Kate Middleton, 36, received a written letter of consent for her 2011 wedding to Prince William, 35, just as Meghan Markle, 36, did recently for her upcoming nuptials to Prince Harry, 33.
However, the most recent letter, written by the Queen, 91, to the Privy Council to approve the pair’s wedding, had a crucial difference in wording.
The Queen described Kate as “beloved”, but not Meghan, which seemed to suggest the Queen prefers Kate to Meghan.
However, another possible reasoning has been pointed out by royal fans which actually makes a lot of sense.
It turns out the monarch traditionally circulates two different letters before royal weddings: the Charter of Declaration and the Instrument of Consent, which comes later.
The 2011 letter where Kate Middleton is referred to as “trusty” and “well beloved” is actually the Instruction of Consent.
Meanwhile, the 2011 Charter of Declaration to approve Kate Middleton and Prince William’s wedding was exactly the same as Meghan and Harry’s.
The protocol was revealed by royal blogger Gert’s Royals in a tweet comparing the equivalent two letters.
It read: “No, the Queen did not slight Meghan Markle by not refering to has “Our Trusty & Well-beloved” like she did Kate in the formal Consent with offical seal released the day of wedding.
“If you look at the 2 online consents from Privy Council records for Will & Harry, same wording.”
What follows is three images of the different letters, proving that there was no difference in the wording of the Instructions of Consent.
Kate Middleton’s bigger bump sized compared to her previous pregnancies has suggested to some that she might be having twins.
The Duchess of Cambridge, who is eight months pregnant with her third child, is due to give birth in late April.
It is believed a baby bump may be bigger if a woman is carrying twins. “You may have a bigger bump if you’re carrying twins or more,” according to information on the BabyCentre UK website.
However, Aly Dilks, who works as Clinical Director at the Women’s Health Clinic, said there is another possible explanation for this.
“Essentially, each pregnancy will have its own differences and similarities but we do expect ladies to have bigger babies the more children they have,” the expert told the Daily Mail.
“During your first pregnancy the body uses hormones to make changes to accommodate the baby.”