Proof Meghan and Harry Are Using The Royal Family For Fame _ HIGHLIGHTS
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00:00 Meghan Markle is being called egotistical for using her royal title in a video message for parents and children
00:06 I'm Megan the Duchess of Sussex even after leaving the royal family three years prior
00:11 She still uses her royal title now
00:15 This video isn't brand new at all, but it's spreading again all over social media
00:21 Thanks to tick-tock Prince Harry, by the way still calls himself Duke of Sussex
00:26 Of course Megan still calls herself the Duchess of Sussex. I'm Megan the Duchess of Sussex and their children are known as Prince
00:33 Archie and Princess a little bit since King Charles a third became monarch in September of
00:38 2022
00:40 But guys this has sparked some controversy with some media critics urging them to just stop
00:49 using their royal titles
00:52 Now in a recent tick-tock video it highlights Megan Markle and how she introduces herself
00:58 Using her royal title and then they compare to how other royals greet the public like some of them
01:04 They don't even mention their royal title at all. It's not something that they're gonna just use
01:09 I'm Megan the Duchess of Sussex and my name is William
01:12 I'm Catherine and this is William next to me
01:15 I'm my name is
01:17 Like for instance like when you take a look at the video like you can hear Megan say I'm Megan the Duchess of Sussex
01:23 While the Prince of Wales William says my name is William simple doesn't even mention his title and then his wife the Princess of Wales
01:31 Says I'm Catherine and this is William next to me again not using the royal titles at all
01:37 And Princess Beatrice is also heard in the video saying my name's Beatrice. So they're just introducing themselves with their names
01:44 They're not even using their royal titles, by the way
01:47 the video of Megan where she's using her royal title is from the year 2021 reading of her
01:53 Children's book the bench for brightly story time
01:56 Hi, and welcome to brightly story time. I'm Megan the Duchess of Sussex and that's an organization
02:02 Promoting children's literacy now guys, of course Megan Markle
02:07 She's sometimes I assume anyways just introduces herself as Megan in other instances
02:14 Similar to how William and Kate do but that didn't stop Megan from facing
02:18 Criticism in the British press after introducing herself with her royal title to children
02:23 The Daily Mirror newspaper in the UK ran a headline about the incident and the headline read Megan Markle divides
02:31 Opinion after introducing herself with royal title to children and guys the matter of royal titles has been controversial
02:38 In the past this is not a new thing
02:41 Especially when Megan and Harry had that interview with Oprah back in 2021
02:46 Megan mentioned palace discussions about not giving prince and princess titles to their children
02:53 Possibly related to security concerns and in the interview Megan told Oprah this
02:59 All the grandeur surrounding this stuff is an attachment that I don't personally have right?
03:06 I've been a waitress an actress a princess a duchess
03:11 I've always just still been Megan, right? So for me, I'm clear on who I am
03:16 Independent of all that stuff and the most important title I will ever have is mom
03:23 I know that then Megan went on to add this statement
03:26 the idea of our son not being safe and also the idea of
03:31 first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way that other
03:38 Grandchildren would be dot dot dot and she went on from there concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born
03:44 What but you see her and Harry's children Archie and a little bit
03:48 They automatically did receive prince and princess titles when King Charles became king in September of 2022 and Harry and Meghan
03:57 Publicly use these titles for the first time during princess little beds
04:02 Christening announcement and like I said at the beginning of this video
04:05 They still call themselves the Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Sussex
04:11 This comes as a huge surprise as the royal family finally removed one of Prince Harry's royal titles
04:17 Prince Harry's his royal highness or HRH title has been officially removed from the royal family website
04:24 marking the completion of a process
04:27 Initiated three years ago through the Megxit agreement
04:31 It has been our privilege to serve you and we will continue to lead a life of service
04:35 So in that respect nothing changes in 2020 the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Harry and Meghan
04:41 They made a decision to step down from their roles as senior members of the royal family
04:46 We all know this by now, but then subsequently the palace confirmed that Meghan and Harry would relinquish their HRH
04:53 Titles of his royal highness her royal highness all of that and in January of 2020 an official statement
04:59 released by the royal family
05:01 communicated the details of this change in the titles for the couples and the statement said this the
05:07 Sussex's will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the royal family. So it says it
05:15 Explicitly. Yes, so they're furious that money in their views being wasted on this royal employee
05:23 However, it's only at this point that the HRH title has been officially removed from his profile Prince Harry's profile on
05:31 the royal family website in addition to this
05:33 Removal of his HRH title his placement on the royal family landing page has been adjusted as well
05:41 Now positioned closer to the bottom of the list and he trails only behind Prince Andrew who of course faced
05:49 Controversy and is now disgraced that is a very low point to be dropped
05:55 Wow above Harry and Meghan in the hierarchy are the profiles of the Duke and Duchess of
06:01 Gloucester as well as Princess Alexandra and further updates have been implemented on the royal family's website
06:09 notable adjustments to
06:11 Clarence house and Kensington Palace sections to reflect the new titles of the king and queen
06:17 previously referred to as the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall the king and queen's titles have been
06:24 Updated and similarly Kate and Williams titles have been modified to the Prince and Princess of Wales
06:31 Transitioning from their former Duke and Duchess of Cambridge designation Buckingham Palace has released a statement regarding the website updates
06:39 Acknowledging the changes being made by saying this the royal family website contains over
06:46 10,000 pages of information about the life and work of the royal family
06:50 Following the death of her late majesty Queen Elizabeth the second content has been revisited and updated
06:57 Periodically some content may be out of date until this process is complete
07:02 but the thing is Harry and Meghan still hold the royal titles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex and
07:10 I swear they're holding on to those titles with every fiber of their being
07:14 Like it's surprising that so much of what Harry and Meghan have said and done has been to live independently of the royal family
07:21 Institution he wasn't going to receive security
07:24 What?
