There’s been lots of discussion about Meghan Markle’s last name since her lifestyle series With Love, Meghan premiered on the 2025 TV schedule and the clip of her correcting Mindy Kaling went viral. Now that conversation has broadened to include her royal title,

Meghan Markle is catching heat for referring to herself by her former royal title in a gift to a friend. “I find it a little cringe to give a gift to a close friend and sign it, ‘Her Royal Highness,’” The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said on Tuesday’s show.

Meghan Markle's use of her HRH title for a gift has sparked controversy. Her representatives insist it was for personal use, while experts view it as a strategic power manoeuvre.