A royal expert has claimed Prince Philip had a secret nickname for Meghan Markle that he wouldn’t say to her face.
According to biographer Ingrid Seward, the wife of Prince Harry reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor – and he nicknamed her “DOW” in private.
American socialite Wallis Simpson was a controversial figure within the royal family, as King Edward VIII decided to abdicate the throne in 1936 in order to marry her.
Speaking on GB News, Ingrid said: “I think that Prince Philip was very canny about people and he didn’t always see bad in people, he often tried to see the good in them.
“He just could not get away from the similarities between Meghan and Harry and Edward and Ms Simpson, which his why he used to call her the Duchess of Windsor. Not to her face though, he used to call her DOW.”
The royal expert also said Philip would be “very proud” of his son Charles, who ascended to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022.
She said: “He would totally agree with the slimmed-down monarchy. He would be very proud of his son.”
“He was not always proud of his son, He was a very tough father. They didn’t get along in the early years.
“Obviously, they did in later life, I do think that he would be very proud of the way that Charles has immediately implemented what he said he was going to do.”
“He said that he was going to have a slimmed-down monarchy and that is what he has organised, that is what he has now got.
“It is a little bit too slimmed down at the moment perhaps, he is coping though. He just doesn’t want the burden of too many royals upon the British taxpayer.”
The late Duke of Edinburgh died on April 9th, 2021, at the age of 99.
