Meghan Markle has been blasted for "dancing on the grave" of the Royal Family after appearing to break a key promise she and Prince Harry made to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Appearing on the Jamie Kern Lima Show - a friend of Meghan's and the founder of IT Cosmetics, the Duchess of Sussex sparked fury after pictures were shown during the podcast of a gift hamper she had sent to Lima - with a card signed "with the compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex".
Sources close to Meghan Markle have since denied she violated the agreement, as insiders claim it was "private use", not public.
In 2020, the Sussexes had agreed not to use the HRH titles, as a Palace statement confirmed at the time: "The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members of the Royal Family."
Stephen Pound blasted Meghan Markle's apparent breach of her promise to the late Queen
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Discussing the apparent promise break on GB News, former Labour MP Stephen Pound hit out at the Duchess for "dancing on the grave of the monarchy".
He fumed: "The real problem here is she's dancing on the grave of the British monarchy, and she's trying to flog the video at the same time.
"She's also selling this ridiculous, overpriced $50 jar of honey and God knows what - I'm sorry, it's outrageous."
Criticising the contradiction of Meghan using the title after hitting out at the Royal Family, Pound stated that the Sussexes "can't on the one hand trash the Royal Family", but "squeeze every dollar out of it" with the other.
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Meghan Markle has used her HRH title despite agreeing not to do so when stepping back from royal duties.YouTubePound declared: "She's clinging like a leech to the flesh of the family's fame."
In agreement with Pound, broadcaster Mike Parry claimed Meghan is "desperate to remain a member" of the Royal Family, as it is "the most famous in the world".
Parry told GB News: "The late great departed Queen made it clear she mustn't use that title 100 per cent. So what you've got here is a 50-50 split where Meghan Markle seeks to make vast amounts of money by accompanying her husband, Prince Harry in absolutely pulling the Royal Family to pieces, criticising them at every turn, making horrible allegations about them and doing everything to try and destroy the Royal Family.
Whilst on the other half of the equation, she is desperate to remain a member of that illustrious family because it's the most famous in the world, and it's the only thing now which can make her recognisable around the globe."
Pound told GB News that Meghan is 'clinging on to the Royal Family's fame'
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Offering a possible defence for Meghan Markle, GB News host Bev Turner suggested that either the royal "sent the gift before the Queen died", or has a "not very intelligent assistant" who didn't realise Meghan could no longer use HRH.
Bev told the panel: "There is a possibility that she sent this card to this podcaster before the death of the Queen, possibly before she was told? She's always been sending out these little cards.
"It hasn't got the As Ever branding on it, it just says with the compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex. We don't know when the photo was taken."
She concluded: "She might have not very intelligent American PA who sent it out on her behalf. She's a very good actress, she should have carried on being an actress."
