Princess Anne thought Meghan Markle would have a ‘short shelf-life’ as a royal, expert says

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tied the knot with Prince Harry, back in 2018.The only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth, 73, is said to have believed that the “Suits” actress, 42, would have a “short shelf-life” as a member of the royal family.Her prescience was soon proven — in 2020, Markle and Harry, 39, took a step back as senior figures of the Firm, ultimately moving to Montecito, Calif.Royal expert Neil Sean gave some insight into the relationship between the princess and Markle, saying that when the two women first met, “Anne gave very sage advice to the new royal.”“This senior royal takes no nonsense, much like her father the late Duke of Edinburgh,” Sean said in a recent video on his YouTube channel.When the Duchess of Sussex first encountered Anne, she “left the meeting dumbfounded” after the latter said that she should view being a royal as “job” rather than a route to being famous.“She [Anne] does endless amounts of engagements.