British tabloids will leave Meghan Markle alone when Prince William's kids get older, royal expert says

• Meghan Markle has been a fixture of the British tabloids since she began dating Prince Harry.

• Royal expert Kristen Meinzer says the press will forget Meghan once Prince William's kids are older.

• The British press left Prince Harry and Prince William alone until they entered their teens and 20s.

From the moment the news broke that she was dating Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has been a fixture on the headlines and covers of British tabloids.

The scrutiny hasn't stopped since the couple moved to Montecito, California, two years ago. But royal expert Kristen Meinzer told Insider she doesn't believe it will last forever.

"The tabloids really love raking Meghan over the coals," Meinzer said. "But their appetite for her may start to go away as William's children get older, as the next generation of kids come up."

"So much of the interest in the royals gets hyper-focused when they're teenagers, in their 20s, and in their 30s," she added. "It's much like Hollywood."

Meinzer noted that Prince William was portrayed as a "teen dream sex symbol" in the '90s — and not just in the UK. When he was 14 in July 1996, William landed on the cover of People alongside a headline calling him "Britain's newest heartthrob" with "plenty of ladies in waiting." An early 2000s issue of NW Magazine — an Australian publication — shows a teen Prince William on the cover as rumors swirled that he could be dating Britney Spears.

Prince Harry — and his many scandals — also became tabloid fodder as he fought with paparazzi and played a game of strip poker in Las Vegas.

"William and Harry, we paid a little bit of attention to them as Diana's children, but we mostly cared about Diana," Meinzer said. "It wasn't until they got older and we started thinking, 'Oh, Prince Charming,' that the public interest really started to peak. People could imagine dating them, marrying them, or starting a life with them."

Meinzer does believe the British tabloids will continue to keep a distance from reporting on the personal lives of Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — who are 9, 7, and 4, respectively — and making them the focus of headlines, at least for now.