Seward elaborates: “He was just making a passing reference to the fact that they were both American divorcees,
and they were both very attractive, very slim.” From 2011 until their 2014 dvorce, Markle was wed to Trevor Engelson, a film producer.
In addition to sharing a history of divorce, the Duchess and Simpson are comparable in that they both abdicated royal responsibilities and took their spouses with them.
According to Hugo Vickers, a royal scholar, Prince Harry resembles Edward VIII more than he realizes it (2022).
According to the New York Post, Vickers said that after severing ties with the royal family, Princes Harry and Edward “radiated the same sadness” as one another.
Edward and Prince Harry “took the path of perceived happiness” when they were married, he said. The fact that “in the end, it’s duty that makes you happy” did not make Edward happy, however.
