Overview
- Harper’s Bazaar reported that Meghan was formally announced as “The Duchess of Sussex” at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles and as “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex” inside a New York brownstone.
- Etiquette expert Myka Meier told Harper’s Bazaar that using the title in this way is allowed and a matter of personal preference, though she noted the New York setting inverted etiquette because the guest should have been announced.
- Royal commentators quoted by Fox News and other outlets criticized the practice as status-conscious or commercially useful, citing a previously shared gift signed with HRH styling and Meghan’s As Ever brand as examples that blur optics.
- Opinion writing in the Guardian argued the episode underscores the Sussexes’ continued embrace of honors without traditional royal responsibilities, reflecting ongoing divisions over their public role.
- Harry and Meghan retain their Sussex titles under post-2020 arrangements that bar public HRH styling and “Sussex Royal” commercialization, and there has been no official change or palace action despite speculative reports about future title removals.