Royal Family News: What King Charles III’s Nickname For Meghan Markle Reveals

Royal Family news reveals that King Charles III had a nickname for Meghan Markle and it reveals something about their relationship that might surprise even the most diligent royal watcher. Read on and we’ll give you the low down.

Royal Family News – King Charles III’s Odd Nickname for Meghan Markle

Royal Family news reveals that Charles’s odd nickname for the princess shows something heretofore unknown regarding how he felt about her, early on (via Page Six). According to a new book by Royal expert Katie Nicholl, Charles’s nickname for his daughter-in-law proves how much respect he had for her at one time.

Nicholl reveals in her new book “The New Royals” that the then-prince once called Markle “Tungsten” which is one of the hardest metals to be found in the natural world and has one of the highest melting points of any metallic element.

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“Charles reportedly nicknamed his future daughter-in-law ‘Tungsten’ because of her toughness and resilience,” Nicholl writes, per Entertainment Tonight. Nicholl explains in her book that the moniker was given to Markle due to her resilience during her and Prince Harry’s appearances with Prince William and Kate Middleton at the 2018 Royal Foundation Forum.

“It was, according to one aide, the moment William and Kate, who was heavily pregnant, realized they needed to up their game,” Nicholl reported. “The Cambridges had already signaled their intention to be more than ‘ornamental royals’ and had, along with Harry, made a huge success of their mental health campaign Heads Together.

“But Meghan was the breakout star of the foursome. She was polished, passionate, and funny, using all her TV-honed skills to present her case. That was a wake-up moment for William and Kate when they realized that Meghan was very impressive, very confident, and very capable, according to a source.”

The Queen’s Support

Nicholl writes that Charles knew then of his daughter-in-law that she would be able to hold her own when it came to meeting the public as a member of the Royal Family. But clearly, something happened along the way that saw His Majesty’s respect for the actress diminish.

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ET reports that Harry and Meghan had Queen Elizabeth II’s full support leading up to their wedding. Unfortunately, shortly after the royal couple got engaged news of Markle’s strained relationship with her father, Thomas Markle, bubbled to the surface. Concerned over the issue, the Queen encouraged Markle to mend things with her father.

“It was the Queen’s feeling that Meghan should sort things out with her father and that Harry should have met Thomas before the wedding, reveals a close family friend,” Nicholl writes in her book. “She thought the whole thing could have been better handled. From a practical point, the Queen did what she could for the family’s newest member and given Meghan’s boots-on-ground approach made sure the new duchess had the support she needed.”

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