King Charles will not strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their royal titles for one major reason, according to an expert. The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, were bestowed the titles by the late Queen Elizabeth II at the time of their wedding. Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, now reside in California with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. The pair stepped down as senior working royals at the start of 2020.

Speaking about Meghan’s choice to share that she uses her ‘Sussex’ title as her family name in her new Netflix series, royal expert Phil Dampier said: “I doubt King Charles would like Meghan making references to the importance of Sussex as her name but I’ve always felt he’s reluctant to start any process of stripping her and Harry of their titles.”

Discussing why the King may be “reluctant” about making the decision, he said that it may be down to the wish to, one day, heal the bitter rift with his youngest son.

As reported by The Sun, Mr Dampier said: “It would be difficult to do and he doesn’t want to make the rift any worse, hoping one day there might be a reconciliation with his son.”

He also revealed that Meghan’s show, With Love, Meghan, won’t help to help the ongoing rift between the Royal Family and the Sussexes.

He said: “The show won’t do anything to help mend the rift between them as it’s mainly just drivel about re-arranging fruit and lighting candles. At least Meghan is trying to make money out of something else besides criticising the royal family. But any family reconciliation will take a lot longer and a real changing of attitudes on all sides.”

Speaking about how she feels about her Sussex name, Meghan revealed to PEOPLE that it is something she loves that she shares with Harry and their children. Meghan told the publication: “I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”