On Thursday, the strong bond between Meghan Markle and her new grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth became clear when they had their first royal engagement together in Cheshire. If Meghan continues to grow closer to the Queen in this way, she will soon be able to use a special nickname for the monarch that Princess Diana used as well.
Editor-in-chief at Majesty magazine Ingrid Seward said that though Meghan still has to refer to the Queen as “Your Majesty,” she will soon be able to refer to her with another name as they grow closer.
Seward said that after Your Majesty, “it is Ma’am, thrown into conversation as many times as possible.” She added that there is another more informal nickname that Diana used that Meghan may wish to use in time.
“This can be shortened to Mama, when Meghan gets to know her as Diana did. But never her pet name Lillibet, which is reserved for very close family and friend,” Seward said.
Royal experts say that Meghan will be able to use the nickname “Mama” as she settles more into her new role.
The bond between Meghan and the Queen was apparent to everyone when they stepped off the train in Cheshire on Thursday. Body language expert Judi James said that the Queen seemed to be “completely confident” in Meghan’s abilities.
“The Queen is quite stoic, she didn’t make a fuss of Meghan, which can make someone feel anxious. She is clearly completely confident about Meghan’s level of confidence,” James said. “They were very relaxed. At one point they were giggling like teenagers together. The Queen looked delighted to be with her.”
“The Queen was doing everything right for her and made her looked like a granddaughter or a friend whom she is very fond of,” James added. “She was almost identically fun loving and relaxed with her first outing with the Duchess of Cambridge, that’s what it reminded me of. It looks as though it really brought out the Queen’s fun side.”
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