07:27 It's really hard yet. They won't relinquish the royal titles
07:31 Interesting right like at this point like I think it's obvious to everybody that these royal titles give them a sense of prestige
07:38 In a way and I think it's also a safety net in case they ever feel like going back to the royal family at some
07:45 Point like I could imagine that it's easier to hold on to your title than to relinquish it and try to reclaim
07:52 Your title if you ever decide that you want to go back to the royal family
07:57 You go to that family you tell them how you feel. Maybe there's also some legal
08:03 implications here to where maybe they have some paperwork signed with the royal family and some agreements that have their titles in them and
08:11 They don't want to mess any of those agreements up. I don't know but yeah
08:15 It just seems like they're really trying to hold on to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles for whatever reason
08:23 Clearly it's for some type of benefit because if you want to be independent of the royal family
08:29 Just be independent of the royal family what why carry the royal family title Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still maintain their Sussex royal
08:37 Website despite a previous promise made when they step back from the royal family
08:43 I want you to hear the truth for me as much as I can share
08:46 Not as a prince or a Duke
08:48 but as Harry even though the Duke and Duchess of Sussex left the firm back in
08:52 2020 and pledged to cease using the Sussex royal title globally after spring
08:57 2020 their royal website and Sussex royal Instagram account with over 9 million followers
09:02 Still remain active woke culture or what? I'm talking about as nice acting narcissism and their website Sussex royal
09:10 Calm features a page titled serving the monarchy, which hasn't been updated to acknowledge the passing of Queen Elizabeth
09:18 But it doesn't look like Harry and Meghan even cared to update these websites
09:22 Anyways, they kind of just have them lingering around but still the royal family is kind of wondering. Okay, you're not
09:29 Doing any royal duties at least
09:32 Don't try to like attach yourself to us in that way you add
09:37 This on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed as well as somebody
09:43 From the Sussex's team could at least update the website to reflect some updated accurate information
09:49 Especially about the passing of the Queen. So that's the point that's causing a lot of discussion online
09:54 The website also does feature a statement from Meghan and Harry
09:58 But it's dated back to January of 2020 and it outlines their intention to step back as senior members of the royal family
10:05 As time passed the protective blanket that America threw over Meghan began to slip away and in the statement
10:11 They expressed a desire to achieve financial independence while still supporting the monarchy
10:16 Notably, there is no reference to King Charles's coronation on the website
10:21 Although the Sussex's Instagram page is still active - their last post dates back three years ago
10:28 And in that Instagram post the couple expressed gratitude for the support inspiration
10:41 As well as the collective commitment to positive actions in the world and the ownership of the website Sussex royal.com
10:49 Actually remains anonymous on GoDaddy
10:52 But the website's launch reportedly surprised the late Queen as it was outlining the couple's future royal roles
10:59 Without her prior approval, so they kind of just went on their own anyways and just did it according to the royal author
11:05 Omid Scobie in his book finding freedom Meghan and Harry's statement outlining their half-in-half-out
11:11 Model was made before receiving any sort of approval from the Queen
11:16 There was also one senior member of the royal family as mentioned by omits Kobe in his book that they noted that the surprise
11:24 As well as lack of consultation with the Queen
11:27 Really upset the family. It was very unsettling for everybody. They say oh, this is Megan and Harry
11:35 Feeding yeah, I made pick up the book and read it and you'll be really surprised and the private nature of the royal family
11:41 Clashed with public announcement. It caused a lot of distress to Queen Elizabeth
11:47 Who is the head of the institution or was the head of the institution?
11:51 I should say Edward Young who is the Queen's private secretary reportedly expressed anger at being kept uninformed about
11:57 Megan and Harry's statement and omits Kobe in his book suggests that the couple felt compelled to release their statement
12:05 After details about their desire to live in Canada were leaked to the press
12:10 So guys that is the scoop and I know for most people when they leave an institution or an organization
12:16 The first thing that they do is disassociate themselves completely like they change their Facebook bios their profiles
12:21 They remove any sort of attachment to that
12:26 Institution regardless but for hiring Megan to just leave their stuff up and not take it down not set it private
12:33 At least you know people are looking at it. Like what are they hoping to get here?
12:38 Maybe they're looking to you know
12:39 Still have their ranking like if you search Duchess of Sussex or Duke or Harry Megan
12:44 It's it pops them up on the internet as being associated with the royal family. I really don't know