9 times Queen Elizabeth showed Meghan Markle the love: before Megxit and the Oprah Winfrey interview bombshell, the Duchess of Sussex and the British monarch were basically BFFs

Mar 25 , 2021

If you think Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth never got on, then take a look back at all these happy royal family pics from days of recent past. Photo: Getty

Things might be a little tense after the scandals arising from Meghan and Prince Harry’s CBS interview, but the couple was careful not to criticise the queen

We took a look back at Meghan Markle and Queen Elizabeth’s most intimate moments caught on camera – and reckon they’ll remain BFFs for life, despite the noise

Ever since it was announced that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were stepping down as senior members of the royal family, questions have been raised about the status of the couple’s relationship with “The Firm”’s head honcho, Queen Elizabeth. And with poor Meghan being publicly blamed for the shock exit, dubbed Megxit, and their move to Hollywood, we can’t imagine her maj was very impressed with her grandson’s new wife.

Fast forward a few months, and all hell broke loose when Meghan granted a tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey, offering a rare glimpse into her time as a royal. And as we all know, she didn’t paint a very pretty picture.

A still from Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special. Britain’s royal family and television have a complicated relationship. The medium has helped define the modern monarchy; the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth was Britain’s first mass TV spectacle. Since then, rare interviews have given a glimpse behind palace curtains at the all-too-human family within. Photo: AP file

But before all this drama, it seemed like the queen and Meghan were well on their way to becoming besties. During the Oprah interview, Meghan admitted the queen has always been “wonderful” to her.

She revealed: “On one of our first joint engagements together, we had breakfast together that morning and she gave me a gift – some beautiful pearl earrings and a matching necklace – I just really loved being in her company.

“She [the queen] has always been warm and inviting and really welcoming.”

Before the storm: it was all smiles when Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth posed for a picture during the queen’s Young Leaders Awards Ceremony in June, 2018. Photo: AFP

While things are probably a bit frosty between Meghan and her royal in-laws right now, we’re rooting for a heartwarming reunion. Because if these pictures are anything to go by, the queen herself already has a soft spot for the former actress.

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