Meghan Markle is the latest in a long line of royal ladies who diminish the importance of males in their lives.

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ing, author of ‘The Last Queen,’ believes that the royal family occasionally encounters a woman who rattles their foundations, taming their men to do anything they desire.

“As I absorbed the full import of Meghan’s mutual distrust of royal ritual enforcers, it struck me that she was the latest in a long line of women who have always made the weather in the long-running Windsor saga (the queen has always flown serenely above the weather) — Wallis Simpson, Princess Margaret, Princess Diana, Camilla,” Mr Irving wrote for The Daily Beast last month.

“Against them the men seem either mad (Edward VIII, aka the Duke of Windsor), bad (Andrew), or ineffectual (Charles).

“Wallis Simpson, unlike Edward’s other lovers, found a way to successfully stimulate his low-energy libido, so much so that he gave up the throne rather than lose her because she was a divorced woman, thus precipitating his brother to the throne, the accident that later led to the 70-year reign of Elizabeth II.

“Margaret, Elizabeth’s wayward sister, became the first royal global celebrity, the warm-up act for the ultimate royal superstar, Diana.

“And, of course, Camilla appeared out of the bushes to play the part of Diana’s nemesis.”

The author put Camilla and Meghan in the same spot, noting that their only difference is “experiences, morals and talent.”

Although Camilla “any coaching in stepping up to become a Windsor wife,” Meghan was a “driven careerist.”

“Those were qualities that were not welcome at the Palace, where the work ethic was very different,” concluded the author.