TV historian David Starkey has branded Prince Harry's ex-girlfriends 'Eurotrash'.
The presenter, 74, defended Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, 37, claiming she 'displays poise, elegance and confidence'.
He said she is 'so much better' than his previous girlfriends, speaking at the unveiling of a Mary Queen of Scots portrait in Kent.
He told reporters at Hever Castle: 'I think when you look, certainly, at the recent history of the monarchy, she is so exotic, so strange.
'On the other hand, she is so much better than Harry probably would have got if you look at his previous girlfriends. They're Eurotrash.
'She displays poise, elegance, confidence and a degree of assurance, which at the same time is not overwhelming.
'I think he could hardly have done better and it's perfectly clear that the Queen thinks the same.'
David Starkey claimed Prince Harry's ex-girlfriends are 'Eurotrash' at the unveiling of a new portrait of Mary Queen of Scots at Hever Castle in Kent last week
Prince Harry, 34, has a long list of former flames, including socialites Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas.
Ms Davy moved to the UK after going to school in Zimbabwe and Ms Bonas was born and raised in Britain.
He has also been linked to celebrities Caroline Flack, Mollie King and Ellie Goulding.
Mr Starkey, 74, defended Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, 37 (pictured at the Natural History Museum in London this week) claiming she 'displays poise, elegance and confidence'
Mr Starkey made the comments at an unveiling of a rare portrait of Mary Queen of Scots last week.
It coincided with the release of the hit film Mary Queen of Scots starring actress Saoirse Ronan it the title role.
Mr Starkey said the modern monarchy is very different from Mary's time because 'commoners' like Meghan and Kate Middleton would never had stood a chance of becoming Queen.
He added that Mary and Meghan were as different as two people could be.
The unveiling of the portrait marked 432 years to the day since the Scottish monarch died in 1587.
Discovered in France, it is believed to have come from the studio of Renaissance miniature portrait painter Francois Clouet but was only recently identified as Mary.
Originally thought to date back to the 17th century, scientific examination of the oak panel on which the portrait is painted revealed it was created
