Reports suggest that Prince William could pull the trigger and strip his estranged brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, of their “HRH” titles when he becomes king via NY Post.
It’s no secret that the Prince of Wales, has been embroiled in a bitter feud with his younger brother since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quite royal life and moved to the US in 2020.
Their decision to step down as senior working members of the Firm came with the removal of taxpayer-funded security and no longer boasting keys to Frogmore Cottage. The pair were never formally stripped of their “His/Her Royal Highness” titles.
Still, the duo agreed they would no longer use their “HRH” titles after leaving the royal family.
Now, it seems that Prince William is looking to re-evaluate the situation once he assumes the throne, sources tell the Daily Beast.
“It’s no secret William wants Harry more harshly dealt with. He thinks he has betrayed the family from top to bottom, which is the ultimate Windsor crime. It wouldn’t take much to provoke him to flex his muscles when he is king,” a palace insider told the outlet.
William has hardline position but the future king is respectful of the monarchy’s hierarchy, meaning his cancer-stricken father, King Charles III, still gets to set the tone, for now.
As the Sussexes had agreed to no longer use their HRH titles following their sensational departure from the palace, Harry and the “Suits” alum, 43, have since tested the waters in using their HRH titles from time to time.
Most recently, Markle took to social media to repost a message from the vice president of Ukraine addressing her as “Your Royal Highness.”
“Charles isn’t going to open a new front in the civil war on the basis of one Instagram post, and it’s not as if they are calling themselves HRH,” another source told the outlet. “I think everyone is pretty clear, at this stage, what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s position in the family is.”
