
Meghan Markle has stirred up global discussion once again this week over the use of her official name—this time, for seemingly using a royal title that she and Prince Harry gave up years ago in an official document.
This latest controversy follows shortly after Meghan publicly shared that she no longer uses “Markle,” the last name she was born with. Instead, she and her family have adopted “Sussex” as their shared surname.
In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine last month, Meghan explained that she, Prince Harry, and their children—Archie and Lilibet—have been going by “Sussex” as their family name for some time now.
She also noted that the title was originally granted to the couple by Queen Elizabeth II on their wedding day in 2018.
“It’s our shared name as a family,” Meghan told the outlet. “And I guess I hadn’t recognised how meaningful that would be to me until we had children. I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together.”
A few days later, the 43-year-old corrected her friend, actress Mindy Kaling, during an episode of her Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan, saying she finds it amusing that people still refer to her by her maiden name.
“It’s so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle, you know I’m Sussex now,” Meghan pointed out. “You have kids and you go ‘No, I share my name with my children’. I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me but it just means so much to go ‘This is OUR family name. Our little family name’.”
Now, the former Suits star has sparked more confusion after appearing to be addressed using the title “Your Royal Highness”—a style that was officially removed from both her and Harry in 2020 when they stepped back from their royal roles.