Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'given scathing nicknames by Spotify staff'

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were allegedly given scathing nicknames by Spotify staff.Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have been given the names by disgruntled former employees who worked on their podcast Archetypes, which was dropped in June 2023 after just one series despite a huge £18 million deal.Although the podcast, which Meghan hosted and aimed to investigate "labels that try to hold women back", won awards and featured huge names such as Mariah Carey, Serena Williams and Paris Hilton, the decision was taken not to go ahead with a second series in a blow to the former royals.And now, UK royal correspondent Neil Sean has claimed ex-Spotify staff members who worked with the Duchess have revealed the name that Meghan was secretly given as a "warning signal" that she was "arriving or on the warpath".He said: "Ex-staff members told me they decided to christen her 'Eva.'" He told Fox News: "This wasn't an engaging pet nickname.

The nickname came from the 1955 camp classic 'Queen Bee' starring the ultimate diva herself – Joan Crawford…This is because, like the Joan character [Eva Phillips], she stung her victims to pieces.

This is exactly how staff felt about working alongside [Meghan]." The synopsis describes the movie as about "a socialite who manipulates everyone around her, only to ruin their lives".According to the source, Meghan had "no idea" about her nickname.Neil also claimed staff told him that behind the scenes they found Meghan "really difficult to deal with" because of her "mood swings" and that they thought she was "quite tough and bossy".It was further claimed Meghan only wanted "to speak to the person at the top" when she worked alongside staff on the show, writes The Mirror.And though she started