The View‘s cohosts covered the story as the first “Hot Topic” discussion of the day on Wednesday (April 23), and Whoopi Goldberg was particularly incensed by the idea. In fact, as she repeatedly explained,

Meghan Markle puts Whoopi Goldberg to sleep. The “Ghost” actress, 69, refused to engage in a Hot Topics discussion about the Duchess of Sussex, 43, on Wednesday’s episode of “The View.” The conversation focused on Markle sparking controversy for using her HRH title in a printed note to her pal Jamie Kern Lima,