A strict royal rule means that Meghan Markle will never officially be known as Princess Meghan, despite already having a princess title in the royal family.After tying the knot to Prince Harry in 2018, Meghan received the title of the Duchess of Sussex from the late Queen Elizabeth.
However, she actually also has a lesser-known official title of Princess Henry of Wales, which was given to her in reference to Prince Harry's birthday name, Henry.
This style of title is acquired by women when they marry into the royal family, but Meghan has chosen to never use her title as it has become uncommon to do so.Although Meghan is a princess of the royal family, she can never technically be known as Princess Meghan due to a rule that reserves this honour only for those born into the brood, OK!
reports.If Meghan were to receive the title of Duke of Sussex, she would instead be known as Princess Henry.The same rule applies to Kate Middleton, who actually can't be officially known as just Princess Kate despite the use of this title in the media.When the Princess of Wales married Prince William, she also received his title but chose not to use it.The only woman who has married into 'the Firm' and used her official title is Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, who goes by Princess Michael of Kent after marrying Queen Elizabeth's cousin in 1978.Princess Michael was slammed in 2017 when she wore a 'Blackamoor' brooch, which typically depicts an African or non-European male as a servant for her first time meeting Meghan.Prince Harry's wife listed her occupation as "Princess of the United Kingdom" on a document for Sussex Royal, her former UK charity.While she will never personally be known as Princess Meghan, her children Archie and
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