Despite public sentiment, the newly crowned King Charles is not expected to revoke the Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles held by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, predicts Grant Harrold, a former royal butler.

Harrold, sharing his insights on GB News, noted that historically, such titles were only stripped in cases of treason. He opined that in the case of Harry and Meghan, King Charles would face criticism regardless of his decision. "I think Charles is damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't when it comes to Harry," Harrold said.

The former royal butler pointed out that the couple's titles were gifts from Queen Elizabeth II, presented to them at their wedding in April 2018. Stripping them of these titles would effectively mean King Charles retracting a gift his mother bestowed upon her grandchild. "For Charles to take the title off Harry, he's taking a gift from his mother away from her grandchild. I really don't think he will," Harrold stated, expressing confidence that the Sussexes would retain their titles.

British journalist and royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti echoed Harrold's sentiments earlier this year, suggesting that removing the titles could potentially exacerbate the ongoing family tensions. Speaking with Us Weekly, Sacerdoti indicated that King Charles would likely prefer to avoid provoking Harry and Meghan further. "Trying to remove their titles by the king would be seen as perhaps an aggressive move or at least Harry and Meghan could dress it up that way," he reasoned.

An anonymous source shared a similar perspective with Page Six, stating that such a punitive action would seem petty and could only provoke retaliation from the Sussexes. The source said, "Stripping their title is not something the king would likely ever consider ... mostly because it would be too petty and punitive." The source further noted, "It would only lead to the Sussexes claiming that it was a retaliatory action and proof they were never wanted in the royal family."