Prince Harry and Meghan insist staff call them special titles, shock report claims
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People working with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are instructed to address them in a very formal way, according to an explosive new report. Glossy US magazine Vanity Fair has published a cover article about the Sussexes, which delves into their lives five years since they decided to quit as working royals. And the allegations have sent shockwaves across the internet.
The article contains more troubling claims about what it's allegedly like to work for the couple, with some insiders recounting negative experiences. And according to sources said to be familiar with Meghan's Spotify podcast Archetypes and Harry's book tour, there was a special title they prefer staff to use.
The article claims that people were told to address them as 'sir' or 'ma'am' despite them no longer being working royals. However, the story adds that this request was dropped after one person pushed back. In addition, other people who were interviewed for the article said they were encouraged to call the couple by their first names.
One source said: "I think ultimately it's cachet and sets them apart as different and special. In the US, success, money, fame, all of that stuff exists out here. But a blood title, it's few and far between." However, it is not the first time that it has surfaced that those working with Harry and Meghan have been told to use formal styles. Last year, the CEO of the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 revealed how he was told to address the couple.
In an interview with the local weekly newspaper in Whistler, the Vernon Morning Star, Scott Moore, who has worked in sports broadcasting, said he was keen to brush up on protocol ahead of meeting the fifth in line to the throne and his wife. And he told the publication: "I did make sure to ask how I should be addressing them when they get here, and I was told the simple sir and ma'am is fine.".
