California not Sussex

[CaliforniaNotSussex]

I was born and grew up on the Surrey Sussex border. My brother currently lives in Sussex, my mum spent her retirement in Sussex, my grandparents lived in Sussex their whole lives, I had Saturday and holiday jobs in Sussex, my friends at school lived in Sussex.

I do not like or agree with Ms Markle having the 'Duchess of Sussex' title. She has spent all of 6 hours of her entire life here. She doesn't represent or care about me and the rest of the population of Sussex. She doesn't even like the UK. She will probably never set foot in the UK again, she hates our royal family and our country.

I cant really do much about the title being given to her. But now she wants people to refer to her as 'Meghan Sussex' according to her new netflix show.

Why?????

Why Meghan do you want you and your family to have a surname of a place you have barely ever been to, know nothing about, and which is located in a country you dislike and will never return to?

Can't you call yourself Meghan California instead? You can call yourself anything informally, and if you want to change your name formally, there is probably a way that you and Harry and the kids could adopt 'California' as your new surname.

Why oh why take/steal our home county as your new name. I get the 'duchess of Sussex' title is given to you, but you don't need to use it, and you definitely don't need to call yourself 'Meghan Sussex'.

(Some of) The people of Sussex do not want you to have our name

If you want our name then come visit. Spend time here. Visit the locals, buy OUR jam, invest in OUR schools, donate money to local charities, show interest in the place you have adopted as yours. Visit us regularly. Learn about the culture, the people, the place.

AIBU for thinking Meghan should make the effort to get to know Sussex if she now wants to be called 'Meghan Sussex'? If she doesn't want anything to do with us and will never come here again, she shouldn't call herself 'Meghan Sussex'.

If you had any idea of history, you'd know how titles such as 'Suffolk' or 'Norfolk' (Lord/Lady thereof) are taken upon being conferred a peerage.
Their meaning in relation to their 'home' and geographyis irrelevant.
You are using this to generate more hatred towards Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Yes, it sticks in my craw, but that is her title and she can use it whenever and wherever she pleases. You need to wind your neck in, suck it up and give over with your goadyness based on supreme ignorance.
I am not a MM fan, but posts such as this are unnecessary, goady and demonstrate ignorance of peerage and history.
If it bugs you so much, move to Yorkshire; she cannot call herself duchess of Sussex there, so should help.

I totally agree. I too find it rather odd that she wants her surname to be an English county when she hates the UK so much and will do everything she can to avoid coming here.

Sigh. Again, it's not that she wants it si much as that's what it is.

As a republican, I find it very entertaining. 😁

The jealousy is strong in this one.

Methinks you doth protest to much...

It wasn't a rant. It was a nasty post

You must absolutely Hate the Princess of Wales then.

Well, that's bloody worrying, to have someone with your thoughts and willingness to share you narrow-mindedness, in a position 'helping' those with MH issues.
This weak apology does not ameliorate the things you have posted.

Wtf are you talking about?

My surname is that of one of the London guilds, but I was nurse.
Perhaps the OP would have me drummed out of the country because I am claimimg to be something I am not...
😃

I think she should state which Sussex she means - there's east and west Sussex, not just Sussex. May she should be called Meghan West Sussex, Or, to show that the she really knows the area and is not just some fly by not night tourist, how about - Meghan Bognor?

Anyone for Harry Hastings?

This.
Well said.
Anyone struggling might just see that they won't be believed, accused of putting it on, and bottle it up all the more.
Shitty, nasty, spiteful posts, all about someone you've never met.

It is her surname though, as in it's her husband's and she's taken the name too, like many women do when they get married.
Whether you like the fact it is or not, it is her surname. Nothing to do with "what, she doesn't like England so no she can't have that name!"
Ridiculous.

But you'll share your ignorance of RF titles and UK history (and barely veiled racism) shamelessly on a public forum?

How cowardly to change your username.
I mean, can you imagine if some person really was slated for changing their name...

We have our own flag, the cobalt blue with the gold martlets, and our motto is "We wont be druv." We are fierce and independent, yet cultured! Also very cool as we have Brighton and the Lewes bonfire celebrations. We have a specific type of house, the red half-tiles, and special food like Sussex Pond Pudding. And banoffee pie was invented at the Hungry Monk in Jevington.

Ah yes, Sheen. Mr 'only welsh actors can play welsh people/only gay people can play gay peopl, but I can play an american/english/mars person, but no, I am not a massive bell-end hypocrit' Sheen.
Great example

I mean, Kate and William are absolutely nothing to do with Wales, either. Those titles come from way back in the mists of time when Britain was a collection of small kingdoms. It's tradition, not anything to do with how well the holder knows the place. In the case of Harry and Meghan, they should have had the Sussex title taken away from them if they're not going to live in England and make visits to Sussex though, imo.

Oh, yes, such a lovely man, and this 'personal gift' of a million quid isn't a tax dodge or anything, honest guv.
He should be beatified immediately before the Pop pops his clogs.
The disengenous prick (sheen, not the Pope)

I don’t think you know the story. He didn’t “gift” £1m he wrote off £1m worth of debt. If you don’t like him that’s fine and maybe this was for tax purposes but whatever his reasoning 900 people are now better off thanks to it.
Also this isn’t a new cause for him, In 2018 he started the End High Cost Credit Alliance to try and stop companies like Wonga from charging exorbitant interest rates.
This isn’t a Michael Sheen thread though so if you have issue with the man, I suggest you create a new thread elsewhere

I wasn't the first to mention him, so no, I won't be creating a thread on that particular topic.
I responded to the pp who seemingly think this person is some kind of saint.

They did not remove the titles because it would have meant they had to remove Prince Andrews titles.

I sincerely hope she has not stuck two fingers up the queen.

I don’t really care, but don’t she and Harry claim that they wanted to stay in the royal family, just on different terms, and the decision to leave was not made by them? The stuff about her ‘hating’ the UK and ‘hating’ the royal family is Daily Mail narrative.

Well, other people have said it before me, and more eloquently, but I'm about to pile on with a reminder of the circling of the wagons around Andrew.

You seem to have an issue with narcissism, fakensss, and "money over family" (whatever that means, in the immortal words of Charles, then Prince of Wales). So why not have a go at Andrew, and the late Queen who shelled out millions to make the bad publicity go away? Why choose to direct your ire at a woman who left a life of ease and cosseting?

I think you should do some honest reflection on the topic of why this bothers you.

The people you believe have been hurt by this - I assume you mean the house of Mountbatten-Windsor - are amply able to defend themselves. There is no need for the dozens of frequent posters on MN who start and contribute to threads tearing this woman apart to do so. In fact, the constant raking over is only serving to keep the dirty laundry out there in full view.