Article continues below advertisementPrince Philip is said to have used two cutting remarks about Meghan Markle - referring to her as "the American" and warning against marrying actresses - as new accounts claim he harbored doubts and disdain over her joining the royal family.OK! can reveal Meghan, 44, first met Philip during the royal family's Christmas gathering at Sandringham in 2017, shortly after beginning her relationship with Prince Harry, 41. The introduction came at a pivotal moment for the couple, who would go on to marry the following year.