All the royal couples have gone through a "bad" phase as Iam said. Women entering the family have been the subject of often quite nasty stuff.
Even the saint Diana was, I seem to remember, a poor wee virgin lamb led to slaughter to produce heirs amidst all the brouhaha of the royal wedding. She was chased by the press from the beginning.
Catherine was constantly ridiculed for her trolley dolly heritage, the clothes she modeled "throwing herself " at William- there were photos of them when not doing public appearances, drone photos in the windows of her house I seem to remember. I don't think any royal women have an easy ride.
And of course Camilla is still spoken of in derogatory terms.
The difference is, Meghan and Harry have poked the bear, - and alarmingly so - if only they had sat back and waited...