Meghan Markle earned a not-so-sweet nickname by her employees during her time at Spotify while she was working on her podcast.

UK royal correspondent Neil Sean told Fox News that staff kept her nickname under wraps when she was involved in her Archetypes project.

As reported by Fox News, he said: “Ex-staff members… told me they decided to christen her ‘Eva’ and this was used as a warning signal to let people know that she was either arriving or on the warpath.”

He explains it wasn’t an “engaging pet nickname” but “The nickname came from the 1955 camp classic ‘Queen Bee’ starring the ultimate diva…herself – Joan Crawford…This is because, like the Joan character [Eva Phillips], she stung her victims to pieces. This is exactly how staff felt about working alongside [Meghan].”

According to Turner Classic Movies, the film is about a “manipulative” socialite who “sets out to destroy the lives of all those around her.”

The claims from Fox News, come shortly after outlet Vanity Fair published a cover story about The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, following five years after their departure from the Royal Family.

Many who worked with the former TV actress came forward to Vanity Fair and candidly shared their experiences. They described how, at first, the mother of two would be “warm and effusive,” creating an atmosphere of “professional camaraderie.”

However, the outlet reported whenever something went wrong, Meghan would be “cold and withholding” to the person she thought was responsible.

Sean also added: “Behind the scenes, staff [found] Meghan really difficult to deal with, simply because of her… mood swings and just how well certain aspects of her career [were] going… [they] thought she was quite tough and bossy, so decided to [give her] the nickname of that character… She was high camp without realizing it.”

The Vanity Fair article made several claims such as that a member of Meghan’s team was previously spotted shopping for a post-divorce book, Beyoncé reportedly declining the Duchess’ offer to appear on her former podcast Archetypes and that Harry would be happy with his wife to be the one to “make all of the money for the family”.

In 2023 the production company founded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex mutually parted ways with Spotify less than a year after the debut of the podcast.

Archetypes topped Spotify charts in seven countries, including the US and UK. It also won the top podcast award at the People’s Choice Awards.