King Charles and Meghan Markle reportedly shared a positive relationship while she was still part of the Royal Family—but things have likely grown more complicated since her and Prince Harry’s departure. Still, the King once had a surprisingly unique nickname for her.
When Prince Harry first started dating Meghan, King Charles was reportedly caught completely off guard. According to royal experts Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand in Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of the Modern Royal Family, Charles only learned of the relationship 20 minutes before it went public.
Clarence House staff were said to be “crushed” by the surprise news—not just because Harry was his son, but because the timing threatened to overshadow Charles’s own royal duties.
At the time, the then-Prince of Wales was preparing for a delicate Middle East tour, and the announcement of Harry’s new girlfriend meant the media focus could shift away from his carefully planned engagements.
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