Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle ‘Didn’t See Eye To Eye’ About This Issue

It appears there is a little more to the story behind Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to split from the royal charity they founded with Prince William and Kate Middleton.

According to Us Weekly, while there is no massive feud between the pairs, there were some creative differences between the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex when it came to how they planned to run things during the day-to-day operations of the Royal Foundation, and that ultimately led to the decision for the split.

“Kensington Palace is painting this as a natural progression,” a source told the publication. “But there were definitely issues with Meghan and Kate seeing eye-to-eye on how they wanted to run this charity.”

The source continued, adding that while Markle wanted to be “more involved—create initiatives and be in the trenches,” Middleton had a more “hands-off” approach, and since they couldn’t quite agree on that matter, it seemed like a better idea for Meghan and Harry, who have also separated their office from the Cambridges and now live in Windsor as well, to split off and start their own charity instead.

However, the source did also maintain that it was not some major disagreement or rift that led to the split, contrary to the endless speculation of a feud between the two women. Stories the two weren’t getting along have circulated since late last year.

Of course, Markle having a different approach to running the charity isn’t all that surprising either, as stories have often stated that she has a very different approach to royal life than most of her predecessors and that it even led to a nasty nickname that she was given by her staff as “Duchess Difficult.”

In fact, her alleged go-getter attitude and hands-on work ethic reportedly rubbed against the staff the wrong way early on.

“Meghan brings a different regime to the palace. She does things differently,” a source said at the time. “She’s a very intelligent, articulate, and driven woman. I think she works at a different speed than most people. She’s got an incredible work ethic. But I think it’s a case of her getting used to a new regime, and the new regime getting used to her. There’s nothing that can’t be ironed out.”