Meghan Markle just revealed why she calls Prince Harry “H” — and spoiler alert: it’s not because she couldn’t remember the rest of his name.
On The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast (aka where celebs go to overshare in the nicest possible lighting), the 43-year-old duchess, Netflix star, and former briefcase-carrying legend from Deal or No Deal dropped the royal scoop on the origin of her hubby’s one-letter nickname.
So here’s the deal: when Meghan and Harry first started dating, things were so top secret you’d think they were auditioning for MI6. “I couldn’t tell anyone who I was dating, and he was keeping it [secret],” she said. “So I think we were just on a letter basis.”
Yes, you heard right — a letter basis. Forget “babe,” “honey,” or “snugglemuffin.” These two went full Sesame Street. H is for Harry. M is for Meghan. And privacy is for no one.
Apparently, the code-name situation was so cute and stealthy, it stuck harder than the royal family at a Buckingham Palace garden party. Even their inner circle uses it. So if you ever hear someone yell “H!” at a polo match, it’s either Meghan or a lost British toddler.
Meghan, who’s clearly in full swoon mode, also said, “My husband’s very, very handsome. But his heart is even more beautiful.” Then, for good measure, she added, “He’s also a fox, if you haven’t noticed.”
We noticed, Meghan. The ginger prince has been turning heads since 1984.
The royal lovebirds were recently spotted doing their cute thing in New York City — probably holding hands, giving each other heart eyes, and responding only to the alphabet.
Honestly, if they’re not starring in the next season of The Crown: Love Actually Edition, someone’s missing a real opportunity.
Would you give your partner a one-letter nickname? Or are you sticking with “babe” like the rest of us unroyal peasants?
