The Brighton & Hove Council is scheduled to debate stripping the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their royal titles after a petition received thousands of signatures calling for the removal. Campaigner Charles Ross launched the petition against Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in July, which has now been signed by over 3,800 people.
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The royal couple were bestowed the royal titles by Queen Elizabeth II following their royal wedding in May 2018. The announcement on the royal family’s website reads: “The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince Henry of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.
“Prince Harry thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, and Ms. Meghan Markle on marriage will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex.”
This means, Her Majesty is the only one with the ability to stip the couple of their titles.
“We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to reject the usage of the titles “Duke of Sussex” and “Duchess of Sussex” by the individuals Henry (“Harry”) Windsor and Rachel Meghan Markle as morally wrong and disrespectful to the county of East Sussex,” the petition reads.
“As residents of Brighton and Hove we call on Brighton and Hove Council to not refer to these individuals by such titles which we believe to be entirely non democratic and symbolic of the oppression of the general public by the wealthy elite.”
Last year, the royal couple – who have since become parents to Archie Harrison – visited Sussex and those involved in the Survivor’s Network, a charity founded by female survivors of sexual abuse.
Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills, founder of the British Monarchists Society, told the Daily Mirror that he was shocked by the petition.
“We are utterly dismayed that said petition has been signed by so many,” he said. “Such a petition shows utter disdain and contempt for The Crown, not to mention copious amounts of disrespect to, and for, the Royal family which undertakes thousands of engagements per year on behalf of the nation, in right of Her Majesty as The Crown.”
The Brighton & Hove Council is scheduled to debate stripping the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their royal titles after a petition received thousands of signatures calling for the removal. Campaigner Charles Ross launched the petition against Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in July, which has now been signed by over 3,800 people.
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The Brighton & Hove Council is scheduled to debate stripping the Duke and Duchess of Sussex of their royal titles after a petition received thousands of signatures calling for the removal. Campaigner Charles Ross launched the petition against Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in July, which has now been signed by over 3,800 people.
Watch Below: Princess Diana Plays A Prank On Prince Charles
