Meghan Markle fails in her quest to outshine Kate Middleton

Meghan Markle has been slammed for trying to steal spotlight from Kate Middleton’s landmark appearance at this year’s Trooping the Colour with her stunt.

The Princess of Wales made headlines across the globe for her first appearance in nearly six months since break from royal duties in the wake of her series of health scares, last week at King Charles’ official birthday parade.

Writing for the Daily Mail, royal commentator Maureen Callahan reprimanded the duchess for sending over new products from her brand American Riviera Orchard to her influencer friends, who posted about it on the same day as the royal event.

It is pertinent to note that the future Queen of England confirmed her attendance a day prior to the event via a lengthy statement on Instagram.

"I have been blown away by all the kind messages of support and encouragement over the last couple of months... as anyone going through chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days," she admitted.

"On those bad days you feel weak, tired and you have to give in to your body resting... I am learning how to be patient, especially with uncertainty."

Maureen went on to heap praise on Kate for her daring move, which exposed her "fears and vulnerabilities," and made her feel more connected to the human side of the royals.

"It strikes me that if they wanted to give their full support, they would finally set aside their grievances, drop the pernicious victimhood act, and apologize for insinuating to Oprah that the royals were racist," suggested the author.

Concluding her piece, she reflected on the consistent comparisons between the royal women, noting: "And Meghan wonders why, with each successive attempt to rival Kate, she only ever fails."