By @IfeomaDr, follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/IfeomaDr?s=09
Unsurprising to see the same people who had a problem when Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex married into the Royal Family are the same people gnashing their teeth about her using her title now that she has left it. Under the guise of “caring for the Queen and Monarchy”. Bullshits!.
The Monarchy “gifts” titles to themselves. I am yet to see any precedent to title “stripping” in the case of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The media isn’t citing any rule or quoting any law but again inciting their audience in a childish “how dare they” chant won’t work.
Instead it exposes the fact that they don’t even know their own rules or laws. Strip Prince Harry his tittle and they would need to strip other royals too. No one is holding a microscope to the full activities of “working”, “junior”, “senior”, “retired”, “suspended” royals- nor will they.
This isn’t something the palace is going to touch. Why was there a summit prior to their exit? Why are people acting surprised? Did the palace not agree on their financial independence? Are we naive to think that they did not anticipate how these titles would be used?
The only thing they probably did not anticipate is how much audience the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would get. Because they have a strong audience and the more the British media moan and groan, the more that audience will grow.
If they are not satisfied with how their Monarch operates then they need to review the use of ALL titles by ALL royals, not just Prince Harry’s. If they aren’t doing that then they should just shut up and eat their food in peace.
Their small mind convinced them that Harry and Meghan would fail outside the Royal Family, hence the 1 year probationary period which proved to be unnecessary. They took what they could and left what they could not take- the Dukedom wasn’t up for discussion.
I think they underestimated prince Harry’s popularity; either that, or his commitment to his marriage. I don’t see why there is a discussion about titles now. The deal is done and cannot be undone. It’s like shedding tears over a divorce settlement they drafted ourselves.
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