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Kate Middleton's 'tough' response to Harry and Meghan's claims made on their Oprah Winfrey appearance were reportedly endorsed by the Queen.
In a draft of a response to groundbreaking claims made on the US talk show in March 2021, Kate reportedly took a firm hand, which with suggestions sent to and approved by the Queen, according to an extra from Valentine Low's new book 'Courtiers'.
Following the Sussexes claims of racism and discrimination within the Royal Family, Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying while "some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately".
Sources claim Kate "insisted" on including the "recollections" barb, but added that "history will judge this statement".
It comes as a royal source said Kate composures herself impeccably playing "the long game", but is much stronger behind closed doors.
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Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese v)They also praised Kate for her 'subtle' approach at time, with the source adding: "She does not get as much credit as she should, because she is so subtle about it. She is playing the long game. She has always got her eye on, 'This is my life and my historic path and I am going to be the Queen one day", reports The Times.
Meghan Markle has since gone on to shed light on the start of her relationship with Kate Middleton, describing an awkward first meeting in which she alleged Kate did not want to greet her with a hug.
Prince Harry also revealed more details of a fallout between the pair over Princess Charlotte's bridesmaid dress, claiming the incident left Meghan 'sobbing on the floor'.
Kate and William with Harry and Meghan on the long Walk at Windsor Castle (Getty Images)Harry claimed the incident was largely driven by Kate, who was angered at having to wait a day to hear back from Meghan about the offending garment ahead of the 2018 Royal wedding.
It comes as a royal expert said Harry was "fooling himself" if he thought his wife and sister-in-law were going to be "best of buddies".
The Duke of Sussex took aim at Kate in his controversial memoir Spare and shared details of a row over bridesmaids' dresses at the time of his wedding, which left Meghan in tears.
In a TV interview, he also accused Kate of "stereotyping" Meghan, saying her behaviour created a barrier.
Kate and Meghan are said to have had tensions in their relationship (Getty Images)
Meghan and Harry made bombshell claims of racism within the royal family during the Oprah chat (Harpo Productions/ITV)Editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine and royal biographer Ingrid Seward believes that Kate will be "upset and angry" with Harry for speaking out about her.
In one part of Netflix's three-part docuseries 'Harry & Meghan', the Duchess claimed that she intentionally wore neutral tones when she was living in the UK to avoid wearing the same colour as other royals.
She said: "To my understanding, you can't ever wear the same colour as Her Majesty if there's a group event. But then you also should never be wearing the same colour as one of the other more senior members of the family."
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