BRAVE Kate Middleton has shown Meghan Markle what service really looks like with her latest appearance, a royal expert has said.
The Princess of Wales, 42, looked in good health as she made a comeback last night, ahead of her Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday appearance this morning.
The Princess’ radiant return at the Royal Albert Hall comes as she continues to recover following her treatment for cancer.
Today she will attend the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall where Wills and His Majesty will lay wreaths.
It marks the next significant step in her gradual return to public royal duties as this will be the first time Kate has carried out official Royal engagements on consecutive days since last December.
The Princess of Wales has been praised for her steadfast demeanour as she continues to serve the crown not long after bravely battling cancer.
Now, broadcaster and royal biographer Hugo Vickers, 72, has claimed that Kate’s dedication to her royal duties despite serious health issues is in stark contrast to how Meghan Markle treated hers.
He took a swipe at the Duchess of Sussex, 43, after she and Harry stepped down as senior working royals in 2020.
Hugo exclusively told The Sun: “Harry and Meghan are now not doing anything for royal service at all.
“I mean, it was made clear to them you’re either in or you’re out and they decided to go out.
“The difference, of course, between what the Princess of Wales does is that she does her duties very faithfully.
“Harry and Meghan are doing it for themselves.
“I mean, they have to make money, but its not being done for Britain and the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in the same way.”
Hugo said that it was a shame that Harry and Meghan had decided to step back from royal duties because they were “both interested in it”.
He continued: “It’s a great shame because the late Queen gave the Commonwealth to Harry and Meghan for them to promote, and they were both so interested in it.
“Harry was very good at it and Meghan even before she married had been very interested, like a lot of sort of actresses, had been doing humanitarian work – it seemed a perfect fit.
“It’s very sad that that didn’t work, and that is the crucial difference. You’re either putting things into the world and doing your duty or you’re doing it for yourselves. And that’s the problem.”
Hugo believes that it can be a “common fault” that people joining the royal family don’t realise exactly what it involves.
The broadcaster said there was an incredible amount of goodwill when Harry and Meghan got married and it is sad it has now turned out like this..
Hugo added: “Somehow that incredible day all got eaten away rather quickly.
“Royal life is a life of service, and and the most successful members of the royal family are the ones who support the monarch.
“King Charles can’t do everything, so he has to ask his family to help him.”
The royal expert said it was a shame that Harry in particular had decided to quit royal duties because he was “very much loved”.
Hugo continued: “I remember seeing him. you know, playing cricket with kids out in Barbados, and you know they loved him, they really did.
“He had a very good to rapport with them, and that’s his skill, and that’s what’s such a pity that it isn’t being harnessed.”
Princess Kate announced she had finished her chemotherapy course in a heartfelt video on September 9.
Kate, 42, said she was entering “this new phase of recovery with a renewed sense of hope and appreciation of life”.
The Princess said she was “looking forward to being back at work and undertaking a few more public engagements in the coming months” but added her focus was “doing what I can to stay cancer free”.
And, last night William revealed Kate aims to step up her royal engagements in 2025.
He said: “I think hopefully Catherine will be doing a bit more next year, so, we’ll have some more trips maybe lined up.”
The couple smiled and chatted warmly while taking their seats for the concert.
Royal fan Pauline Marshall, 81, of Kent, said: “Kate looks beautiful. It’s wonderful to see her looking so well and happy.”
Kate, in a black dress and coat, wore Princess Diana’s pearl drop earrings with diamond carrier, plus a matching necklace.
She was seen in the earrings at the Cenotaph ceremony in 2022.
Diana had been gifted them by jewellers Collingwood for her 1981 wedding to Charles.
