The new Duchess of Edinburgh is believed to be "relieved" now that she doesn't have to curtsy to Meghan Markle after she was given her new title.Sophie, the former Countess of Wessex, was bestowed with her new title of Duchess of Edinburgh after Prince Edward was given the new title of Duke of Edinburgh on Friday by King Charles, reports the Daily Mirror.As the Countess of Wessex, Sophie had to curtsy to the Duchess of Sussex because it ranked Meghan higher, but this is no longer the case.It has been claimed that relations between the two Duchesses are strained since Meghan rejected Sophie as a mentor for life as part of joining the monarchy.
A friend of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh told Daily Mail : "Sophie is relieved. She no longer has to curtsy to someone in the family who has not only left Royal duties but has spent the past three years criticising the institution that Sophie works so hard to support." King Charles upheld the promise made to Edward and Sophie by the late Queen on Friday by giving them their new titles.The announcement was made on Edward's 59th birthday with his new title, taking over the title previously held by his father the late Prince Philip.Their son 15-year-old James now becomes Earl of Wessex - the title that his father was granted on his wedding day - however, there is no change for Lady Louise Windsor, Edward and Sophie's daughter.Meghan recalled her first ever meeting with the Queen during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's explosive Netflix series late last year.The six-episode docuseries named Harry & Meghan came out in two parts, with the first three instalments coming out on December 8 and the final three a week later.In the first part, the couple reminisce about the early days of
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