{"id":2360463,"date":"2026-04-06T07:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2360463"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:27:33","slug":"meghan-markle-thought-she-should-be-the-next-queen-over-kate-middleton-and-hated-that-she-and-harry-were-so-far-down-the-line-of-succession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markle-thought-she-should-be-the-next-queen-over-kate-middleton-and-hated-that-she-and-harry-were-so-far-down-the-line-of-succession\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle &#8216;Thought She Should Be The Next Queen&#8217; Over Kate Middleton And &#8216;Hated That She And Harry Were So Far Down&#8217; The Line Of Succession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s no secret that <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> had very different ideas for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/meghan-markle-wanted-to-live-in-windsor-castle-reason\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:her life as a royal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;her life as a royal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">her life as a royal<\/a> before she married <strong>Prince Harry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And according to royal biographer <strong>Tom Bower<\/strong>, she reportedly believed she would be treated \u201clike God\u201d after joining the royal family. Not only that, but he claims she thought she was better suited to be the next queen over her <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/kate-middleton-meghan-markle-clashed-lip-gloss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:estranged sister-in-law;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;estranged sister-in-law&quot;}\" class=\"link \">estranged sister-in-law<\/a>, <strong>Kate Middleton.<\/strong> Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Invictus Games<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Meghan Markle Reportedly Didn&#8217;t Like How Low Down Prince Harry Was In The Royal Family Line Of Succession<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to reports, the former <em>Suits<\/em> actress, 44, allegedly &#8220;couldn&#8217;t understand&#8221; how the line of<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/the-queen-camilla-queen-consort\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:succession;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;succession&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> succession<\/a> worked \u2013 and once she came to terms with it, reportedly didn&#8217;t like that she and Prince Harry were so far down the list!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As it stands, <strong>Prince William<\/strong> is first in line to the throne, followed by his and <strong>Kate Middleton<\/strong>&#8216;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/prince-william-kate-middleton-may-break-morbid-royal-family-rule-succession\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:three children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;three children&quot;}\" class=\"link \">three children<\/a>: <strong>Prince George<\/strong>, <strong>Princess Charlotte<\/strong>, and <strong>Prince Louis.<\/strong> Prince Harry currently sits fifth in the line of succession, with son <strong>Prince Archie<\/strong> and daughter <strong>Princess Lilibet<\/strong> in sixth and seventh places, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bower shared these claims on the <em>Kinsey Schofield Uncensored<\/em> podcast while promoting his new book, <em>Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family<\/em>, and didn&#8217;t hold back!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"915\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QyilGaRXnsqR6mh43YAuAA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNTE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/shefinds_255\/44546414240ca1e0fb22a9d17afc1831\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Meghan Markle Reportedly Thought She Would Be A Better Queen Than Kate Middleton<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bower claimed that insiders told him that Meghan allegedly struggled to accept her position within <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/king-charles-royal-family-new-titles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the royal hierarchy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the royal hierarchy&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the royal hierarchy<\/a> \u2013 particularly when it came to the future of the crown!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Clearly, she thought&#8230; I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion, with the help of others on the inside, that she really thought she, rather than Kate, should be the next queen after Charles,&#8221; Bower dished, adding: &#8220;She couldn&#8217;t understand why she was better looking, and in her view, more intelligent, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/meghan-markle-next-gwyneth-paltrow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:harder working;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;harder working&quot;}\" class=\"link \">harder working<\/a>, and everything, should be the queen.&#8221; Woah!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And she hated the idea that she and Harry were relegated so far down the order,&#8221; he added, referring to Prince Harry&#8217;s position as fifth in line to the throne.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Meghan Markle royal wedding 2018\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"915\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uEjeo20UNO2FbvS7dCzZqQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNTE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/shefinds_255\/b3944feb3430026be6692469b7ab98da\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Meghan Markle royal wedding 2018<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Meghan Markle Thought She Would Be Treated &#8216;Like God&#8217; As A Royal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the interview, Schofield spoke to Bower about how Meghan&#8217;s fame had skyrocketed after meeting and ultimately marrying the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/queen-camilla-wont-forgive-prince-harry-spare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spare author,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spare author,&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Spare<\/em> author,<\/a> saying: &#8220;She never acknowledges the fact that Harry is the reason she is where she is, does she?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bower agreed with Schofield, and went even further by suggesting Meghan believed her status would elevate her to an almost divine level after their marriage. &#8220;An establishment figure reported to the Queen [Elizabeth II] that Meghan thinks that once she marries into the royal family, she&#8217;s going to be God. Which is pretty hilarious, but clearly, she believed it,&#8221; he claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This ties in with what Bower writes in the bombshell book, where he suggests Meghan&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/meghan-markle-acted-like-princess\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:expectations of royal life;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;expectations of royal life&quot;}\" class=\"link \">expectations of royal life<\/a> didn&#8217;t quite align with reality \u2013 or with the public&#8217;s perception of the monarchy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The royal family is the nation&#8217;s family and a national obsession,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;The royals may appear to be ordinary people,&#8221; he continued, &#8220;but to maintain the monarchy, they relied on the public&#8217;s willingness to treat them like God.&#8221; He went on to say that Meghan ignored advice about royal protocol and etiquette and &#8220;thought she should be treated as God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle newspaper\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"915\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KJ9ScChMI9GW05PNSZUvUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNTE7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/shefinds_255\/8a1dfd91ef43060f664d8a9119317f6b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle newspaper<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Did Megxit Occur Because Meghan Markle Realized She Would Never Be Queen?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Bower, this frustration ultimately played a role in the couple&#8217;s decision to step back from royal duties, commonly referred to in the media <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shefinds.com\/collections\/lip-reader-prince-harry-meghan-markle-megxit-do-it-tonight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:as Megxit.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;as Megxit.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">as Megxit.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She got everything she wanted and then knew what she wanted and couldn&#8217;t get, and that was a lot. That&#8217;s why, of course, she never intended to stay,&#8221; Bower alleged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <em>Betrayal<\/em>, Bower also writes that Prince Harry&#8217;s role as the &#8220;spare&#8221; to heir Prince William was another key factor. He claimed that the <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em> star &#8220;lamented Harry&#8217;s unlikely chances of one day being king, just as she regretted the possibility that she would never be the queen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sg.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that Meghan Markle had very different ideas for her life as a royal before she married Prince Harry. And according to royal biographer Tom Bower, she reportedly believed she would be treated \u201clike God\u201d after joining the royal family. 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