“I don’t think Meghan realized until Harry told her that his uncle had lost his title, that that is a reality,” he said. Bower believes that once Meghan understood that titles could be stripped without hesitation, the stakes became far more serious.
“I don’t think she, or any of us, realized they could be so ruthless. I can only imagine she’s now sitting there thinking, ‘What are we going to do?’ Because without the titles, who is she? But she is betraying the royal family every time she uses the title,” he added.
A Brewing Confrontation
When Harry and Meghan stepped back as senior working royals in 2020, they agreed to stop using their HRH styles and to avoid leveraging their titles for commercial purposes. While Buckingham Palace allowed them to keep their Duke and Duchess of Sussex designations, the expectation was that they would not exploit them for branding.
Now, with speculation mounting around William’s future decisions and Meghan reportedly preparing for a legal showdown, the stage appears set for a highly public, high-stakes confrontation. What remains certain is that Meghan views her title as an asset she intends to defend — even if it means taking the battle to court.
