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'The Little Mermaid' Throws Shade at Kate Middleton & It Might Be Meghan Markle's Fault

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A critic is calling a small gag in the live action remake of The Little Mermaid a bit fishy after viewing a sneak preview of the flick.
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The moment happened when Ariel and Eric first meet and he tries to guess her name. "His first guess is Diana. His second guess is Catherine, but after [Ariel gives a disgusted] reaction, he [concludes] 'OK, definitely not Catherine,'" he told Page Six.
ONE REVIEWER POINTED OUT A PARTICULARLY INTERESTING JOKE FROM THE MOVIE.
AMERICAN FANS DEFINITELY KNOW WHO DIANA IS, BUT THEY MAY NOT CATCH THE CATHERINE REFERENCE.
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THERE ARE SOME PLAUSIBLE REASONS AS TO WHY THEY MAY HAVE MADE THE CHOICE TO PICK THESE NAMES.
Meghan has a pretty long history with Disney. We also know that she and Harry were both fans of another Disney property: The Lion King.
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MEGHAN HAS MADE HER LOVE OF THE FILM KNOWN.
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She once told Oprah Winfrey how she found herself drawn to the cartoon after noticing several similarities between Ariel's life and her own while watching it alone one night in Nottingham Cottage.
Whether the name gag was a planned bit or a happy coincidence remains to be seen, but for now, we can't un-hear the joke.
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