Queen has unusually close relationship with Meghan so she doesn’t feel isolated like Diana 

The Queen has struck up an ‘unusually close’ friendship with Meghan Markle, a royal commentator has claimed.

The monarch, 93, is said to have made a ‘particular effort’ to make the Duchess of Sussex, 38, feel welcome, extending an invite to Prince Harry’s wife on an array of royal engagements.

According to royal commentator Duncan Larcombe, it is an effort that ‘wasn’t afforded to Kate’, as her entrance into the royal family was more gradual.

The move is said to be an effort to ensure Meghan doesn’t feel like an outsider, as the late Princess Diana did when she joined the firm.

The Queen has struck up an ‘unusually close’ friendship with Meghan Markle, a royal commentator has claimed. Pictured: The Queen and Meghan seen at a joint engagement to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge in Cheshire last June

Speaking to Fabulous, Duncan said: ‘Meghan seems to have forged a particularly close relationship with the Queen if you compare that to when other people have married into the royal family.’

Referring to the Queen and Meghan’s joint engagement to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge in Cheshire last June, he continued: ‘The Queen, last year in the first few months of Meghan’s entry into the royal family, made a particular and slightly unusual effort to welcome her in.

‘Unusual in the context of the trip on the royal train to do a royal engagement. I’m 99 per cent sure she’s never afforded that offer to Kate.’

The move is said to be an effort to ensure Meghan doesn’t feel like an outsider, as the late Princess Diana did when she joined the firm. Diana is seen during an overseas engagement in the nineties

According to royal commentator Duncan Larcombe, it is an effort that ‘wasn’t afforded to Kate’, as her entrance into the royal family was more gradual. The Queen and Kate are seen at Kings College in March

Duncan added that this could be down to ‘lessons of the past’ where Princess Diana ‘pretty much felt like an outsider in the royal family’.

This comes following reports that the Queen invited Meghan to celebrate her 38th birthday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland over the weekend. 

The Queen, 93, along with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, is said to be particularly fond of Meghan, who recently welcomed Archie with Prince Harry.

The trip would have been Meghan and Archie’s first trip to the Scottish Castle, and the invite from the monarch was said to be a ‘great honour’.

The monarch, 93, is said to have made a ‘particular effort’ to make the Duchess of Sussex, 38, feel welcome, extending an invite to Prince Harry’s wife on an array of royal engagements

The Duchess of Sussex is thought have celebrated her birthday at Scottish Castle Balmoral, pictured, over the weekend, an unusual invite from the Queen

The Queen, and since they wed, Prince Philip, has spent every summer at Balmoral Castle since her childhood, and it is said to be her favourite home. 

On Sunday Harry to took to the Sussex Royal Instagram account and led the well wishes for his life, writing:  ‘Happy Birthday to my amazing wife. Thank you for joining me on this adventure!’ – Love, H’.

The Royal Family Instagram account of the Queen and Prince Philip, along with William and Kate, and Charles, all took to social media to send their well wishes to the Duchess. 

Posting a picture of Meghan in Tonga, he wrote: ‘Happy Birthday to my amazing wife. Thank you for joining me on this adventure! – Love, H’

Prince Harry has wished Meghan a happy birthday in a sweet message to the Sussex Royal Instagram account today

Prince William and Kate shared their birthday wishes with Meghan, posting a snap of the royals as they walked to the Christmas service together