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H & M’s titles

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bornonasunday · 19/02/2020 22:18

Has anyone else noticed how the news programmes etc are now referring to Duke & Duchess of Sussex as ‘Prince Harry and Meghan? - no title at all for her now??
Presumably this is after the news about HMQ not allowing them to use ‘Sussex Royal’ for profile & publicity?
I have no feelings either way about them... but it surprised me how quickly any sort of deference to her has evaporated!!

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EdithWeston · 20/02/2020 08:45

The US press tends to call them Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (and they always did - I assumedthat it reflected a view that inherited aristocratic titles were OK for foreigners, but not Americans)

And of course the Duchess of Cambridge is often called Kate Middleton by thepress. I don't think they are signaling anything by that either

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ArriettyJones · 20/02/2020 18:54

Why would you get deference that is linked to the job of royalty once you’ve buggered off to get rich on the $1m per speech circuit?

Also, I think the press are probably anticipating the possibility (probability?) that they will lose the Duchy, who was really conferred in anticipation of them being working royals.

It seems like a fair enough exchange really.

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ArriettyJones · 20/02/2020 18:55

WHICH was really conferred...

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OverUnderSidewaysDown · 21/02/2020 19:25

Why should we show any deference to someone who has left her royal duties?

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drina27 · 22/02/2020 15:35

Deference is earned. Personally I don’t think any of them are entitled to “deference”. I would certainly not bow or scrape in their presence.

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drina27 · 22/02/2020 15:35

...any of them is entitled...

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drina27 · 22/02/2020 15:36

And certainly not in her presence. Her conduct has been appalling.

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Absolutepowercorrupts · 03/04/2020 13:27

Prince Harry will always be a Prince because he was born into the Royal line of inheritance.
Meghan Rachel Markle married into the Royal family so her title was a courtesy. They've walked away so quite possibly titles have changed, or the press have taken the decision to rebrand the ex royal couple.
I really don't think that this public relations debacle can be entirely blamed on Ms Markle.

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BelleharePenguin09 · 03/04/2020 13:49

No?

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RosesandIris · 03/04/2020 21:33

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 03/04/2020 21:38

Disney+ have released details for a documentary she is voicing

Her title is given as Meghan, The Duchess Of Sussex

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ArriettyJones · 12/05/2020 19:52

They credited her as “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex” on the charity book reading video too. Which must have been her choice.

I think there is every chance they will lose the Duchy at the one year review. I don’t think this will be going down well at the palace at all.

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CafetiereCoffee · 15/05/2020 08:02

I wonder what the book says?

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Mummyoflittledragon · 20/05/2020 18:29

As Edith pointed out, Kate is often referred to as KM. Nothing disrespectful in my book about calling her MM. No point reading things, which aren’t even there.

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SunbathingDragon · 06/06/2020 21:45

I think many of the titles for the spouses are often dropped - Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Kate etc. I wouldn’t read too much into the press although it’s possible they aren’t too enamoured with Harry or Meghan right now due to their legal action so it’s an intentional dig.

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Winterlife · 07/06/2020 07:41

@Absolutepowercorrupts, it’s Rachel Meghan Markle, not Meghan Rachel Markle.

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Justanotherpenguin · 07/06/2020 08:53

I must admit I think of MM by her name not her married title. But MM is the name she chose for her acting career and she talks a lot about female empowerment so I have always assumed she would be happy to be known by it.

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