Resurfaced Video Shows ‘Death Stare’ Meghan Markle Got From Sophie During Final Royal Engagement
Meghan Markle and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh may be the latest pair of royals at odds. Because of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix docuseries, the duke’s memoir Spare, and the Sussexes’ continued rift with the royal family, the duke and duchess’s relationship with other members of the Firm is almost always in the headlines.
Now, a resurfaced clip is circulating online featuring two ladies whose relationship we don’t hear much about and that’s the one between Harry’s wife and Prince Edward’s wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Countess of Wessex).
The last time we saw the women together was when they rode in the same car during Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession, but they didn’t appear to speak or even look at one another while in the back of the vehicle. Before that, the world watched as they sat in the same pew on Commonwealth Day 2020, which also happened to be Harry and Meghan’s last royal engagement. That day they did look at each other when Sophie shot Meghan a “death stare.”
What happened between the Sussexes and other royals at the Commonwealth Service Day
The atmosphere was tense in Westminster Abbey on March 9, 2020. Several members of the royal family gathered at the cathedral for Commonwealth Day. And for the Sussexes, it was the final royal engagement they would attend as working royals.
Prince William and the now-Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) arrived after Meghan and Harry were already seated. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex exchanged pleasantries with William as Meghan gave a slight wave but Kate did not even make eye contact with the pair. And anyone watching could see the tension between them that seemed so thick you could have cut it with a knife.
Things were much better between the Sussexes and Prince Edward as he even had a conversation with them and shared a joke. However, Edward’s wife did not engage with Meghan and Harry or look their way until Sophie caught the duchess smiling at one of the cameras.
What happened between Sophie and Meghan Markle?
The video from that day resurfaced on X (formerly known as Twitter) and shows Edward and Meghan laughing as they finish up their conversation, then as he sits back in his seat Meghan looks toward one of the cameras and begins smiling wide.
When she flashes her mega-watt smile, Sophie catches her, turns, and gives the former Suits star a look that Meghan wasn’t expecting. The Duchess of Sussex quickly looks down and opens her program. The Duchess of Edinburgh then looks away but that clip made the rounds and was shared over a million times on multiple platforms.
Reactions to Sophie’s ‘death stare’
From those who saw the video when it happened to those who watched it for the first time recently, there was no shortage of reactions to the clip.
“Best is Sophie catching MM posing for the cameras during the church service,” one user commented.
Another social media user, who opined that Meghan was thinking “Oh look, it’s me on the big screen where I belong,” tweeted: “The look Sophie gave her was priceless.”
While a third posted: “That was such a great moment of Sophie catching Markle finding the camera for the 476th time.”
