Queen Elizabeth II should strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle their royal titles because they are abusing them, according to some netizens.
Queen Elizabeth II has been supportive and warm to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. However, some netizens felt that Her Majesty should strip all the titles bestowed to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Queen Elizabeth urged to remove Meghan, Harry’s title
Several Twitter users reacted after reading Markle’s letter address to Congress to give parents paid leave. While many of them agreed with Markle’s marriage, several didn’t like her signing the letter with her peerage title Duchess of Sussex.
One suggested to strip them “totally of all royal titles now” because its going to be nothing but trouble if they would keep it.
“Strip the Sussex Dukedome titles,” another wrote.
Another user said their titles should be taken off because they are taking liberties.
A different user suggested that the Queen withdraw their title because they want to be out of the firm. So, they should not enjoy any privileges from the royal family.
There is already a request calling the Queen to put Prince Harry’s royal style, titles and rank into abeyance. The petition believes that without the titles and privileges Prince Harry could indulge in his personal beliefs as a private citizen.
Several commented in the petition agreeing that it’s best if all the titles bestowed to Prince Harry and Markle would be removed.
“Using his title to cause trouble is damaging to our country,” one commented.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s title
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received peerage titles from the Queen on their wedding day. The former Suits star also become an official royal on the day she married Prince Harry. Markle has an HRH title because she married one.
In January 2020, Prince Harry and Markle announced that they were stepping back from their royal duties. The Queen gave them a year to finalize their decision.
Earlier this year, the Sussexes decided to not return to their royal duties. The Queen accepted their decision and forbid them to use their HRH title. However, the couple could still use their peerage title Duke and Duchess of Sussex. According to Grazia, the Queen might not take away the title because doing so would require an Act of Parliament.
Apparently, Markle did not break the Queen’s rule as she didn’t use her HRH title. However, the netizens want them to be stripped of all the titles they have including their peerage or dukedom titles.
The netizens do not want to see Prince Harry and Markle do their thing while still being connected to the royal family.
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