Meghan Markle’s decision to correct Mindy Kaling on her family name during her new Netflix series, With love, Meghan Awarded a discussion, with a royal expert qualifying it as a “sharp remark”.
Meghan’s public correction raises eyebrows
In Netflix’s show, Kaling has qualified the Duchess of Sussex as “Meghan Markle” nonchalantly qualified, encouraging Meghan to interjection and clarifying: “You know that I am Sussex now”.
While some considered the correction as an innocent moment, the Royal Jennie Bond expert thinks that the remark was deliberate and intentional.
“I thought it was rather a sharp remark to go so publicly to a friend,” said Bond The mirror. “She could have taken a shooting break and correct her guest in private.”
However, Bond recognized that Meghan’s reasoning was not completely unreasonable, because some women prefer to share a family name with their spouse and their children.
Does Meghan Markle cling to his royal ties?
Bond rejected the allegations according to which the preference of name of Meghan is an attempt to maintain royal status, declaring: “I do not think that she is particularly trying to cling to her royal relations – more than she celebrates the link with her husband and children.”
She also pointed out that other royal brides have done the same, saying:
“She has the right to use the name of Sussex, just like other royal brides have adopted part of their titles as a last name – for example, Sophie Wessex.”
The royal tradition of name changes
The debate on royal surnames is not new. Prince William and Prince Harry used the “Wales” as a surname during their military service, following the title of their father, then the Prince of Wales.
Despite some confusion on practice, Bond noted that this is a long -standing tradition within the royal family and that Meghan’s decision is not unusual.
Although the clarification of Meghan could seem minor, it has rekindled conversations on its relationship in evolution with the royal brand and if its continuous use of “Sussex” signals a continuous link with the monarchy.
