Instead, she prefers to be referred to as Meghan Sussex, a preference she revealed in the second episode of her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.<\/p>\n
During a casual conversation with actress Mindy Kaling, the tone shifted when Kaling referred to her as \u201cMeghan Markle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meghan, who had been chopping cucumbers, paused briefly before saying, \u201cIt\u2019s so funny, too, that you keep calling me Meghan Markle. You know I\u2019m Sussex now.\u201d There was a brief moment of awkwardness as Kaling, surprised, quickly replied, \u201cWell, now I know\u2014and I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meghan then explained why she prefers the Sussex name, emphasizing how important it is to share a surname with her children. \u201cWhen you have kids, you go, \u2018I share my name with my children, and that feels so\u2026 I didn\u2019t know how meaningful that would be to me. It just means so much, to go, \u2018This is our family name, our little family name.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Her decision to adopt the Sussex name highlights her continued connection to her royal title, despite ongoing calls from critics for her to relinquish it.
\nMeghan and Prince Harry were granted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles by Queen Elizabeth II upon their marriage in 2018, and their children, Archie and Lilibet, also carry the Sussex surname.<\/p>\n
While Meghan doesn\u2019t address her estrangement from the royal family in the episode, her choice to use the Sussex name comes at a time of continued tension. Notably, she doesn\u2019t mention her brother-in-law, Prince William, with whom she and Harry have ongoing conflicts.<\/p>\n
Meghan\u2019s insistence on using her preferred name also draws parallels to Kate Middleton, who has made efforts to be called Catherine, a change that has met with mixed results.<\/p>\n
The question remains: Will \u201cMeghan Sussex\u201d become widely accepted, or will people continue to refer to her by the name she became famous with?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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