Meghan Markle hits back in Royal title row after deal with late Queen

Irish Daily Mirror

29-04-2025

Meghan Markle's representatives have responded to the row over her using her HRH title, which goes against an agreement with the late Queen. Both Meghan and Prince Harry gave up their HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) titles when they stepped down as senior royals in March 2020.
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". It was shown as Meghan gave her first podcast interview to host Jamie Kern Lima, an entrepreneur who is the co-founder of IT Cosmetics, Mirror UK reports. 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".
However, a spokesman for the Sussexes has now denied she uses the title Her Royal Highness. Although no laws were passed or documents signed to prevent their use, Harry and Meghan's agreement with the late Queen and senior officials was that they would stop using the word 'Royal' after what was christened 'Megxit Day'.
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." Buckingham Palace has been approached for comment.
It comes as Meghan told the podcast she is enjoying a new 'honeymoon' feeling with her husband since the pair got "a little bit of breathing space" after stepping back from their royal duties. Meghan said the couple struggled to fully enjoy one another's company early in their relationship as they were quickly put into "the trenches" by the media spotlight.
The pair started dating in 2016 and married in 2018, initially taking on royal duties before deciding to step back from their roles in 2020, leading to strained relations between Harry and the King and Prince William. She said: 'You have to imagine at the beginning, everyone has, like, butterflies. Then we immediately went into the trenches together. Yeah, right out of the gate, like six months into dating.
"So now, seven years later, when you have a little bit of breathing space, you can just enjoy each other in a new way, and that's why I feel like it's more of a honeymoon period for us now." The duchess praised her husband for keeping the family 'safe'.
"He's just out there, just constant, like he's just going to do whatever he can to make sure that our family is safe and protected and we're uplifted and still make time for date nights," Meghan said. "He's also a fox. If you haven't noticed, my husband's very, very handsome. But his heart is even more beautiful," she added.
Meghan became emotional when talking about her children, Archie and Lilibet, and revealed that she sends emails to secret addresses she has created for them to read when they are older. "Before I go to bed, almost every night, I email them, like, here's your report card from today, or, oh my gosh, wasn't it the funniest thing this morning?
"Or here's a picture of you two having breakfast, or here's you playing. The things that you're not going to frame, the things that you're not going to put pen to paper in a journal, but which they will end up seeing at one point in their life, maybe when they're 16 or when they're 18.
"I'll say, here's an email that I've been keeping for you. Here's everything and every moment that I wanted to tell you how much I love you and, like, how proud I am of you."
It comes after Meghan launched her Netflix show, new podcast and lifestyle brand As Ever. Meghan's first batch of As Ever products, including raspberry spread, flower sprinkles and herbal tea, sold out, but her Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan was met with a barrage of critical reviews. The duchess also launched a new podcast series, Confessions Of A Female Founder, in April.