Meghan Markle has blasted her nickname, saying that the term is really a "codeword for b****". The Duchess of Sussex spoke about being referred to as "Duchess Difficult" in the latest instalment of her Spotify podcast, Archetypes.
In the episode, titled 'To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’?', Meghan said: “What these people are implying when they use that very charged word, is that this woman: ‘Oh, she's difficult’.
“Which is really just a euphemism or is probably not even a euphemism. It's really a codeword for the B-word.” She added: “My friend said to me, there's a certain point when you come to terms with the fact that not everyone is going to like you.