An enraged Prince William reportedly plans to strip Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of their HRH titles once he inherits the British throne from King Charles III. <\/p>\n
\u201cCharles might be happy to put up with this, but William won\u2019t,\u201d a royal insider told the Daily Beast<\/a>, reportedly referring to Markle\u2019s use of her HRH title alongside her lifestyle products, including a pricey jam. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe loathes and despises Harry and Meghan with every bone in his body, he believes they have betrayed everything the family stands for and the idea that they are using their royal status as a calling card will enrage him.\u201d<\/p>\n The source claimed Markle is in violation of an agreement with the late Queen Elizabeth II in using the HRH title \u2014 which stands for \u201cHer Royal Highness\u201d \u2014 in promotion of her personal brand, As Ever. <\/p>\n A new report claims Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be stripped of their HRH titles when Prince William ascends the throne to become king. Getty Images for TIME<\/p>\n A source told the outlet that the future king \u201cloathes and despises Harry and Meghan.\u201d POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Following a podcast interview on Monday<\/a>, Markle signed a gift basket \u2014 containing \u201chomemade strawberry\u00a0sauce\u201d \u2014 for host Jamie Kern Lima with the HRH title.<\/p>\n A note accompanying the gift basket read, \u201cWith the Compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex.\u201d Both the note and basket were later seen on Kern Lima\u2019s podcast. <\/p>\n A friend of Prince William\u2019s insisted that in continuing to use the HRH title, Markle is exploiting King Charles\u2019 weakness. <\/p>\n \u201cCharles has completely lost control,\u201d the insider said in part, adding that it\u2019s \u201capparent\u201d that\u00a0the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have \u201cevery intention of making his final years a misery.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The sources accused Markle of using the HRH title alongside her personal brand, despite an agreement not to. meghan\/Instagram<\/p>\n The concerns arose after Markle presented a gift basket to podcast host Jamie Kern Lima and signed the accompanying note with the HRH title. GC Images<\/p>\n \u201cMeghan using her HRH exposes how weak and enfeebled he is,\u201d they continued. \u201cShe knows he won\u2019t do\u00a0anything. There is no way King William will stand for this. The titles will simply be removed\u00a0when he is king. A way will be found.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n A source for Markle denied that the mom of two is in violation of the agreement as the basket was a \u201cpersonal gift.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHarry and Meghan retain their HRH titles; however, by agreement, they\u00a0do not use them for commercial purposes<\/a>,\u201d the source said. \u201cWhile they do not publicly use \u2018HRH,\u2019 this was a\u00a0personal gift, and their titles remain.\u201d <\/p>\n A former courtier told the Daily Beast that Markle\u2019s defense was \u201crubbish\u201d and that the terms of their exit from royal duties \u201cmade it clear they had agreed not to use the\u00a0HRH titles at all, ever, in any capacity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no way King William will stand for this,\u201d a friend of Prince William told the outlet. Getty Images<\/p>\n A source for Markle denied wrongdoing, saying she was not using the title for \u201ccommercial\u201d purposes. Instagram<\/p>\n The official, publicly available statement<\/a> on the couple\u2019s exit from royal life appears to corroborate the courtier\u2019s comments. <\/p>\n \u201cWith The Queen\u2019s blessing, the Sussexes will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations,\u201d the statement on the couple\u2019s retreat from royal life reads. <\/p>\n \u201cWhile they can no longer formally represent The Queen, the Sussexes have made clear that everything they do will continue to uphold the values of Her Majesty.\u201d <\/p>\n It pointedly adds, \u201cThe Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family.\u201d <\/p>\n The Duke and Duchess of Sussex famously left their duties as members of the royal family in 2020. Alexi Lubomirski \/ Duke and Duchess of Sussex<\/p>\n Prince William will one day inherit the throne from his father, King Charles III. UK Press via Getty Images<\/p>\n Kensington Palace and representatives for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not immediately responds to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment. <\/p>\n Harry and Meghan famously left their roles as senior royals<\/a> to move to southern California in 2020. <\/p>\n Since then, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcomed children Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3<\/a>, and built a life for themselves on a sprawling estate in Montecito. <\/p>\n Markle, 43, launched her Netflix series<\/a> \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d in March and officially debuted her lifestyle brand<\/a>, As Ever, on April 2. Already sold-out products include raspberry spread, lemon ginger tea, edible flower sprinkles and shortbread cookie mix.<\/p>\n Despite criticism, Markle\u2019s Netflix hit has been renewed for a second season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An enraged Prince William reportedly plans to strip Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of their HRH titles once…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,14932,4081,4082,7730,7731,1760,518,1281,447,532,7710,519,31861],"class_list":{"0":"post-61738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-celebrity-families","10":"tag-celebrity-feuds","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-charles","13":"tag-charles-iii","14":"tag-king-charles","15":"tag-king-charles-iii","16":"tag-meghan-markle","17":"tag-prince-harry","18":"tag-prince-william","19":"tag-royal-families","20":"tag-royal-family","21":"tag-royalties"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114424476055534769","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}