When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left the royal life behind in 2020 and moved to America, it seems that they forgot they don’t get to take their royal titles with them. While they haven’t taken to posting on their official Instagram account with the Sussex title, that hasn’t stopped Meghan from using it in a way that some people think is to promote her new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.
Meghan’s interjection pointing on her “family name” sparked outrage among royal fans, who all turned to King Charles to see what the consequences are. And according to insider sources, the King is still “reluctant” to strip them of their royal titles. Keep reading for more information.
King Charles On Meghan & Harry's Royal Titles
Royal commentator Phil Dampier gave some insight as to why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are still allowed to use their Sussex name despite not being working royals. "I doubt King Charles would like Meghan making references to the importance of Sussex as her name but I've always felt he's reluctant to start any process of stripping her and Harry of their titles," he explained.
And there are a few reasons for this. One, "it would be difficult to do," Dampier continued. Secondly, "he doesn't want to make the rift any worse," and third, going along with the latter, King Charles is still "hoping one day there might be a reconciliation with his son."
'You Know I'm Sussex Now?'
For one episode of her show, Meghan invited her friend Mindy Kaling to join her. While the ladies are talking as they are preparing food in the kitchen, Kaling joked, “People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box.”
The As Ever founder then interjects to correct her friend, and says: “It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying ‘Meghan Markle.’ You know I’m ‘Sussex’ now.”
The mom-of-two then goes on to talk about how much she loves her Sussex title, which was given to her and Prince Harry by the late Queen Elizabeth II during their royal wedding in 2018, and adds: “You have kids and you go, ‘I share my name with my children.’ I didn’t know how meaningful that would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name, our little family name.”
