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| Meghan uses 'HRH' title but denies breaking rules | |
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| Meghan has been appearing in a Netflix show and a podcast about entrepreneurs | Meghan has been appearing in a Netflix show and a podcast about entrepreneurs |
| The Duchess of Sussex used the title HRH on a card sent with a personal gift but not for any public purpose, sources close to her have said. | The Duchess of Sussex used the title HRH on a card sent with a personal gift but not for any public purpose, sources close to her have said. |
| A video accompanying a podcast shows a gift basket for US cosmetics entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima, which includes a card saying: "With the Compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex." | A video accompanying a podcast shows a gift basket for US cosmetics entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima, which includes a card saying: "With the Compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex." |
| When Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals there was an agreement to stop using HRH, which stands for Her/His Royal Highness, but they still hold the titles. | When Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals there was an agreement to stop using HRH, which stands for Her/His Royal Highness, but they still hold the titles. |
| Sources close to the California-based couple reject that this card was a breach of the agreement struck on their departure from royal duties. | Sources close to the California-based couple reject that this card was a breach of the agreement struck on their departure from royal duties. |
| The HRH title appeared on a gift card shown in a video for a podcast | The HRH title appeared on a gift card shown in a video for a podcast |
| According to sources, the couple do not use HRH in commercial or public settings - and this was only a private use of the title and was for a gift given more than a year ago. | According to sources, the couple do not use HRH in commercial or public settings - and this was only a private use of the title and was for a gift given more than a year ago. |
| This distinction would mean the HRH title was not being used to promote the jams and food products in Meghan's As Ever range or her Netflix cookery series. | This distinction would mean the HRH title was not being used to promote the jams and food products in Meghan's As Ever range or her Netflix cookery series. |
| The card was shown in a video of a podcast hosted by Jamie Kern Lima, who said that when she had been "super-stressed" that Meghan had cheered her up by dropping round some ice cream and "home made strawberry sauce". | The card was shown in a video of a podcast hosted by Jamie Kern Lima, who said that when she had been "super-stressed" that Meghan had cheered her up by dropping round some ice cream and "home made strawberry sauce". |
| Mrs Kern Lima said the gift showed great empathy and gave something that "adds value to my life". | Mrs Kern Lima said the gift showed great empathy and gave something that "adds value to my life". |
| Prince Harry and Meghan lost the use of the titles when they stopped being working royals in 2020 and left the UK for the United States. | Prince Harry and Meghan lost the use of the titles when they stopped being working royals in 2020 and left the UK for the United States. |
| "The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family," said a statement from Buckingham Palace at the time. | "The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family," said a statement from Buckingham Palace at the time. |
| They also stopped receiving public funding as they embarked on "the next chapter of their lives". | They also stopped receiving public funding as they embarked on "the next chapter of their lives". |
| But this agreement did not remove the title, it restricted how it was used, with this card suggesting that it has still been used in private. | But this agreement did not remove the title, it restricted how it was used, with this card suggesting that it has still been used in private. |
| Another non-working royal, Prince Andrew, also does not use HRH in any official capacity, but still has the title. | Another non-working royal, Prince Andrew, also does not use HRH in any official capacity, but still has the title. |
| The podcast with Jamie Kern Lima also included Meghan discussing her relationship with Prince Harry: "You have to imagine at the beginning, everyone has, like, butterflies. | The podcast with Jamie Kern Lima also included Meghan discussing her relationship with Prince Harry: "You have to imagine at the beginning, everyone has, like, butterflies. |
| "Then we immediately went into the trenches together. Yeah, right out of the gate, like six months into dating. | "Then we immediately went into the trenches together. Yeah, right out of the gate, like six months into dating. |
| "So now, seven years later, when you have a little bit of breathing space, you can just enjoy each other in a new way, and that's why I feel like it's more of a honeymoon period for us now." | "So now, seven years later, when you have a little bit of breathing space, you can just enjoy each other in a new way, and that's why I feel like it's more of a honeymoon period for us now." |
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