Meghan Markle, who appeared in the latest winter issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine in the US, caused some trouble after it was revealed that Prince Harry’s wife was announced in the room with her royal titles.
In the cover story, the writer reveals that when the As Ever founder arrived for the interview at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, a golfer stopped and “someone in the scrum announced her” as ‘The Duchess of Sussex.’
The second instance where this happens is when they are in New York when the house manager announced ‘Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’, “even though we appear to be the only two other people in the house.”
The story earned Prince Harry’s wife a lot of criticism as she continues to use her royal titles after making big claims about being miserable in the Palace and badmouthing the royals in public.
Since the debate raged between royal experts and royal watchers online, Harper’s Bazaar subpoenaed an etiquette expert to see if Meghan was bound by protocol to make the move or if there was something wrong.
Expert Myka Meier began by ruling out anything wrong with Meghan using her title in this way, even if she and Prince Harry left the royal family in 2020.
“She’s choosing the more formal route, which is a matter of personal preference,” Meier said. “This is her choice, and that’s the point: that it’s her choice. And so, for some reason, this is how she feels most comfortable being presented.”
The expert explained that if one has a title as such, it is comparable to whether a doctor chooses to use his title or not. “Whether you are Prime Minister, President, Duchess or Princess, it is up to you how you would like to be introduced and how you would like to present yourself,” she added.
