Prince Philip’s Cruel Nickname For Meghan Markle Revealed By Royal Biographer
A new royal biography claims Prince Philip privately referred to Meghan Markle as the “Duchess of Windsor” – a loaded comparison to Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII caused the 1936 abdication crisis. According to Ingrid Seward’s book *My Mother And I*, Philip found the parallels “uncanny”: both were stylish, dark-haired American divorcees who married into the royal family. Markle’s first marriage to Trevor Engelson (2011-2014) mirrored Simpson’s marital history that once scandalized the monarchy.
While Queen Elizabeth II reportedly initially approved of Markle, she allegedly questioned her “too white” wedding dress given her previous marriage. The Sussexes’ 2020 royal exit drew inevitable comparisons to Edward VIII’s abdication, with royal commentator Hugo Vickers observing Harry seemed “thoroughly miserable” in his post-royal life – echoing Edward’s melancholy after leaving the throne. The nickname reveals lingering tensions about American divorcées marrying into the centuries-old institution.
