Meghan Markle, should her royal designation be dissolved, would henceforth be acknowledged as Princess Henry, a royal analyst has affirmed.
Ingrid Seward, the Chief Editor of Majesty Magazine, while speaking to The Royal Beat, mentioned the improbability of Meghan, aged 42, and Prince Harry, aged 39, being divested of their titles by King Charles III, despite their 2020 cessation of royal roles.
“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,” Seward conveyed, as reported by The Mirror.
“That really would [confuse the Americans],” she humorously added. “I think [it’s] probably best just to leave it because it looks unkind, it looks unnecessary.”
Prince Harry was christened as Prince Henry Charles Albert David but is commonly known as Harry. Therefore, should Meghan forfeit her Duchess of Sussex title, royal norms dictate she would be designated Princess Henry, named after her spouse.
This protocol was similarly applicable to Kate Middleton, who was technically Princess William after her 2011 marriage to Prince William, though she is more widely recognized as the Princess of Wales or the Duchess of Cambridge.
Seward opined that it’s likely Harry and Meghan will eternally retain their titles as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“The Queen gave them the titles, let them keep them – they’re going to be ‘H and M’ anyway,” she stated.
“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.”
Having relinquished their roles as senior royals in 2020, Meghan and Harry now reside in California, parenting their two children.
Recent conjectures by royal author Tom Quinn suggest that Charles, aged 75, and William, aged 41, deliberated extensively on revoking the couple’s titles.
However, Quinn believes such actions are unlikely.
“They are terrified this would backfire and make the situation worse,” Quinn revealed to The Mirror. “The last thing they want is to give the renegade royals something else to complain about.”
“William and his father know that even without their royal titles Meghan and Harry would carry on traveling the world as if they were royals and most people in the world will still welcome them,” he further elucidated.
Critics have censured Meghan and Harry for exploiting their royal affiliations through their titles while abstaining from the responsibilities tied to royal engagements.
Currently, no royal family members maintain communicative relations with Meghan and Harry.
The Sussexes have ostensibly alienated Harry’s relatives by disclosing numerous confidential details about the Firm through various high-profile releases, including Harry’s 2023 memoir “Spare” and their documentary on Netflix.