King Charles’ cousin defends Meghan Markle from the Royal Family

In an exclusive interview with The Post, a relative of King Charles III revealed that the British royal family has a long history of hazing newcomers and that only those who are “tough as nails” manage to survive.

Christina Oxenberg, a third cousin of King Charles III and a descendant of Serbian nobility, remarked to Meghan Markle, ” What you are going through is a hellish kind of hazing If she can just hang in there, someone else will come along who can take the heat. Nobody gets a pass,” and that includes Kate Middleton.

The 59-year-old Oxenberg is the younger sister of the actress Catherine Oxenberg and a writer and fashion designer. Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, who was very close to Charles, is their mother.

The snobbery previously whispered behind the new Princess of Wales’ back was recalled by Oxenberg, who has spent the most of her life surrounded by British royals.

The royal family found it amusing that Middleton was referred to as “Kate Middle Class” by the British press when Prince William, the current heir to the throne, was dating her prior to their 2011 wedding, according to Oxenberg.

The Middleton family’s parents, Carole and Michael, are purportedly referred to as “Meet the Fockers” by Camilla, the current queen consort, according to the Express

Andrew was involved in a friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein while he was married to Sarah Ferguson from 1986 to 1996. In March, the prince reached a settlement with sexual abuse accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, paying her a reported $12 million after she claimed she was made to have three sex encounters with him when she was 17 years old.