MEGHAN Markle has been compared to Wallis Simpson by a royal because she hates her sister-in-law and wants to be a star, an expert has said.
Prince Philip reportedly drew comparisons between the Duchess of Sussex and King Edward VIII’s American socialite wife.
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Philip is said to have nicknamed Meghan “DOW” in a nod to Wallis’ Duchess of Windsor title after she married Edward in 1937.
Their relationship led to Edward’s abdication a year earlier, plunging the Royal Family into chaos.
Speaking to The Sun’s Royal Exclusive programme, historian Gareth Russell revealed why such comparisons were made between the two.
He described how Wallis “detested her sister-in-law” and “wanted to be the star of the monarchy”.
The author added: “Supposedly Prince Philip made the comparison [with Meghan] and he met Wallace.
“One of the things that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor Edward and Wallis did in the 1930s, 40s and 50s were these very controversial quasi-royal trips, not royal trips.
“They wined and dined, they did some things in America, like the Sussexes, they went on tours that weren’t tours that irritated the Royal Family.
“I think Wallis Simpson has two personality types, depending on the author you’re listening to, and in many ways they’re the same as the ones we attribute to Meghan.
“Wallis is presented as someone who was ambitious, hated her sister-in-law, wanted to be the star of the monarchy, was very, very difficult to work with and essentially alienated Edward from being a working member of royalty. family.”
It comes after royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith described earlier this year how the duchess shares the same “narcissistic and controlling” qualities as Wallis.
Viewers also drew comparisons between the two following Sussex’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.
Royal author Ingrid Seward wrote how Philip was “one of the few wary of succumbing to Meghan’s charm offensive” and “detected similarities to Wallis” soon after meeting Harry.
Gareth, however, also pointed to the alternative view of Wallis as wanting to “reshape” his own life.
He said: “Essentially, she was someone who dared to reshape her life on her own terms and take the steps she wanted to live as a relative of the Windsors, but she didn’t necessarily want to feel shackled by it.
“The best evidence we have, decades after the abdication crisis, are letters from 1936, where Wallis tells people she is very close to that she feels Edward always wanted out of the monarchy and that she is being used as an exit ticket.
“Meghan, in a way, has been inserted into these two personality types, depending on which team you are on.
“I tend to think that culturally she has become very similar to Wallis Simpson, but I don’t think I believe they are that similar as far as personality types go.”
Edward VIII said in his final broadcast as King that he could not do his duty without the woman he loved by his side as his Queen.
The Sussexes’ decision to step down as senior royals and move to Montecito, California, has been compared to Edward’s abdication.
Who was Wallis Simpson?
WALLIS Simpson will forever be known as the woman who shook up royalty and plunged the monarchy into crisis.
Her marriage to King Edward VIII in 1937 meant he became the first monarch to abdicate, changing the course of history – and eventually leading to Queen Elizabeth II ascending the throne.
The situation between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is being compared to that of Wallis Simpson and Kind Edward VIII, as they both abandoned their royal duties and titles for love.
Wallis was married twice before marrying Prince Edward.
Their relationship reportedly began in 1934, but Edward – then a prince – denied this to his father, King George V.
On January 20, 1936, George V died and Edward ascended the throne.
Fears were beginning to grow that the new king planned to marry Wallis, as the Church of England felt that Edward could not marry a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands.
The British were also reluctant to accept an American as queen – which led Wallis to flee to France to avoid heavy press coverage.
Edward was told he couldn’t keep the throne and marry Wallis, so he sent shockwaves across the world when he decided to abdicate.
The two were married on June 3, 1937, at Château de Candé, but no members of Edward’s family attended.
They became Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
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