Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Meghan Markle sparked a row by appearing to use her HRH title on a card sent to a friend in a gift basket despite her and Prince Harry saying they would no longer use the style, and now Meghan's camp have responded.
Both Meghan and Prince Harry gave up their HRH
(His/Her Royal Highness) titles when they stepped down as senior royals in
March 2020 following an agreement with the late Queen Elizabeth.
However, in a new podcast interview, a picture is shown
of a gift card Meghan sent to a friend that read: "with the
compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex".
Jamie said the basket containing homemade strawberry sauce
and ice cream was sent to her home by Meghan "about a year ago… to see if
that helps lighten my load" along with the card.
Harry and Meghan’s agreement with the late Queen and senior
officials was that they would stop using the word "Royal" after their
exit as working royals.
The couple even wrote on their official website at the time:
"As agreed and set out in January, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will
retain their 'HRH' prefix, thereby formally remaining known as His Royal
Highness The Duke of Sussex and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of
Sussex.
"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer actively
use their HRH titles as they will no longer be working members of the family as
of Spring 2020."
However, after Meghan recently signed a card with HRH, it
sparked outrage.
A spokesman for the Sussexes has now denied that Meghan uses
the title Her Royal Highness for commercial purposes.
Meghan's representatives suggested to the Daily
Mail that the image shared on the podcast by Jamie Kern Lima had been
taken before Meghan's new business 'As Ever' was launched.
They claim that they do not use the HRH title publicly even
though their titles remain.
However, as the picture shared by Jamie hints, they still
use the title with friends and in personal correspondence.
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