Meghan Markle reveals why she and Prince Harry call each other M and H

Meghan Markle has finally revealed the reason she and husband Prince Harry affectionally call each other “M” and “H.”The Duchess of Sussex, 43, discussed motherhood, marriage and everything in between during an appearance on her friend and IT Cosmetics founder Jamie Kern Lima’s podcast, “The Jamie Kern Lima Show,” Monday.When her pal asked her to explain how the sweet nicknames came about, the “Suits” alum recalled that the duo first started referring to each other that way during the early days of their romance.“Probably at the beginning of us dating, when everything was in code,” she said, referring to their dating stage in 2016 when they had to keep things under wraps.“People didn’t know we were dating for, talk about memory lane, so long ago.I mean, it’ll be our seven-year wedding anniversary soon.

I couldn’t tell anyone who I was dating, and who was keeping [the secret], so I think we were just on a letter basis.”The former actress said the nicknames soon became a way of keeping their relationship a secret — but soon became the norm and “it stuck.”“I like it.I love nicknames,” Markle said, adding that she and Harry now use the nicknames even when they’re around their friends.Markle first referred to the Invictus Games founder as “H” in 2019, during an official royal tour in South Africa.Three years later, the pair both used the nicknames during their six-part Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan.”In addition to “H,” Markle previously revealed that she has her husband’s number saved on her phone under the name “Prince Haz.”The nickname was thought up by their mutual friend who had originally set them up.Harry once noted the nickname is reserved for Markle alone after former “Late Late Show” host James Corden tried to use it.“Haz? I didn’t know we were calling you ‘Haz’ now,” Corden said in 2021, to which Harry replied, “You’re not my wife.”Still, even the name Harry is a nick...