Should Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have their royal titles restored? | Royal | News![]() It is fair to say that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have had a turbulent relationship with the Royal Family. From an early promise of an injection of youth into the traditional structure of ‘the firm’, to a public family feud, there appears to be no love loss between the couple and senior members of the family. Their decision to step back from working royals in 2020 saw them lose their titles of Her Royal Highness and His Royal Highness titles with only the Queen’s intervention preventing them from losing their titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with the late monarch deciding to allow them to continue to use the title as it was a wedding present from her. But Meghan recently caused a stir this week when an image of a gift basket was shared by her friend, Jamie Kern Lima, with a monogrammed card reading: "With Compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex". So what do you think? Vote in our poll and join the debate in the comments section. Can't see the above poll? Click here... It sparked frenzy amongst critics for use of a title that Meghan no longer has any right to, but it also started a debate about whether the pair should have their titles restored or lose their Dukedom altogether. Any move to take the title away would require legislative action through an act of Parliament as the Dukedom was a personal gift from the late Queen, Speaking to The Royal Beat, Ingrid Seward, Editor in Chief of Majesty Magazine, claims she does not believe the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will ever lose the right to use their titles. She said: "I don’t think anything will happen to the titles because, if they lose their titles, Harry is still a prince of the blood and Meghan instead of being the Duchess of Sussex, [would] be Princess Henry. That really would [confuse the Americans]. I think [it’s] probably best just to leave it because it looks unkind, it looks unnecessary." She added: "The Queen gave them the titles, let them keep them - they’re going to be ‘H and M’ anyway. I think the best thing is to leave them, ignore them, and let them get on with it - which is really what the Palace and the Royal Family are doing.” Source link Posted: 2025-05-03 07:32:29 |
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