Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle’s ‘Feud’ Called Fake, Unlike Princess Diana, Fergie’s Issues

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s rumored feud may actually be “fake.”

Royal correspondent Julie Rieden previously said that whatever it is that the duchesses are going through is nothing compared to the problems that Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson faced years ago. Reiden also said that she thinks Middleton and Markle actually get along with each other well. They are also both doing a great job and are engrossed in their world.

“They are not friends yet, but they are in a position of potential influence without the ability to actually do anything. They can raise awareness for things, but they can’t change laws or make any political statements,” she said.

According to the royal correspondent, the media has gotten caught up with making up stories about the two female royals. This is because stories about feuds can give tabloids better sales. Stories about Middleton and Markle not getting along attracts more readers than stories about them working together.

ABC Australia noted the fact that royal fans are aware that Middleton and Markle are not actually at odds with each other, but they still read these types of stories. Evolutionary psychologist Daniel Kruger from the University of Michigan said that this may have to do with people’s origins.

“We hear about these people that we might never encounter in our lives, but we still see them as part of our social world because our psychology is not designed to think about millions of people,” he said. “So it is very easy for the media to convince us that royals are relevant to our social world because most of the time, the people that you had information about were important in the past.”

According to ABC, it is possible that rumors of Middleton and Markle’s feud will not end unless people will stop reading about them. This is also why stories about Princess Diana and Ferguson’s relationship continue to dominate the media even though the Princess of Wales has been dead for more than two decades.