KEY POINTS

  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dropped their royal titles in a thank you letter they sent to a charity
  • The Duke of Sussex also dropped his royal title back in February when he attended a royal engagement
  • Lady Colin Campbell claims that the Duchess of Sussex wants to run for president

Prince Harry dropped his royal title again in a thank you letter that he and his wife Meghan Markle sent to a charity.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex penned a letter to StreetGames, a national sports charity dedicated to helping young people in the U.K.’s most disadvantaged areas. The organization shared a snap of the letter on Twitter.

“This letter comes with our sincere thanks and best wishes to everyone at Street Games,” the letter read.

The couple signed it with their names simply as “Harry & Meghan.” The Sussexes noticeably dropped their royal titles.

This isn’t the first time Prince Harry dropped his royal title. In February, the Duke of Sussex did the same when he attended an engagement at the Edinburgh International Conference Center.

“He's made it clear that we are all just to call him Harry. So ladies and gentlemen, please give a big, warm, Scottish welcome to Harry,” Ayesha Hazarika told the audience after introducing Prince Harry.

The move sparked various reactions online. Some even slammed Prince Harry for voluntarily dropping his title. Meanwhile, others wanted the couple to be stripped of their Sussex titles.

On the Sussex website, the royals announced that Prince Harry and Makle will retain their “HRH” prefix, so they remain as His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex. However, they will not actively use the titles because they are no longer working members of the royal family.

In related news, Lady Colin Campbell claims that the Duchess of Sussex has political ambitions. According to the “Diana in Private” author, the royal couple’s move to the U.S. was part of Markle’s plan.

“'I know the Duchess of Sussex has political ambitions and I've been told that one day she wants to run for President,” Campbell told FEMAIL.

“I think everything she is doing, leaving the royal family and moving back to California is part of her plan and she has taken Harry along with her.”

Oddschecker spokesman Pete Watt said back in April that the odds of Markle running for the highest office in 2024 are “very high.”

“Markle’s odds remain very high — a bet placed today of $10 would win a cool $1,000 — but if interest continues, then oddsmakers’ will begin to panic,” he said.

“We’ve had an actor in the Oval Office before, and it currently houses a television personality — but could we have both at the same time? Stranger things have happened.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Instead of joining Queen Elizabeth II at her Sandringham estate, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will spend Christmas with Meghan's mother this year. POOL/Jeremy Selwyn