Overview

• Speaking on Bloomberg Originals' The Circuit with Emily Chang on Aug. 26, Meghan said she legally changed her name when she married Prince Harry in 2018.
• She said 'Sussex' functions as her family's shared name, which she uses with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
• Media reports note the children's birth certificates list Mountbatten-Windsor, the official royal family surname established in 1960.
• Meghan called the system "a dukedom" and said the conventions can be confusing for Americans expecting a standard last name.
• A season-one clip from her Netflix series With Love, Meghan, where she corrected Mindy Kaling for calling her "Meghan Markle," helped drive public questions about her name.