Meghan accused of using HRH title despite agreeing not to
29 April 2025, 07:46
The Duchess of Sussex has been accused of using her HRH title despite agreeing that she would not.
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Meghan, alongside her husband Prince Harry, gave up their royal titles when they stepped down as senior royals in March 2020.
But a recent podcast episode revealed an image of a “gift basket” bearing Meghan’s old HRH title.
The message on the gift basket read: “With the compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex.”
In the interview with her friend Jamie Kern Lima, Meghan added: “I knew when I dropped off that strawberry… it wasn’t even preserves as it didn’t have time to set - I just made it quick because we had a lot of strawberries at the the time - I just knew that even if we never talked about it, that it would brighten your day.”
The Duchess’s representatives have denied Meghan’s use of the HRH title.
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.
Buckingham Palace has been approached for comment.
Meanwhile, the duchess 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.
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 went on to praise 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.
