According to a report by the Mirror on April 10, the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, gave Meghan Markle the nickname "historic" after she married into the royal family.
Prince Philip passed away in 2021, and according to royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward, he was "wary" of the former "Suits" actress from the time Meghan joined the royal family, even comparing her to Edward VIII's wife Wallis Simpson (pictured above).
Prince Philip reportedly privately likes to refer to Meghan as the "Duchess of Windsor", but he never addressed her that in front of her. Ingrid told the BBC that "Prince Philip is very shrewd, although he doesn't always pick out the faults of others, but tries to find the good in others." But he still can't shake the similarities between Meghan and Harry, Edward and Mrs. Simpson. ”
The expert explained, "They have a lot of similarities, which is why he used to call Meghan the Duchess of Windsor, but not in front of her." "So, we used to call her DOW (short for Duchess of Windsor). ”
In addition, Ingrid also revealed in her book My Mother and Me that she was "one of the few people who was unwilling to succumb to [Meghan's] charm offensive...... It was Prince Philip, whom he called DOW from the moment he noticed her apparent resemblance to Wallis. ”
But not to mention, Meghan and Mrs. Simpson are really similar, plus both are Americans, and they were divorced before marrying into the royal family. What's more coincidental is that for Mrs. Simpson, Edward VIII didn't even want the throne, and Prince Harry almost broke with the royal family for Meghan.
One has to admire Prince Philip's intuition. In fact, according to Ingrid, Prince Philip has always been unoptimistic about Meghan, and he is worried that she will cause "damage" to the royal family, but his wife, the late Queen Elizabeth II, is very optimistic and even has "high expectations" for Meghan.
It is known that Meghan and Harry quit the royal family in 2020 and left the United Kingdom to settle in the United States, and they currently live in California with their two children.
And when it comes to Prince Harry, he is also said to have a nickname that he hates very much, and even he expressed his displeasure in his memoir "Spare Tire".
According to the Mirror, Harry revealed in the book that his father, Charles, gave him the nickname "spare tire" after he was born, much to his dismay.
It is reported that Prince Charles at that time was very relieved after Princess Diana gave birth to his second son, Harry, and bluntly told her, "Great! Now that you have given me an heir and a spare tire, my task is complete." ”
The Guardian also highlighted Prince Harry's long-standing resentment of the nickname, saying that he expressed his displeasure with the nickname through his "childhood and education, as well as his career as a member of the royal family and in the British army, his relationship with his parents and brothers, and his life with Meghan, including his experience from falling in love, getting married to being a parent".
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