Meghan Markle 'offers shock olive branch' but Princess Kate 'likely to reject it'

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Princess Kate has endured a tough few weeks, however it seems an unlikely ally may be on her side as Meghan Markle has reportedly reached out to her "through back channels".

The two royal wives have traditionally never been close friends, with Prince Harry's memoir Spare claiming that Kate had never been welcoming and the two bickered over bridesmaid's dresses.

The Princess of Wales has been out of action due to ill health, with pressure growing on her as she continues to take time off from royal duties following her abdominal surgery in January.

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond explained to OK! that any reconciliation between Meghan and Kate is unlikely as she said: "I don’t think Kate would ever consider Meghan - who spent such a very short time in the royal fold - as an appropriate or qualified person to give her advice or support.

"This is a time for Kate to concentrate on regaining her strength, physically and mentally, and I don’t imagine she would welcome tackling the family rift right now."

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Princess Kate is unlikely to accept advice from Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

Ms Bond continued: "If Meghan felt like sending a hamper of pampering goodies, or flowers to cheer Kate up, then I expect the gesture would be politely accepted. But I don’t see this latest furore bringing the two women any closer together."

These comments as royal author Tom Quinn claimed that Meghan could use the recent Photoshop fiasco as a chance to reach out to Kate.

He told the Mirror: "Meghan has reached out several times via back channels to Kensington Palace in an attempt to see if there is any chance of getting on better terms with Kate.

Kate might accept a small token from Meghan, an expert said (Image: Getty)

"This is definitely partly because Meghan is genuinely worried about Kate's health, but she also sees a chance to lose her permanently angry-at-the-royals image."

Mr Quinn could not say whether he thought Kate would accept or reject Meghan's advances, as he added: "Kate won't want to be seen to rebuff these overtures, but she will be taking advice and the advice so far, I hear, is definitely - don't take the risk.

"The feeling in Kensington Palace is that if Meghan's attempts to extend an olive branch are welcomed, it will just re-open old wounds."

Meghan Markle has launched her new lifestyle brand (Image: Getty)

On Thursday this week Meghan launched her new lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, which according to reports sell cookbooks and food items such as marmalades and jams, as well as kitchenware including decanters and linens.

In an Instagram teaser video for the launch, Meghan is seen in retro grainy footage in a kitchen, with other shots featuring a pot being stirred and a woman in a ballgown.

The Duchess is also poised to unveil a new Netflix cooking show, with insiders claiming that filming will commence "within weeks".