What We Know About Meghan Markle's Niece Ashleigh Hale

According to Meghan Markle, her relationship with Samantha Markle is essentially nonexistent but Meghan and Samantha's daughter, Ashleigh Hale, have become close over the years. Meghan wanted to invite her niece to her wedding, but the former "Suits" star claimed she was advised against doing so. This led to a difficult conversation with Hale,

According to Meghan Markle, her relationship with Samantha Markle is essentially nonexistent — but Meghan and Samantha's daughter, Ashleigh Hale, have become close over the years. Meghan wanted to invite her niece to her wedding, but the former "Suits" star claimed she was advised against doing so. This led to a difficult conversation with Hale, during which Meghan seemingly explained that optics were the issue. Basically, it would look odd to invite her niece but not her half-sister. "I think I said I was hurt on some level, but I understood where it was coming from," Hale confessed in her appearance on "Harry & Meghan," per People. "To know that it was because of my biological mother that this relationship that's so important to me was impacted in that way ... to feel like, because of her it was taken away, has been hard."

Palace sources denied Meghan's claims, telling the Daily Mail that Meghan alone was responsible for deciding which family members to invite to the event. The insiders also said there was no truth to Hale's theory that Meghan was not allowed to stay in regular contact with her. "Communication with Meg became less and less frequent ... My impression was that her relationships were being managed," Hale said on the show.

Luckily, she and Meghan resumed their relationship when the Sussexes moved to sunny Montecito, California.

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