Over the past few months, Kate has proved tougher than she was ever given credit for in the past in Jenny’s eyes.

She added in her column: “I know it is wrong to cast these two women as royal soap opera rivals, but I can’t help it – and until recently I wouldn’t have put my money on Kate taking the upper hand.

“But these days, if I were Meghan, in the unlikely event that they should end up at the same pool party, I wouldn’t stand too close to Kate – she’s tougher than I gave her credit for.”