# Meghan Markle’s Sussex rebrand sends stern message to royal family: expert

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Published March 10, 2025 4:00am EDT

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Meghan Markle corrected Mindy Kaling on episode two of Netflix's "With Love, Meghan."

Meghan Markle’s name rebrand is said to be sending a message across the pond.

The Duchess of Sussex sparked both confusion and curiosity when she made a revelation about her royal title in her Netflix series, "With Love, Meghan."

In the second episode, the "Suits" alum bonded with Mindy Kaling in the kitchen and described how she was a "latchkey kid" who "grew up with fast food and TV tray dinners, microwavable kids’ meals." She also noted that she "grew up with that and watching ‘Jeopardy!’ and having a lot of fast food – Taco Bell, Jack in the Box."

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### Products from Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand, As Ever, including the Flower Sprinkles pictured here, will be available for purchase later this year.

Kaling exclaimed, "People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box."

The 43-year-old corrected the 45-year-old, stating, "It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now."

### Products from Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand, As Ever, including the Flower Sprinkles pictured here, will be available for purchase later this year.

Fox News Digital reached out to Archewell, which handles the offices of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for comment.

### "With Love, Meghan" premiered on March 4.

Kaling had to address the exchange during her appearance on "The View" after it sparked backlash on social media.

### "You know, I had a great time," said Kaling. "I noticed that whenever I do something, anything related to Meghan, it becomes like… big news."

### "We were making sandwiches and, you know, then they’ll push in on my face on TikTok, and they’ll be like, ‘Look at this emotion you felt,’ and I honestly didn’t even remember, ’cause we shot it, like, nine months ago."

### "You have kids and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children,’” Meghan told Mindy Kaling. "I didn’t know how meaningful that would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name, our little family name."

### Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is seen here with her friend Delfina Figueras, wife of polo player Nacho Figueras, in an episode of "With Love, Meghan."

### "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is seen here with her friend Delfina Figueras, wife of polo player Nacho Figueras, in an episode of "With Love, Meghan."

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Meghan isn’t breaking royal protocol in styling herself as "Meghan Sussex." But after "Megxit" and the tell-alls that came with it, he was surprised that she was adamant on keeping her royal title.

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### King Charles III was crowned in May 2023.

King Charles III stepped back as senior royals in 2020 and moved to the wealthy, coastal city of Montecito. They cited the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media for their royal exit.

Following their royal exit, the couple went on to air their grievances in televised interviews. Harry also wrote a memoir, "Spare," in 2023, where he described his struggles with royal life.

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### After being king since 2022, Charles has been a leader in public life.

"Harry and Meghan were made Duke and Duchess of Sussex by Queen Elizabeth when they married," he said. "Therefore, their children use Sussex as a surname. So, Meghan is behaving in accordance with royal tradition."

### "It has become a greater issue allowing Meghan Markle to feed off her title for this show," Fordwich claimed.

### "Meghan Markle has a real issue with coming across as a hypocrite or a contradiction," she claimed. "When Meghan appeared on Oprah… she claimed she almost lost her name . Now a… title given to Prince Harry and his wife by the family has become her whole identity."

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### Meghan Markle told People magazine that the Sussex name "is part of our love story." She shared, "I think as the kids get older, they’re so excited about, ‘Oh my gosh, Mama and Papa, how did you meet?’ I think that will come with time as they get older, but for right now a huge part of our love story is that we share the name Sussex."

### "Meghan Markle told People magazine that the Sussex name "is part of our love story." She shared, "I think as the kids get older, they’re so excited about, ‘Oh my gosh, Mama and Papa, how did you meet?’ I think that will come with time as they get older, but for right now a huge part of our love story is that we share the name Sussex."

Fitzwilliam doesn’t believe the name will stick – just as Princess Catherine is still referred to as Kate Middleton both online and by many in the public.

### "I don’t expect that will change soon," he said.

_The Associated Press contributed to this report._

_Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com._

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