anne said: “It changes a bit. I mean, it doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing, I have to say. I’m not quite sure what else, you know, we can do.” And asked if there are “conversations about relevance”, she replied: “There will be, everywhere. It’s not a conversation that I would necessarily have.

“I think it’s perfectly true that it is a moment where you need to have that discussion. But I would just underline that the monarchy provides, with the constitution, a degree of long-term stability that is actually quite hard to come by any other way.”