Prince Harry and Meghan Markle crafted their own deals when they decided to step down as senior members of the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II seemed to accept their rules, leading into an alleged "bizarre" decision when she, along with other senior royals, like Prince Charles and Prince William, set out the terms of their so-called Megxit deal.
Her Majesty was said to be questioned of her decision to adopt "double standards" when they talked about the terms of the Sussxes' royal exit. After they requested to be financially independent and live in a different county, the Monarch then stripped them off of their royal titles.
Buckingham Palace explained that the decision was made as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would stop working as senior members of the royal family this spring. However, royal author Nigel Cawthorne saw the discrepancy with the decision while the non-working royals like Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie managed to keep their HRH titles.
"It is bizarre that Princess Beatrice and Eugenie are allowed to retain the style, even though they are not working royals, yet the palace asked for Harry not use it," he told Express. "It makes no sense under the current system that the Queen generally follows for her relatives."
Prince Andrew's daughters gave their HRH styles upon birth. Although they are still working for the royal family, they are pursuing different careers of their own.
Princess Beatrice is the Vice President of Partnerships and Strategy at Afiniti, a data and software company. Princess Eugenie, on the other hand, worked for an online auction firm before and became a director at Hauser & Wirth, a London art gallery.
They are also both working with charities. Princess Beatrice even founded Big Change, her own charity in 2010, that aims to change the education system.
To recall, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised everyone when they announced that they would step back as senior members of the royal family last month on Instagram. This decision, reportedly, made the royal family disappointed, saying it was like "pressing the nuclear button."
The two planned to "carve out a progressive new role" within the royal family and their desire to be "financially independent," but to stay supportive of Queen Elizabeth. However, after the Sandringham summit, it was revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle couldn't continue their many royal duties. Although the Duke of Sussex hoped to serve Her Majesty, it wasn't possible.
