Removal of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's HRH titles 'backfires' on King Charles
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still hold their royal titles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but can no longer use HRH.
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The decision to strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their HRH titles back in 2020 seems to have "backfired" for King Charles as it has fuelled their desire to speak out against the Royal Family.
When the couple announced they were stepping down as working royals four years ago they were allowed to keep their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but were told they could no longer be known as HRH (His or Her Royal Highness).
The Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah commented that since the Sussexes stepped back from royal duties, "banning them from using their HRH titles has only emboldened them to take on all the battles that royal life once prevented them from entering".
News.com.au also reported that Harry has been on a "truth-telling" spree since leaving the Firm, with the couple's Oprah Winfrey interview, Netflix documentary and his memoir Spare dishing the dirt on royal life.
While some have called for Harry and Meghan to lose their status as Duke and Duchess, royal expert Ingrid Seward believes this is "unnecessary" and unlikely to happen.
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The Editor in Chief of Majesty magazine told The Royal Beat: " 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]. [So] I think [it's] probably best just to leave it because it looks unkind, it looks unnecessary.
"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."
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According to royal tradition, Meghan could have become a princess upon her marriage to Harry but only if she took his name, meaning she would be known as Princess Henry.
However her more commonly used title is Duchess of Sussex, although she can also be known as the Countess of Dumbarton and Baroness Kilkeel.
The other way Harry could lose his royal title is if he successfully obtains US citizenship, which would require him to "renounce all allegiance to any foreign prince, state or sovereign".
The complete oath states: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have here to fore been a subject or citizen."
Although Harry would have to apply to become a US citizen the same rules do not apply to Meghan, who was born in the country and has therefore been a citizen since birth.
The Sussexes have been based in Montecito in California, Meghan's home state, since 2020 and are raising their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet there.
