All the quotes are from anonymous “friends” so please read the pinned automod comment.
Meghan Markle has provoked outrage among friends of the royal family after publishing a message addressing herself as “Your Royal Highness.”
Markle and Harry never formally surrendered their His/Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles but agreed to stop using them after they quit the royal family and left the United Kingdom.
Until now, this tenuous deal had held despite growing calls in the U.K. for the couple to be stripped of their titles.
However, Markle has now called that agreement into question by publishing a letter from Ukraine’s vice president on Instagram using the greeting this weekend.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment, but a friend of King Charles III told The Daily Beast that he would be dismayed at Markle posting a screengrab to Instagram of a message from a senior Ukrainian’s vice prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, that began, “Your Royal Highness, I would like to express my sincere thanks for everything your family is doing for Ukraine.”
“It’s outrageous. Every time you think they can’t make it worse, they make it worse,” the friend of the king said. “The deal with the HRH was a way to stop them cashing in while letting them walk away with pride and dignity and trust, and now Markle is using her HRH on a website which seems to exist to sell jam.”
“They say they want reconciliation,” the source added. “I’m sure the king’s first reaction will be dismay, but he simply doesn’t allow himself to get angry about things like this anymore.”
A friend of Prince William’s said: “It’s actually quite a clever way of testing the water, because there is deniability there, she can say, ‘Well, I just wanted to publish this nice letter to raise awareness for Ukraine, and oops! they got my name wrong—but oh, actually, now I think of it, I never gave the title up anyway, and maybe I will start using it again.‘"
“It’s a step in the wrong direction, basically, away from the agreement. You’d have to be an idiot to believe that she didn’t know exactly what she was doing when she posted that message, unedited, to her stories.”
An expert in heraldry who knows the family told The Daily Beast: “There were plenty of people at the time who said it was a mistake to make not using the title a mere gentleman’s agreement rather than just removing it. This post may not matter in and of itself, but it raises a bigger question: What are they going to do if she simply starts using her HRH again? She probably can’t be stopped as things stand right now. The bottom line is, she is, officially, an HRH. It was never removed.”
Markle’s office did not respond to a query asking if the post meant either that she would henceforth not correct people using her HRH title or that she intended to actively start using it herself again.
Posted by ButIDigress79
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Those “friends” are so ridiculously petty.
the fact that she is being faulted for someone else using her title is insane and super petty. I’m sure she loved it but still. . .
I hope she starts using it all the time. It will provoke the Royal family to make a decision. And if they remove here title I want them to remove Andrews as well.
It’s her title. She’s allowed to use it. If they don’t want her using it they need to formally revoke it.
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If I remember Spare correctly, the offer to stop using their titles was in return for a half-in role supporting the Queen in another country (not leaving altogether) along with working for their own living but maintaining security. They were forced to leave completely which wasn’t their choice st all but the Royal Asses refused to compromise thinking it would force them to maintain the status quo. So by that standard who cares if they use their titles? It’s not hurting anyone in the family and it’s the least they deserve. Restore their security then maybe you have a leg to stand on.
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The horror!
Anyways, how about that Prince Andrew…
This article’s so petty and mean.
She is – legally speaking – still very much titled as HRH.
But per the agreement they made with Queen Elizabeth, Meghan and Harry have never publicly referred to themselves using the HRH/TRH designation since everything was finalized.
I mean, I do think her sharing that specific screengrab was intentional on her part – Meghan seems to do nothing accidentally – but also, I just…don’t care? The context is in no way connected to As Ever or anything she’s doing commercially, and it IS still part of her title.
If Andrew can still use his HRH privately (and I’m guessing it’s only a matter of time until he starts using it publicly in some form again), then I just cannot be bothered in the least about Meghan sharing correspondence where someone else referred to her as Royal Highness.
If pedo Andrew can still use the title, then anyone can. There is no exclusivity when child molesters can participate.
Funny, I would publicly give up the title in protest of Prince Pedo Andrew and score public points. Too bad Megan can’t see the forest for the trees.
I hope she starts using it so I can watch the supporters who want to abolish the monarchy twist themselves in to knots explaining why it’s ok when Meghan does it. I love mess.
“Friends of the royal family” .need to grow up. Who cares?
It would have been more inappropriate to redact or correct the letter, and the HRH thing isn’t a good enough reason for her to not repost it at all. She didn’t use the title so there’s no indication she’s going to start using it moving forward.
These people are so pathetic and embarrassing; meanwhile Montecito Meghan living her best life away from them
“Outrage” lol a bunch of snowflakes.
Where was their outrage for Prince Andrew? Oh yes exactly.
It’s her title. She can use it.
This is all so stupid because SHE wasn’t referring to herself as HRH, the Ukrainian vice-PM did.
She really has no control over what someone outside of England calls her. Not everyone is up to date on the vagaries of the titles of the House of Windsor. I think the rabid English tabloids look for anything to sling shit!
They mad an official from another country referred to her title? These people have too much time on their hands. And I say this as someone who wastes a substantial amount of time on Reddit
Direct quote from Buckingham Palace regarding Harry and Meghan’s HRHs: “The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family.”
Notice that it doesn’t say:
1. That the Sussexes have lost their HRHs.
2. That anyone else has to abide by not using them themselves.
To quote Hector Barbossa, it’s more of a guideline than an actual rule.
every single thing she posts is intentional / co-signed by her and her team, so at the very least it is clear that she wants to be known publicly as an HRH.
Did they quit the family? I guess I hadn’t heard that.
theyre mad someone else called her that??????? kk
Anyone else thinking after what Harry learned in court last week that reconciliation isn’t on his agenda anymore?
Only the naysayers are concerned and personally I don’t think she care about the title. I do think the last name Sussex is importance because the queen gave the couple that name and thier children are also Sussex. Even Fergie has kept the name of her husband Andrew after the divorce , yet Meghan Sussex is still happily married. Fergie divorce is mot speculation.
This is a non-event. She’s not calling herself HRH, and she has no control over what others write.
Stupid non-controversy. Someone addressed her that way in a letter. She didn’t use it herself. I swear, the UK media will use ANYTHING to create controversy where none exists.
Desperate times call for desperate measures!
As a PR move, I suspect it may backfire or be a nothing burger. HRHs matter when there is a whole state apparatus and pomp and circumstance to back it. I just can’t see Americans suddenly genuflecting to the fellow American Sussexes because they added 3 letters to their name. (In the US, duchesses are trumped by any number of queens!) More likely they would be bewildered or amused if asked to do so — kind of like when PhDs insist on being referred to as “Dr so and so” in civilian life. And it doesn’t help her claims of relatability.
Someone used the title… after Harry visited Ukraine. She has never been addressed like that, it’s a weird coincidence she was now.
Oh for goodness sake! She didnt call herself that, the Ukrainian diplomat just gave her the full official title in a letter. She call’s herself Meghan Sussex to all she meets in public.
Posts like this prove the point that Meghan can never win….she is a villain for anything, truth be damned.
The bottom line is that she’s treated this way because she exists as a royal and a woman of colour at the same time.
Lol, keep the petty folks outraged, Meghan 💅🏽
Jesus Chris to Quite Logan Roy “this people aren’t serious “.
The hate for the Sussex is totally not normal or justifiable. It’s almost like a plague being spread from one person to the next because they weren’t smart enough to wear a mask of discernment.
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