This all happened because Kaling called her Meghan Markle, and Meghan corrected her.
“You know I’m Sussex now.”
Others took a more scathing approach.
Some royal insiders say there’sa shadier reason why Markle claims the name.
But the truth is,Meghan Markle did change her last name, as confusing as it may be.
Even Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, have changed their names.
There were huge developments in science, technology, culture, as well as art and literature.
In Victoria’s case, she was from the House of Hanover, a line that was originally German.
Previously, royals used the name of their house or dynasty.
George had a strategic reason for changing this long-standing tradition.
He chose the name Windsor in reference to Windsor Castle, a beloved royal residence in England.
All married women of the line would take their husbands' names, as was common practice.
The name change was announced inThe London Gazetteon July 17, 1917.
With no shortage of names to choose from, his family and friends called him David as a child.
This childhood nickname wouldn’t last, though.
However, his relationship with Simpson would prove to be impossible to reconcile with the crown.
So on December 10, 1936, Edward abdicated the throne, before his actual coronation even took place.
His given name at birth was Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark.
They met a second time, five years later, and this was when the romance began.
Philip and Elizabeth got engaged in July 1947 and married in November of the same year.
But the wedding would cause considerable name changes.
to get to marry the future monarch, he had to renounce his Danish and Greek royal titles.
Plus, he took the name Mountbatten from his uncle.
In 1957, he was also made a Prince of the United Kingdom.
There were a few exceptions, though.
Using this criteria, Princes Harry and William did not use that last name.
This is because they were given the HRH titles at birth.
The same goes for Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s children, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
While this is still a topic of conversation, Catherine was way ahead of it.
Sure enough, in October 2010, William proposed to Catherine in Kenya.
Endearingly,Prince William and Catherine’s proposal spot continues to be important in their lives.
For one,Prince Charles reportedly wanted to name Prince William something else entirely.
Things changed again when his father became King Charles III on September 8, 2022.
That’s a lot of titles to grow into.
Born Rachel Meghan Markle, she decided to drop her first name as she pursued acting.
This is likely why she corrected Mindy Kaling on “With Love, Meghan.”
However, it gets a little confusing because the royals never make names easy for anyone.
So Sussex is a family name that both Archie and Lilibet share with their parents.
