Royal Daily Insider

A new wave of royal commentary has focused on claims that Meghan Markle used the HRH style in connection with copies of Omid Scobie’s fiction title Royal Spin, reigniting one of the most persistent protocol debates surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex since their exit from official royal duties. The reaction has been amplified online because the subject touches a familiar pressure point: the difference between retaining a royal style in theory and using it in practice. The official position from the royal household has been clear since 2020. In Queen Elizabeth II’s statement following the Sussexes’ transition out of senior royal roles, Buckingham Palace said the couple would not use their HRH titles because they were no longer working members of the Royal Family. At the same time, the Sussexes’ own transition page stated that they would retain the HRH prefix formally while stepping back from representative duties. That distinction has remained the source of continuing public argu...