King Charles and the late Queen Elizabeth's complex relationship is explored in a brand new royal book that hit the shelves today.It contains a number of explosive claims not only about the former monarch and her eldest son but also about the likes of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and even Princess Diana.Ingrid Seward's new title called 'My Mother and I' details Elizabeth II's bond with Charles as well as the King's colourful life.The editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine's latest royal book dropped just hours after Harry and Meghan broke their cover for the first time since the launch of their new website, Sussex.com which has sparked royal debate due to it's heavy royal focus.The couple are currently in Vancouver, Canada to promote next year's Invictus Games, the Mirror reports.Here we take a look at some of the most eye-raising revelations in it...
One of the most explosive claims in the new book is that the late Prince Philip allegedly had a coded nickname for Meghan Markle which was 'DoW' because she reminded him so much of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.Harry first met the former Suits actress back in 2016 and they went on to tie the knot in a highly televised royal wedding in May 2018.However, Meghan's marriage to Harry was not her first, having already been married once before.The book claims that because the duchess is American and a divorcee, Philip thought it was "uncanny" how much she reminded him of the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, who married Edward VIII and supported him abdicating as King.Edward VIII was the late Queen's uncle, who famously gave up the throne in 1936 to wed the American divorcee.This meant that the Queen's father, George VI, then succeeded the throne with a young Elizabeth next
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