A petition has been filed to have Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stripped of their royal titles.
Launched on the Brighton & Hove City Council website by Charles Ross on July 1, the petition claims the Duke and Duchess of Sussex received their titles from Queen Elizabeth, on their wedding day, in an “arbitrarily and unfairly acquired” manner.
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The petition reads:
“We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to reject the usage of the titles “Duke of Sussex” and “Duchess of Sussex” by the individuals Henry (“Harry”) Windsor and Rachel Meghan Markle as morally wrong and disrespectful to the county of East Sussex. As residents of Brighton and Hove we call on Brighton and Hove Council to not refer to these individuals by such titles which we believe to be entirely non democratic and symbolic of the oppression of the general public by the wealthy elite. Neither will Brighton Council invite or entertain these individuals nor afford them any hospitality or courtesies above and beyond that of an ordinary member of the public. The petition aims to establish a precedent that Brighton and Hove Council will no longer afford official hospitality to those with Royal or aristocratic titles nor make usage of those titles in official documents as these titles are arbitrarily and unfairly acquired.”
So far the petition has been signed by 3,881 people and will be presented to the Brighton & Hove council Thursday.
Harry and Meghan, along with their 7-month-old bub, Archie Harrison, are currently taking a six-week hiatus from royal duties.
The royal husband and wife have made it perfectly clear they will not be attending any of the holiday gatherings, and instead will remain abroad for the season.
A royal source previously confirmed to People that the Duke and Duchess were taking time off from commitments amid the intense scrutiny they and received.
“The duke and duchess have a full schedule of engagements and commitments until mid-November, after which they will be taking some much-needed family time,” the source said.
In a statement from the Palace, it was also confirmed they, along with six-month-old son, Archie, will instead spend Christmas with Meghan’s mother.
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are looking forward to extended family time towards the end of this month,” the statement read.
“Having spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, [the couple] will spend the holiday this year, as a new family, with the Duchess’ mother Doria.
“This decision is in line with precedent set previously by other members of the royal family, and has the support of Her Majesty The Queen,” the message stated.
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