Kate Middleton, Prince William issued warning as Meghan Markle, Harry are back: 'Shaping Up to Be Hell'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will 'inevitably be in competition' with the royal family–effectively setting up an alternative court

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Published September 20, 2026
“Kate’s new working royal year is shaping up to be hell.”

The royal experts have warned Kate Middleton and Prince William regarding Meghan Markle and Harry’s presence in Britain following their return to the country after six years.

The Cheat Sheet has quoted a royal expert as saying that Meghan and Harry’s return is going to so bad for William and Kate.

Royal expert Daniela Elser has said, “It does not appear the Sussexes have any plans to sit quietly in the shires to reclusively collect delphinium cuttings and rescue dogs. For Kate, what are the chances of Harry and Meghan’s off-brand royalling not stealing all the available thunder?

“Kate’s new working royal year is shaping up to be hell.”

Another royal expert Hugo Vickers added that the same can be true for Prince William now that the Meghan and Harry are back with their children Archie and Lilibet.

He continued, “The awful thing is that whenever they [Harry and Meghan] come to this country, if Prince William is doing one thing and Prince Harry is doing another, it will be interpreted as a competition–even if Prince Harry does not intend it to be.”

“Therefore, it becomes a distraction. I don’t quite know what they [the Sussexes] want to do, but presumably, they want to raise their profile,” the expert claims and adds “If they intend to be public figures and carry out more of these appearances, they will inevitably be in competition with the royal family–effectively setting up an alternative court. That is not a positive development.”

Mukhtar Ahmed Junejo
Mukhtar Ahmed Junejo is the Deputy News Editor at The News International (Digital) with over 10 years of experience. He specialises in real-time reporting on the British Royal Family and analyses monarchy transitions, internal dynamics, and global media narratives. He also covers high-profile celebrity news and international human-interest stories.
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