Meghan Markle accused of 'calculated move' over HRH title that 'broke late Queen's wishes'
Meghan has sparked backlash for using the title alongside a personal giftMeghan Markle has faced claims she broke the late Queen Elizabeth II’s “wishes” regarding her use of her HRH title.
The Duchess of Sussex, 43, has been accused of “ruffling feathers” with her latest “calculated” move.
Meghan Markle under fire over use of HRH title
Back in early 2020, during a meeting about quitting life as working royals, Prince Harry and Meghan agreed that they would not publicly use their HRH titles going forward.
But this week, Meghan made headlines after using the title when sending a gift to a friend.
During a recent podcast appearance with host and entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima, a gift Meghan previously sent to her friend sparked debate.
Meghan had sent Jamie a gift box, containing ice cream and homemade strawberry sauce. The hamper also included a note, signed “with the compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex”.
The duchess’ use of her HRH title sparked backlash since she stepped back from her senior royal role five years ago. An official statement said at the time of Harry and Meghan’s royal exit: “The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the royal family.”
However, a source for Meghan explained that she and Harry still “retain their HRH titles; however, by agreement, they do not use them for commercial purposes”.
Meghan sent the hamper as a personal gift to Jamie.
Meghan criticised for ‘ruffling feathers’
Royal commentator Sarah-Louise Robertson has now weighed in on Meghan’s use of her HRH title.
Speaking on GB News, she said: “The reason why this has caused such a fuss and such a furore with the palace and with royal commentators and with the British people, is the Queen specified to Harry and Meghan that when they quit the royal family, no longer wanted to be working royals, they could not use the HRH title or cash in on it.”
She knows how to ruffle feathers.
“Now that was what the Queen specified. And to be fair to them, they haven’t seemed to have done that so far, but Meghan, maybe her memory’s suddenly lapsed again in the five years that has passed, but she appears to have started using her HRH title, going against the Queen’s wishes,” she then continued.
Robertson went on to call Meghan’s move “calculated”.
Meghan ‘knows what to do to get people talking’
“You have to realise everything that Meghan does is so thoughtful, it’s meticulous. She plans everything to the detail. Nothing is left by chance, and all bets are off,” she said.
“When it comes to Meghan, she knows exactly what to do to get people talking about her brand, she is her brand, and she knows how to ruffle feathers and how to get people talking about her. So this was very calculated,” she added.
“She knew Lima was going to post this to social media, she knew it was going to get people talking and people getting annoyed and irritated. And that’s what she wants, because it keeps her in the public eye. It keeps her brand being spoken about.”
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