Kate and Melania were helping two groups of the Scouts’ Squirrels scheme take part in their Go Wild badge

KATE Middleton showed the spotlight-loving Meghan how a real princess behaves, a royal expert has claimed.

Author and commentator Ingrid Seward said the Princess of Wales showed her regal character by putting First Lady Melania Trump front and centre when the pair spent some time with the Scouts.

Princess of Wales and the First Lady with Squirrels at Frogmore Gardens.
The Princess of Wales and The First Lady spend time with the Squirrels at Frogmore Gardens during the US State VisitCredit: Andrew Parsons / Kensington Palace

First Lady Melania Trump meeting with Squirrel Scouts in Frogmore Gardens.
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By giving Melania the spotlight at the event, Kate showed her princess character, Ingrid Seward believesCredit: PA

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives for The Paley Center for Media gala.
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In contrast, Ms Seward thinks Meghan Markle loves the limelight and always wants the focus to be on herCredit: AFP
Ms Seward told The Sun: “I thought that Catherine and Melania were a great double act.

“In a way that I guess, we have never seen Megan [Markle] like that with any other woman. She always seems to be, look at me, look at Megan, rather than as in Catherine’s case, it’s, don’t look at me, look at Melania, she’s… she’s my guest.”

Ms Seward added: “I think it very much came that Megan is the one that always wants the focus on her rather than anyone else.

“Catherine shares the limelight, and in fact, she’s a giver.

“She actually gave the limelight to Melania, because Melania is the First Lady, and she was entertaining her, and she was a guest.

“So, Catherine sort of stood down and just concentrated on the children, while Melania was able to show us what she’s really like.”

Kate and Melania got together on the final day of the State Visit – hours after stealing the show at the lavish banquet.

The pair were greeted by Chief Scout Dwayne Fields at Frogmore Gardens in Windsor, Berkshire.

Kate and Melania were helping two groups of the Scouts’ Squirrels scheme take part in their Go Wild badge.

In a noticeable gesture, and some may view it as a subtle dig at Meghan Markle, each Scout received homemade honey from Princess Kate and First Lady Melania.

Kate & Melania swap banquet feast for honey sarnies with scouts
The youngsters also got granola bars made with honey from the Wales family’s hives at Anmer Hall, as well as some sandwiches.

And the First Lady also presented a jar of honey from the White House to each of the children as a momento for the day.

One of Meghan’s “signature” products in her As Ever range is a limited-edition jar of honey for £22.

In the first episode of With Love, Meghan, titled ‘Hello Honey!’, she talks about her love for honey and bees as she makes a guest basket.

While harvesting honey from the hive, she said: “The biggest thing is keeping a low tone – talk in our bee voice.”

Ms Seward said: “I don’t think Catherine needs to have a dig at Meghan. I think Catherine just has to be… and she actually took the trouble to get the honey from her hives in Norfolk.

“And gave the sandwiches to the kids, because Catherine’s all about nature and being and doing things outside.”

Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales interacts with children, who are a part of the Scouts division “Squirrels”, during her tour to the Frogmore Cottage with U.S. first lady Melania Trump, in Windsor, Britain, September 18, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool
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Princess Kate was all smiles as she played with a chute and ball

Catherine, Princess of Wales, in an embroidered gown, tiara, and sash.
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The Princess of Wales dazzled at the state banquet at Windsor CastleCredit: Reuters
She added: “And Melania rather sweetly bought a pot of honey from the White House, which I don’t suppose she’d gathered from any of the White House bees, but the gesture was there.

“And no, Meghan is just completely different. I think that Meghan just doesn’t really get how to behave as a member, or an ex-member of the Royal Family.

“Megan’s an actress and Kate is a princess, and I think it was really well illustrated in this little get-together with the First Lady and all the children.”

The Princess of Wales is Joint President of the The Scouts Association with the Duke of Kent, a role she has held since 2020.

Earlier this year, she met Chief Scout Dwayne for the first time while celebrating the power of the great outdoors.

The countryside has become a key theme for Kate, who has hailed connection with nature as helping her recovery from cancer.

Chief Scout Dwayne asked The Princess what she thinks when she visits the countryside after “all the stress and strains of regular life”.

Kate replied: “I find it a very spiritual and very intense emotional reconnection I suppose, these environments.

“Not everyone has that same relationship perhaps with nature.

“But it is so meaningful for me as a place to balance and find a sense of peace and reconnection in what is otherwise a very busy world.”

The Princess of Wales and First Lady Melania Trump in Frogmore Gardens.
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Ms Seward says Kate gave the spotlight to Melania during their visit to the ScoutsCredit: PA

Ingrid Seward facing forward with light blonde hair.
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Royal author Ingrid Seward thinks ‘Meghan just doesn’t really get how to behave as a member, or an ex-member of the Royal Family’