Harry doesn’t need his title to remind anyone he’s royal.
Him simply existing as the grandson of a Queen, the son of a future King and the brother of a future, future and his mother is Diana. You could strip away his titles and remove him for the line of succession, his connection goes beyond words.
They use their titles because they’re theirs. And he’s a Prince by blood.
And I’m sorry they never said they wanted to leave the spotlight or stop being public figures. Stepping back as senior royals wouldn’t change that.
Indeed he will always be a born royal. But it might be seen as a little overkill to have "Prince Harry Duke of Sussex" 7-8 times on his BetterUp profile for example. Meghan also used Duchess of Sussex when lobbying US Congress. It's absolutely her right as an American to lobby congress but it might have been a good idea to leave the titles off.
I was highlighting that it wasn't just the media who made the Sussexes high profile. They themselves want attention. She issued a press release about the wreath she sent in the middle of the funeral procession, presumably to make sure she was included in coverage of the day. She sort out publicity. Which is fine if that's the way they want to play it but they aren't simply victims of the media.
They never said in their manifesto on Sussex Royal that they wanted privacy but they have elsewhere. It is clear that the thing they most want is absolute control of the narrative about them (and I do understand why) and that is impossible.
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