Over the years Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, has been compared to her mother-in-law, Princess Diana. Most of those have come from royal fans who have also compared Prince William’s wife, Kate Middleton, to the late princess. But in the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, the Duke of Sussex drew comparisons himself and said that the duchess is like his mother in many ways.
However, some royal watchers have long thought that Meghan may have the wool pulled over Harry’s eyes and has actually made a conscious effort to try and be like her husband’s late mom. Here’s more on that, plus what Meghan’s former pals have said about her always wanting to be “Princess Diana 2.0.”
Meghan’s old pals claim that she wanted to be ‘Princess Diana 2.0’
(L): Meghan Markle arrives to attend the Nelson Mandela Prize award ceremony | KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images, (R): Princess Diana attends a polo match at Cowdray Park Polo Club in West Sussex
The Duchess of Sussex’s former best friend, Ninaki Priddy, who grew up with Meghan and served as the maid of honor in her first wedding to Trevor Engelson, insisted that her old bestie always wanted to be “Diana 2.0.”
“She was always fascinated by the royal family,” Priddy told the Daily Mail, adding, “She wanted to be Princess Diana 2.0. She had one of Princess Diana’s books on her bookshelf, and even when she was with Trevor, she told me she wanted to go and stay in London for at least a month … I wasn’t shocked or even surprised to hear about Prince Harry. I knew she used to love The Princess Diaries films about a commoner who becomes part of a royal family. She was very taken with that idea.”
Princess Diana’s biographer Andrew Morton, who authored a book about the Duchess of Sussex as well titled Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, heard that too. Morton wrote that he spoke to people who knew Harry’s bride and was told that Meghan used to watch old videos of Charles and Diana’s wedding day and became fascinated by the princess.
Meghan’s old pals all agreed that she was “intrigued by Diana. Not just for her style, but for her independent humanitarian mission, seeing her as a role model.” They also recalled how devastated she was when Princess Diana died and watched the funeral as “tears coursed down [her] cheeks.”
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(L): Princess Diana holding flowers and wearing a green coat (circa 1982) | Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty Images, (R): Meghan Markle holding flowers and wearing a green coat in 2019 | Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
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Source:: Showbiz Cheat Sheet
