Kate Middleton successfully navigated royal life while Meghan Markle struggled for this reason, author says

Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent and author, has written a new book titled, “The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown."

"Marrying into the royal family may look easy, it may look like a wonderful life of … round-the-clock staff," Nicholl explained to Fox News Digital. "The reality is, it’s really tough. … We can look back to [Diana], the Princess of Wales, [and] the struggles that she had, the isolation that she felt at a very early stage in her marriage to the Prince of Wales." Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.

"And Sarah Ferguson — you know, I don’t think she ever fell out of love with Prince Andrew, but she never got to see him," she said. "He was busy with his royal career. She was left at home for long periods of time, and eventually, the marriage broke down. When you look to the success stories, you look to Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, who’s had a very long-lasting marriage to Prince Edward."