Royal expert weighs in on Meghan Markle's future without Prince Harry

Meghan Markle has built a recognizable brand around her own name, a royal expert shared while comparing her name and rebranding effort to that of the late Queen Elizabeth II's global recognition.

Speaking with The Sun, royal expert Hugo Vickers said that the Duchess of Sussex’s new Instagram account handle signifies that she wants to make her name without using her Royal titles.

However he noted that Meghan gain global fame after marrying into the Royal family, and question whether she would be able to stand strong with ties with the Royals.

“We certainly know who Meghan is,” he said. “If you ask anybody what the name Meghan meant, we know. We've got it in one.”

“If you said the Queen, you didn't have to say Queen of Denmark, the Queen of Queen of the Netherlands, or anything like that,” he added.

“It was obviously the Queen, our Queen, because everybody knew her as such all over the world.”

The expert further shared, “The reason that we know that, of course, is not because of her career as an actress in Suits and other things - it’s because she married Prince Harry.”

He went on to point out that Meghan was forced to remove her social media presence by Buckingham Palace’s comms team back in 2018.

“When she was over here she didn't like being controlled,” he said. “Now she can do exactly what she likes.”

“The interesting question is: is she, as Meghan, able to go her own path? Does she still need the Prince Harry connection? And I suspect the answer is that she does."