{"id":2217047,"date":"2025-12-30T21:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2217047"},"modified":"2025-12-30T21:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:17:04","slug":"prince-harry-doesnt-care-about-royal-titles-any-longer-but-meghan-markle-thrives-on-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-doesnt-care-about-royal-titles-any-longer-but-meghan-markle-thrives-on-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry \u2018Doesn\u2019t Care\u2019 About Royal Titles Any Longer, But Meghan Markle \u2018Thrives\u2019 on Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Prince Harry<\/strong> and <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong> would have to adjust to a new normal if they have their royal titles taken away from them \u2014 but that may not bother the Duke of Sussex in the least.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHarry doesn\u2019t care about the trappings anymore. He\u2019s done with it,\u201d a source told journalist <strong>Rob Shuter<\/strong> for his <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-prince-harry-more-comfortable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Naughty But Nice Substack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Naughty But Nice<\/em> Substack<\/a> post published Tuesday, December 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this month, the father of two, 41, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-harry-drops-royal-title-182225501.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:tried to go incognito;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">tried to go incognito<\/a> at a polo match in Aspen, Colorado, by being introduced as \u201cHarry Wales,\u201d which is the name he used while serving in the British military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe looked genuinely happy, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders,\u201d a source told Shuter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As <em>Examiner<\/em> previously reported, many have speculated that <strong>Prince William<\/strong> \u2014 who has largely been estranged from his brother since the <em>Spare<\/em> author stepped down from his senior royal duties and moved to California \u2014 might <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-titles-174256778.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:take away the Sussexes\u2019 titles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">take away the Sussexes\u2019 titles<\/a> when he becomes king.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, a source told Shuter that \u201ctaking the titles away would make William look petty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the source feels that the \u201cSussex brand is now worthless,\u201d it hasn\u2019t stopped Harry\u2019s wife, 44, from being called the Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"968\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VNFlq5wTF8UpCmqWyCPDqw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk2ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_examiner_239\/81f4e0f8f99976d4c1cf7589be282ca0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the former actress was profiled for the December\/January cover of <em>Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em>, it was revealed in the article that Meghan was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/meghan-markle-loves-pomp-sparkle-194752814.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced by her title;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">announced by her title<\/a> before meeting with the publication\u2019s reporter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMeghan thrives on the royal recognition \u2014 it\u2019s everything to her,\u201d an insider told the <em>Naughty But Nice<\/em> Substack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMeghan\u2019s still chasing the shine that\u2019s long gone,\u201d said a close friend. But as for Harry, the friend added, \u201cHe\u2019s finally free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/prince-harry-doesnt-care-about-royal-titles-any-longer-but-meghan-markle-thrives-on-them\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Harry \u2018Doesn\u2019t Care\u2019 About Royal Titles Any Longer, But Meghan Markle \u2018Thrives\u2019 on Them;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince Harry \u2018Doesn\u2019t Care\u2019 About Royal Titles Any Longer, But Meghan Markle \u2018Thrives\u2019 on Them<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>National Examiner<\/i> as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would have to adjust to a new normal if they have their royal titles taken away from them \u2014 but that may not bother the Duke of Sussex in the least. \u201cHarry doesn\u2019t care about the trappings anymore. He\u2019s done with it,\u201d a source told journalist Rob Shuter for his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2217049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[22731,426875,23067,395222,408376,22730,23068,339717,364870],"class_list":["post-2217047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-duke-of-sussex","tag-harry-wales","tag-meghan-markle","tag-national-examiner","tag-naughty-but-nice","tag-prince-harry","tag-prince-william","tag-rob-shuter","tag-royal-titles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Prince-Harry-\u2018Doesnt-Care-About-Royal-Titles-Any-Longer-But.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2217051,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217047\/revisions\/2217051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}