By Molly Claire Goddard
12:55pm PST, Dec 16, 2025
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Royal commentator
Kinsey Schofield thinks the family won't reconcile with Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry if they continue to use The Firm for financial gain. "As long as she uses her title for business, the royal family will keep their distance," she told
Fox News Digital. "And as long as the family keeps that distance, Harry's popularity will continue to suffer."
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Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry, who left The Firm in 2020, are struggling to find success in America. "Their confidence in leaving the royal family was rooted in their perceived popularity," Kinsey Schofield said. "They'll keep putting themselves out there because they need to make money, but Meghan's commercial ambitions conflict with Harry's desire to rebuild royal bridges."
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Although Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry retain their titles without being working royals, that could change when
Prince William becomes king. "He [Harry] must really fear that William will strip him, Meghan and [their two] children of their titles when he succeeds to the throne," royal biographer
Tom Bower told
The Mirror. "They are on borrowed time and vulnerable now, because I don't think there is anything they can do to reverse the hurt they have caused
Kate [Middleton] and William, and William is still furious."
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After
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and
Sarah Ferguson were stripped of their royal titles over their connection to
Jeffrey Epstein, Meghan Markle and
Prince Harry fear they could be next. "I don't think Meghan realized until Harry told her that his uncle had lost his title, that that is a reality," Tom Bower said. "I don't think she, or any of us, realized they could be so ruthless. I can only imagine she's now sitting there thinking, 'What are we going to do?' Because without the titles, who is she? But she is betraying the royal family every time she uses the title."
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Meghan Markle made headlines after
Harper's Bazaar writer
Kaitlyn Greenidge described the bold way Meghan makes an entrance. "We're in a grand brownstone on the Upper East Side that belongs to one of Meghan's friends. When I enter, the house manager announces, 'Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,' even though we appear to be the only other two people in the house," the reporter claimed.
After ditching royal life, Meghan agreed not to use "Her Royal Highness" (HRH) commercially.
