Meghan Markle's Red Outfit Draws Comparisons To Abdicated King's Wife Wallis Simpson

Meghan Markle has drawn comparisons to Wallis Simpson, the wife of the abdicated King Edward VIII, who left the throne to marry the divorcée commoner.

On Monday, photographer Misan Harriman shared new portraits of Markle and Prince Harry that were taken last month at the One Young World Summit in the U.K.

Following the release of the photos, royal fans noticed that Markle's outfit, hairstyle and pose bear a striking resemblance to those sported by Simpson in a 1971 portrait, according to Page Six.

In one of Harriman's photos, Markle had her dark hair tied back into a bun and rocked a red tie-neck blouse and matching pants by the brand Another Tomorrow as she stared straight on at the camera.

In her portrait, Simpson wore a long-sleeved red ensemble, with the attached scarf tie of her dress tossed over the same shoulder as Markle's.

Royal fans also pointed out that the Duchess of Sussex wore gold hoop earrings similar to the ones Simpson sported in the 1970s snapshot and sported a middle part with her hair pulled back, along with making a similar facial expression.

"JEEZ it's creepy," one Twitter user wrote, sharing a collage of four of Markle's outfits compared to ones worn by Simpson.

"Here we go again," another account wrote. "Note the earrings too? Anyone would think [Meghan] savors the role of pantomime villain."

"The parallels between those two women are uncanny. However, at least Simpson had the grace to shut up and not bad mouth her husband's family," another commented.

"Well, according to history, everyone hated Wallis, so she nailed it!" a different user wrote.

However, other social media users fired back at those who compared Markle to Simpson.

"Sorry, not seeing it," one wrote. Another added, "Don't see it."

"There is no comparison! Not even close! Of course, this was just to get the Meghan Markle haters to spew their bile!" another user opined.

This isn't the first time royal fans have drawn comparisons between Markle and Simpson in terms of their style.

Some have claimed that the black and white Armani dress the former "Suits" star wore for her interview with Oprah Winfrey last year appeared similar to a dress Simpson wore in a portrait.

The Dior outfit Markle wore to a service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee this summer also looked similar to a white look worn by Simpson, according to some royal fans.

Meanwhile, British biographer Andrew Lownie previously discussed the many similarities between the two women's marriages with their royal husbands in an article published in the New York Post.

In 1936, Edward Vlll gave up the British throne to marry Simpson — like Markle, an American divorcée — and withdrew from royal duties to live abroad. Two years after their 2018 wedding, Prince Harry moved to California with Markle after stepping back from their roles as working royals.

"The Duke of Windsor died in May 1972 — just over 50 years ago — after almost 40 years spent in exile from the Royal Family. It's an exile that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should perhaps study — because the parallels between the marital lives of the two couples are uncanny," Lownie wrote.

A friend of Prince Harry's King Charles III recently told The Daily Beast that the Duke of Sussex potentially faces a life of permanent "exile" like Edward Vlll.

"The royals handled the abdication crisis by exiling Edward which meant he and Wallis ultimately came to seem like unimportant, misguided, disloyal, and even treacherous individuals to almost the entirety of the British people. It was a masterful operation in the service of which the Queen Mother, in particular, worked tirelessly," the unnamed friend claimed.

The source continued, "The same thing is already happening with Harry and Meghan, and will only gather pace over the next few years under the rule of King Charles. And of course a wayward second son is far less of an existential threat to the fabric of the monarchy than a wayward king."