Meghan Markle has seemingly left her royal days well and truly behind her as she continues to build her business empire. The Duchess of Sussex is continuing her transition into entrepreneur by continuing to plug her lifestyle brand As Ever on Instagram, as well as talking about the trials and tribulations of running a business on her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder.
In many of the episodes so far as she chats to female business founders, Meghan focuses on her humble beginnings and has barely mentioned her old royal life. And according to royal expert Jennie Bond, it could be that Meghan is determined to show one key thing.
The former BBC royal correspondent told the Mirror: “I think she’s also determined to show that she is a strong character and, from relatively humble beginnings, she has become a successful actress, and now an influencer and entrepreneur.
“I think she’s anxious to be seen as a successful businesswoman in her own right – and not just because she has lived briefly inside the palace walls and has a royal title.
“That message might, perhaps, come over more clearly if she resisted using her title and her HRH in her business and personal dealings. Nevertheless, there’s no denying that she has had a fruitful TV career and is now pursuing any number of ambitious projects in the business world.”
When it comes to titles, speculation has swirled that Prince William, when King, could take action with both Meghan and Harry’s titles, given they are no longer working members of the family.
But Jennie believes it is unlikely the heir to the throne would ever do this. She added: “Granted, there seems to be a public appetite for stripping them of their titles, but I think it’s unlikely that William would choose to do this. It would seem, and in fact would be, quite vindictive. There is also the question of whether a monarch can indeed do this.
“Some titles could be removed on the will of the Sovereign, but the universal view is that to strip someone of their Peerage demands an act of Parliament. And it would be a brave government to venture into that field when there are, in all honesty, so many more pressing issues.
“William may remain estranged from his brother forever, even though this would be a very sad state of affairs. But, if he does, I think he will continue to regard Harry simply as irrelevant to his life and to this country. And I don’t think he would trouble himself with taking away either of their titles.”
Of course, Meghan does use her title from time to time and even sparked a recent row after using her HRH style in a personal note to a friend.
Jennie explained: “For Harry and Meghan, it would, of course, be a very public insult. Curiously, even though they have turned their backs on rejoining the working royals, they seem very wedded to the idea that their children should use their royal titles.
“And Meghan is clearly not averse to using her HRH, even though she was expressly told not to. So I’m sure they would be hurt and angry if theirs were taken from them. And it would, inevitably, reduce their standing -particularly, perhaps, in the eyes of the American public, who seem to adore royalty. But I simply do not think that this is going to happen.”
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