Meghan Markle and Sophie Wessex share grief as they drive behind the Queen’s coffin

As the world watched the sombre funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth II, two women in particular stood out among the mourners.

Meghan Markle and Sophie Wessex, both royal wives, shared in their grief as they drove behind the Queen's coffin together.

The pair joined in sombre reflection as their car followed the royal procession.

They drove behind their husbands, Prince Harry and Prince Edward, who marched the Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.

Sophie looked deep in thought, dressed all in black, as she mourned the loss of her mother-in-law.

She has been noted as the monarch's favourite family member after she married Prince Edward.

She was also extremely distraught following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh and became the Queen's rock following his funeral.

Meghan, on the other hand, appeared solemn and sad.

Her facial expression showed that she was fully aware of what Sophie was thinking of her behaviour.

Nobody spoke to Meghan at all, none of them.

That's why she's pulling her saddest face.

She will use this later to say, “You can see how sad I am.

All I wanted was a friendly hello, some reassurance.

But the racists made me feel invisible.”

It's worth noting that Meghan wasn't in the same car as her sister-in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Wednesday.

Royal rankings forced Markle to take a separate vehicle from Catherine in the procession transporting Queen Elizabeth II's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.

Catherine travelled with Queen Consort Camilla because she's now the Princess of Wales and married to Prince William, the first in line to the throne after King Charles III's ascension last week.

Sophie, who grew up in a middle-class family and founded a PR firm before joining the royal family, has been compared with Meghan as they both underwent a huge transition on joining the families.

An insider previously told, the Queen loves the fact that Louise and James relish their time in Balmoral, and she's become particularly close to Louise, who seems to have become her favourite grandchild closely followed by James.

In a rare interview with the Sunday Times, Sophie compared her experiences to Meghan's.

Speaking to the paper, she compared Meghan and Harry's experience to hers with Edward.

She commented, “Remember, I'd had five years to adjust to royal life, and for our six-month engagement, I was even staying at Buckingham Palace.

Not that you necessarily know how it will pan out.”

Speaking about the Sussexes' exit from the firm, she added, “I just hope they'll be happy.”

But possibly more pointedly, she said that the royal family do all they can to try and assist new members to adjust to the royal life, adding, “We all try to help any new members of the family.”

The Sussexes' tell-all sent shockwaves around the world in March when the couple made a series of damning allegations against the monarchy.

Some in royal circles took offence after it emerged that Buckingham Palace had not been offered right of reply before the interview aired.

But the Countess of Wessex made light of the situation when she and husband Prince Edward sat down for an interview with the Telegraph's royal editor Camilla Tomini.

When the couple were quizzed about the Oprah tell-all, Edward joked, “Oprah who?”

Sophie followed up with, “Yes, what interview?”

She was later asked about an anecdote that the Archbishop of Canterbury did not know who Oprah was at the Sussex wedding.

The Countess replied, “You know, if you're not into chat shows, there's no reason why you should know who she is.

Certainly not in this country anyway.”

In conclusion, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was a sombre affair, with mourners from around the world paying their respects.