On March 28th, 2025, Meghan Markle, the once-celebrated Duchess of Sussex, crossed the line that the royal family had long warned her against.

The decision was ratified by an unprecedented act of parliament as a direct response to her brazen monetization of royal connections, a flagrant violation of the Sandringham Agreement, the 2020 pact that was supposed to govern her and Prince Harry’s exit from the royal fold.

The Sandringham Agreement was a carefully crafted deal that permitted the couple to retain their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles but barred them from using their royal status for commercial purposes. However, as the years unfolded, it became clear that Megan had no intention of honoring the spirit or letter of that pact.

In 2021, the Sussex’s inked a multi-million dollar deal with Netflix, their docu-series Harry and Megan released in 2022, which peeled back the curtain on their grievances with the royal family while it didn’t explicitly market their titles. In 2025, Meghan launched her rebranded lifestyle empire as ever with a shamelessness that left even her staunchest defenders in the dust.

Adamant debates emerged in the weeks following the premiere of Megan’s Netflix series With Love Megan, which revealed the full extent of Megan’s monetization. High-profile investors and social media erupted with posts on X decrying her as a royal ripoff artist and accusing her of reducing the monarchy to a wannabe influencer brand.

On March 26th, a royal source leaked to GB news that the king had reluctantly greenlit discussions at the highest level to revoke the Sussex titles. A bill was introduced in the House of Commons to formally strip Meghan and Harry of their ducal titles, and by the evening of March 27th, King Charles Affix’s royal ascent in a somber ceremony at Buckingham Palace was announced.