Meghan still using HRH title she agreed to give up in break from royals
The Duchess of Sussex is still using her HRH title despite an agreement that she and her husband entered into not to use their royal prefixes after their break with the royal family.
The breach emerged in a podcast interview broadcast on YouTube in which the duchess was interviewed by her friend Jamie Kern Lima, the founder of IT Cosmetics.
During the interview, an image was shown of a gift basket of ice cream and homemade strawberry sauce that Meghan had sent to Kern Lima. It featured a note printed on monogrammed paper which read: 'With the compliments of HRH the Duchess of Sussex.'
The duke, 40, and duchess, 43, stepped down as senior working royals in March 2020 to earn their own money in
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