The late Prince Philip allegedly gave his grandson Prince Harry a stern warning about getting married to an actress ahead of his 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne steps out with actresses, one doesn\u2019t marry them,\u201d the Duke of Edinburgh allegedly told the Duke of Sussex after he and the \u201cSuits\u201d alum got engaged in 2017, royal biographer Andrew Lownie wrote in his book \u201cEntitled,\u201d<\/a> according to the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n Per the outlet, royal author Ingrid Seward also stated in her 2024 book, \u201cMy Mother and I, Philip,\u201d<\/a> that Philip was \u201cone of the very few wary\u201d of Markle when she and Harry started dating in 2016.<\/p>\n Prince Philip reportedly gave his grandson Prince Harry a warning about marrying an actress ahead of his nuptials to Meghan Markle, royal biographer Andrew Lownie wrote in his 2025 book, \u201cEntitled.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cOne steps out with actresses, one doesn\u2019t marry them,\u201d he allegedly told the Duke of Sussex, according to the Daily Mail. Getty Images<\/p>\n Philip, who died in April 2021 at the age of 99, also compared Markle to the late King Edward VIII\u2019s wife, Wallis Simpson, with whom he gave up the throne to marry in 1937. <\/p>\n The former Duke and Duchess of Windsor\u2019s marriage was viewed as a scandal since the socialite had been married and divorced twice.<\/p>\n They were together until Edward died in 1972.<\/p>\n Philip allegedly issued the message shortly after Markle and Harry got engaged. Getty Images<\/p>\n Reps for Markle and Buckingham Palace weren\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment. Getty Images<\/p>\n Reps for Markle, 44, and Buckingham Palace weren\u2019t immediately available to Page Six for comment.<\/p>\n Philip and Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022<\/a>,\u00a0were present when Harry, 41, and Markle tied the knot at Windsor Castle in May 2018.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0Grant Harrold, a former royal butler, Philip allegedly told Elizabeth<\/a>, \u201cThank f\u2013k that\u2019s over,\u201d shortly after leaving the chapel.<\/p>\n In January 2020, the couple announced they were resigning from their royal duties <\/a>and opted to move to North America, where they now live with their kids: Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.<\/p>\n Prince Philip died in 2021. Getty Images<\/p>\n Ahead of his death, the Duke of Edinburgh didn\u2019t agree with Markle and Harry\u2019s decision to leave the royal family. Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Philip reportedly refused to have a say<\/a> in Harry and Markle\u2019s decision and allegedly told Elizabeth that he would \u201cbe soon out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Per the US Sun, while the Duke of Edinburgh allegedly didn\u2019t agree with the duo\u2019s choices, he believed\u00a0\u201cpeople have to lead their lives as they think best,\u201d according to royal biographer Gyles Brandreth.<\/p>\n Brandreth also wrote that Philip labeled Harry and Markle\u2019s tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey as \u201cmadness.\u201d<\/p>\n However, he reportedly thought that \u201cpeople have to lead their lives as they think best.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n Markle and Harry currently live in California, where they are raising their two kids. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n In the 2021 interview, Markle told the TV personality that her life as a royal was \u201calmost unsurvivable.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI just didn\u2019t want to be alive<\/a> anymore,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n