Queen Consort Camilla's 'Cruel' Nickname For Meghan Markle
According to The Express, Bower said that Camilla started referring to Meghan as "the minx," in a bid to hint that the decision to step down as working royals in January 2020 and leave the U.K. may have had more to do with Meghan, 41, than Prince Harry, 38, which would in turn assure King Charles, 74, that he had "done the best he could" as a father.
Bower went on to say that the usually "tight lipped" Camilla raised "suspicion" over Meghan "from the outset," especially "about the adventures from Los Angeles," which is likely in reference to their projects such as their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan and Prince Harry's bombshell memoir, Spare; both of which came due to the Sussexes being cut off financially since stepping down as working royals and therefore needing to make their own money.
Bower added, "She found it hard to believe that Meghan would sacrifice her career and independence to serve silently as a team player devoted to the monarchy." Interestingly, Prince Harry wrote in his memoir that his father, King Charles, actually wanted Meghan to continue working as an actress, rather than become an official working royal. The royal family has yet to respond to this allegation, although in true royal tradition, it's highly unlikely that they ever will!
Other Nicknames For Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
This isn’t the only insight into the names and nicknames the royal family and even staff members have given each other. Last year, it was revealed that King Charles gave daughter-in-law Meghan the nickname 'Tungsten' which was intended to be perceived as a compliment because she is "tough and unbending" like the metal. An insider reportedly told the Mail on Sunday that King Charles "admires Meghan for her strength and the backbone she gives Harry, who needs a tungsten-type figure in his life as he can be a bit of a softie. It's become a term of endearment."
Less than complimentary nicknames, however, have come from Buckingham Palace staff members. In his book about the late Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, royal commentator and friend of the royals Gyles Brandreth said: "Whenever the names of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex come up in court circles, courtiers flinch and change the subject or refer to them as 'persons who live overseas.'"