The nickname game has become a royal pain.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who once bore the title of His and Her Royal Highnesses — are being mercilessly teased over the doting names they gave each other, “H” and “M.”
UK lawyer and broadcaster Andrew Eborn was among those astonished at the lovey-dovey nicknames unveiled during the latest Netflix documentary episodes — joking on GB News Thursday, “There were a number of revelations in this — not least of which is that Harry’s really called H.”
The one-letter tags aren’t exactly new: Meghan used it at least as far back as 2019 when she also firstcomplained about peoplenot checking in on her wellbeing. Harry and Meghan were teased for the way they referred to one another as “H” and “M.”Netflix
Ive said for a long time to H thats what I call him,” Meghan said at one point during an interview for “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.”
Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, also refers to the prince as “H” during interviews with the new Netflix docu-series. One Twitter user used a picture of Queen Elizabeth grimacing to describe their reaction to Harry and Meghan calling themselves H&MTwitter Another Twitter user chimed in on Harry and Meghan’s nickname reveal, which was panned as the “biggest ick” of the latest portion of their docuseries.Twitter
The nickname has stuck around longer than the one Markle’s pal used when telling her the then-royal “Prince Haz” wanted to meet her— to which the duchess claimed she replied: “Who’s that?” ‘Meghan and Harry’ Netlfix documentary Harry and Meghan accused of ‘treason’ following latest attacks on royals Prince Harry: Royal family may ‘never’ give me, Meghan Markle ‘genuine apology’ Prince Harry says William ‘bullied’ him out of the royal family: ‘It was terrifying’
The Haz tag was still a thing in February 2021, when Meghan FaceTimed Harry duringhis appearance on The Late Late Show with James Cordento ask: Haz, hows your tour of L.A. going?
Haz? I didnt know we were calling you Haz now, Corden joked, with Prince Harry replying: Well, youre not my wife.
In that same episode, Harry revealed Meghan was listed as “M” on his contacts when the late-night TV host grabbed his phone and asked: “How do I find the duchess?”
“H” and “M” were the main way the pair referred to one another during the nearly six hours of their Netflix docu-series — panned as “the biggest ick” and making them the target of endless ridicule, even from supporters.
Big fans of Harry and Meghan escaping to California with their family tbh but the fact that they call each other H and M is unforgivable— Emma Jones (@emmadotcom) December 8, 2022
“Big fans of Harry and Meghan escaping to California with their family tbh but the fact that they call each other H and M is unforgivable,” broadcaster Emma Jones previously quipped of the series.
Author and dancer Jessica Blankenship also wisecracked it was “irredeemable,” joshing: “Theyre monsters.”
