MEGHAN Markle raised a few eyebrows when she announced that her surname was now Sussex in her new Netflix series.
The mum-of-two, who stars in eight 33 minute episodes of her lifestyle and cooking show ‘With Love, Meghan,’ could be heard correcting Mindy Kaling when she used her maiden name.
The Duchess of Sussex corrected Mindy Kaling when she referred to her[/caption]
The Sun’s Royal Photographer, Arthur Edwards said that Meghan relies on the Sussex name[/caption]
The Duchess of Sussex said: “It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now.”
And according to The Sun’s royal photographer Arthur Edwards, there is a reason Meghan is so keen to use the name.
He joined News.com.au royal editor Bronte Coy and host Matt Wilkinson to discuss the Duchess of Sussex’s rebrand on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive Show this week.
Speaking on the show, Edwards explains: “Without Sussex, without marrying Harry she’d probably still be in Suits or shows like that.
“She’s elevated to a very famous person now. She married into the royal family as Diana did, as Fergie did. She’s famous because of that.
“If she walked round London when she was in Suits no one would have recognised her. “
He adds: “If she wants to call herself Sussex, that is her married name, call her that but everyone will know her as Meghan Markle.”
Prior to the show coming out Meghan also opened up about her last name in her most candid interview yet with People magazine.
She claimed that the title and last name is now important to her despite rejecting being part of the working royal family and relocating with Prince Harry, Archie and Lilibet to Montecito in LA.
She said: “It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognised how meaningful that would be to me until we had children.
“I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”
The Sussex name, she adds, “is part of our love story”.
The name was given to the pair after their wedding in 2018 by the late Queen Elizabeth II.
But Royal expert Phil Dampier says he thinks Meghan’s comments are unlikely to be well received by the King.
Speaking to The Sun earlier this week, royal author Phil Dampier said: “I doubt King Charles would like Meghan making references to the importance of Sussex as her name but I’ve always felt he’s reluctant to start any process of stripping her and Harry of their titles.”
It comes after royal pros had suggested that a lot of people dislike the mum-of-two and as a result, are ‘hate watching’ her new lifestyle series.
With Love, Meghan is the second Netflix collaboration for the Sussexes, who signed a lucrative multi-million pound deal with the streaming giant back in 2020.
Meanwhile, the duchess, 43, recently renamed her lifestyle brand As Ever, switching from the name American Riviera Orchard after facing trademark issues.
Speaking on The Royal Show Bronte added: “There’s a lot riding on this series, I think a lot of people will have watched it, whether they hate Meghan or they love her – the hate watching part of it as well – there’s clearly interest, even though a lot of people have no admiration for her.
What do we know about Meghan Markle’s new cooking show, With Love, Meghan?
MEGHAN Markle’s new Netflix documentary trailer shows her cooking with Hollywood pals.
The Duchess of Sussex gave fans an insight into her show, With Love, Meghan, which airs soon.
There will be eight 33 minute episodes featuring a host of Meg’s various Hollywood friends trying her simple, yet “elevated”, food.
A montage of various clips in the nearly two-minute video showed Meghan walking through vegetable patches and fields.
She was also filmed browsing florists, hand-selecting beautiful flowers for table arrangements, showing off her creative side.
The Duchess even tried her hand at beekeeping, fully suited up, as she collected honey.
In the exciting new trailer, Meghan shared: “I’ve always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it.
“Surprising people with moments that let them know I was really thinking of them.
“I’m going to share some little tips and tricks. I see what colour I gravitate to, and everything goes from there. And how you incorporate these practices every day.
“This is about connecting with friends… I love that we’re doing this together for the first time. Making new friends… and just learning.
“We’re not in the pursuit of perfection. We’re in the pursuit of joy. I have to get it totally wrong, to get it totally right.”
The trailer showcased many “candid” moments, from Meghan accidentally squeezing some lemon juice in her eye, to knocking freshly baked goodies off a plate.
Prince Harry featured at the end of the video, embracing his wife in a warm hug.
“But at the same time, that won’t carry through for a season two. The hate watching element would be season one.”
She added: “Harry and Meghan need to keep these deals going, they have a very expensive lifestyle, particularly with security and everything.
“I think it is in danger of being axed or significantly reduced.”
Not only this, but Arthur explained: “Eventually [Harry and Meghan] are going to run out of ideas and people are not going to be interested. People will lose interest.
“She seems to be attracting publicity. She gave it her best shot but it just wasn’t good enough.”
Meghan described the process as a ‘learning curve’[/caption]
She found making the series “super joyful”[/caption]
