By Molly Claire Goddard
8:37am PST, Dec 24, 2025
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According to
Daily Express, Kate Middleton once gave
Prince Harry a "grow-your-own girlfriend kit" for Christmas — one year before he married Meghan Markle in 2018.
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The royal family is reportedly known for giving each other gag gifts for the holidays.
Prince Harry allegedly gave his late grandmother
Queen Elizabeth II a shower cap that read, "Ain't life a b****."
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Although
Prince Harry isn't as close with Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales once acted as a "bridge" between the Duke of Sussex and
Prince William. "[Will and Kate] involved [Harry]. He used to go out with Kate. William would be away, and Kate and Harry would be off doing stuff together," former staffer
Grant Harrold claimed in his book
The Royal Butler: My Remarkable Life of Royal Service.
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When Meghan Markle came into
Prince Harry's life, the dynamic between the family members changed. "She [Kate] wishes she could speak to Harry. She misses him and fears she'll never be close to him again," the insider told
Us Weekly.
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In
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2022 Netflix docuseries,
Harry & Meghan, they claimed Kate Middleton and
Prince William were cold upon first meeting the Duchess of Sussex. "When Will and Kate came over, and I was meeting her for the first time, I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was barefoot," Meghan recalled. "Like I was a hugger, I have always been a hugger. I didn't realize that it is really jarring for a lot of Brits. I started to understand that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside."
