"Deep gratitude": Meghan Markle pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth
Meghan Markle has paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth, saying she feels "deep gratitude" for the time she got to spend with the monarch.
In a tell-all interview with Variety, the Duchess of Sussex reflected on the extraordinary events of the past month since the Queen passed, and how it affected her family.
She said, "There’s been such an outpouring of love and support.”
“I’m really grateful that I was able to be with my husband to support him, especially during that time."
“What’s so beautiful is to look at the legacy that his grandmother was able to leave on so many fronts. Certainly, in terms of female leadership, she is the most shining example of what that looks like."
“I feel deep gratitude to have been able to spend time with her and get to know her.
“It’s been a complicated time, but my husband, ever the optimist, said, ‘Now she’s reunited with her husband.’”
Meghan was also asked if she had any thoughts about her relationship with the Queen following her death.
“I’ve reflected on that first official engagement that I had with her, how special that felt. I feel fortunate,” Meghan said.
“And I continue to be proud to have had a nice warmth with the matriarch of the family.”
The Duchess was also quizzed about her recent interview with The Cut, which "some found to be snarky".
In that interview, Meghan claimed that "just by existing", her and Prince Harry were "upsetting the dynamic" of the royal family.
Since then, she said she has had time to reflect on the story.
She said, “Part of me is just really trusting, really open — that’s how I move in the world. I have to remember that I don’t ever want to become so jaded that that piece of me goes away. So despite any of those things? Onward. I can survive it.”
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