Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been married five years now in what was described at the time as a "fairytale wedding" at St George's Chapel in Windsor back in 2018 which paved the way for the royal couple ever since.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to leave the monarchy behind when they stepped down from the institution two years later and moved across to the US where they have since attempted to kick-start new careers for themselves.But all those years ago on their big day there could have been a thinly veiled dig at the new royal couple in the choice of vehicle that took former Suits actress Meghan and her mum Doria to the venue for the ceremony.The mum and daughter are believed to have been in the same Rolls-Royce that was used to transport the late Wallis Simpson to the funeral of her late husband Prince Edward back in 1972, reports the Mirror.Both events were said to have used a maroon Phantom IV that has allegedly been in the family for decades.
It was delivered to the late Queen Elizabeth back in 1950 just two years prior to her taking to the throne.Wallis, similarly to Meghan had been a divorcee prior to her marriage into the Royal family, and was at the heart of an "abdication crisis" prior to her husband's death.
His funeral was held at St George's Chapel, where Meghan married Prince Harry, now 39. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The Daily Mail claims that the use of the same vehicle for the wedding "can hardly have been a welcome comparison," suggesting that it may have been "a joke in regrettably bad taste" and added it may have been "revenge by angry courtiers" over Meghan and Prince Harry's rumoured behaviour.Wall
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