Harry & Megan drop HRH Titles

If they are to live independently, then why register SussexRoyal as their official website and trade name? I have nothing against them if they truly wish to separate from the RF. However, they shouldn't be able to profit personally from their royal connection, yet their actions seem to indicate that they will. That should not be allowed.

The actual statement says they will not use their royal titles.
It doesn’t say they will relinquish them.

The Queen wouldn’t have made any other statement, dignity comes first .

Good luck to them.
It sounds as clean a break as anybody was going to get, but the main thing is that is sounds good natured, without ill feeling or rancour and their relations with Harry’s (and now also Meghan’s) will hopefully survive intact.

And don't forget Princess Alexandra.

Her sister I law is Princess Micbael of Kent so not a Princess in her own right.

Lady Louise could be a Princess in her own right but the title was declined so as not to burden her with expected royal duties.

Bea and Eugenie are Princesses in their own right too.

As I said.

They have the title of princess through their husbands' titles but not in their own right.

The only princesses are Anne and Charlotte

annodomini

Meghan is HRH Princess Henry of Wales, Duchess of Sussex
Catherine is HRH Princess William of Wales, Duchess of Cambridge
But not HRH in their own right.

Both are recorded as 'Princess of the United Kingdom' on their children's birth certificates.

However, neither is known as Princess in their own right but through their husbands' titles.

Ellianne - perhaps they should change the name of the website to suss exroyal !!!

Excellent!

Ellianne - perhaps they should change the name of the website to suss exroyal !!!
I'll be glad to see the back of them.

They are retaining HRH - just not using it. Will be useful if it all goes pear shaped. They have everything that they wanted, let's hope that it makes them happy.

Kate and Camilla are HRH and Megan

HRH can be granted by the Queen upon marriage to an HRH. That's why Edward VIII was peeved because it wasn't given to Wallis Simpson.

It can, of course, be taken away as it was from Diana and Fergie.

Meghan has never been HRH. The title doesn't come with the marriage. Harry has it by right of birth. I don't think Kate is HRH either as she isn't officially a princess. I have a feeling that they are now wary of giving these titles as it didn't work out too well with Diana. Camilla probably isn't HRH either.

I'm afraid I don't "feel" anything for them, either positive or negative. I just hope the vitriol stops now.

Good luck to them, I wish them all the very best.

I guess PC will end up paying their debts for them. He’s apparently been subsiding them for the last two years.

I feel for PW who will carry a heavier load and for her Maj in her later years. She’s spent her whole life avoiding pitfalls and now she has the worry of DofE’s health, Randy Andy and his perverted friends and H&M who are like lose cannons. Little chance of them living quietly in obscurity!

I agree Merlot, 'dropped' and 'step back', do sound as though Harry could step back in, if ever he wanted to do.
Best all round, I feel.

Yes I thought that as well Merlotgran

Nothing mentioned on security but I'm sure it will all be agreed before April.
They are to step back from all Royal Duties, including official military appointments and will no longer receive public funds.
I feel this is the only sensible solution to the 'Half in, half out', idea given by the couple.

How does that work with their sussexroyal website if they are no longer royal highnesses?

'Drop' and not 'Stripped' may mean there's a way back for Harry if it all goes pear shaped.

Good luck to the couple, no strings pulling them along any more, and no one can moan and complain they are getting public money for nothing anymore I hope they have a blessed life with their little family

And of course Suspect Prince Andrew stays in the wage list ummmmmmm

Yes, I think its the right decision and i would also hope that Prince Charles will reduce his allowance to them over the next 2 years or so that they eventually are earning their own money. Whats happening about security?