Harry and Meghan 'don't hold the same weight' after 'divorcing' Royal Family

07 December 2023 , 12:49

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face being stripped of their titles (Image: getty)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle risk losing their power and influence if they are stripped of their titles, a royal expert has claimed.

Conservative MP Bob Seely wants to adapt laws that were originally passed in the First World War to deny German nobles their British titles. The bill would force the House of Commons to consider turning the Duke and Duchess of Sussex into simply Mr and Mrs.

Katie Nicholl, Royal Editor Of Vanity Fair, has spoken out about the the possibility of Harry and Meghan having their titles removed after "divorcing" the Royal Family. She said the decision would leave them unable to "carry the same amount of weight".

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She explained to GB News: "You know, they've upped and left. And of course, there's a possibility that the decision to strip them of their titles won't actually have to be made by the Royals.

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"It may be made through the Houses of Parliament. We know from this couple that they will do everything possible to hold on to those titles because without the 'Duke and Duchess', they're just Harry and Meghan, and and that simply doesn't carry the same amount of weight. So I think it's a case of wait and see what's going to happen on that."

However, royal expert Ingrid Seward doesn't believe Meghan and Harry will actually lose their titles. Speaking to The Royal Beat, she said: "I don’t think anything will happen to the titles because, if they lose their titles, Harry is still a prince of the blood and Meghan instead of being the Duchess of Sussex, [would] be Princess Henry... That really would [confuse the Americans].

Harry and Meghan risk losing their status (Getty Images)

"I think [it’s] probably best just to leave it because it looks unkind, it looks unnecessary. The Queen gave them the titles, let them keep them - they’re going to be ‘H and M’ anyway. I think the best thing is to leave them, ignore them, and let them get on with it - which is really what the Palace and the Royal Family are doing."

When he was born in 1984, it was announced that King Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales had named their second son Prince Henry Charles Albert David - but that he would be known as 'Harry' on a daily basis. By marrying a prince, Meghan can take a princess title but only with her husband's name. The same applies to the Princess of Wales, who was technically Princess William as well as the Duchess of Cambridge when she first joined the royal family in 2011.

Ayeesha Walsh