Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal exit has had a profound impact on everyone in The Firm—including Kate Middleton. According to a source close to the Duchess of Cambridge, that impact has been for the best in Kate's case. "Someone who knows Kate well said 'the atmosphere since the Sussexes left has noticeably improved,'" a royal insider told The Sun. "Kate does not feel she has to compete now.
She has gone back to a much simpler style. Kate feels very much more relaxed now." Apparently, Kate felt the pressure that would naturally come with the constant comparisons people made between Kate and her sister-in-law, Meghan Markle. "She most definitely went through a phase two years ago where she seemed slightly intimidated by Meghan,"
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