Meghan Markle Reveals She Has Officially Changed Her Famous Last Name
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 11: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex attends the 2024 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W+P)
Meghan Markle is officially no more—at least in name. The Duchess of Sussex recently revealed that she’s swapped out her ‘Markle’ last name and is now going by Sussex, a decision she shares with Prince Harry and their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
The reveal played out on With Love, Meghan, the royal’s new Netflix series, when Mindy Kaling appeared as a guest and casually called her by her maiden name before Meghan gently corrected her.
“It’s so funny you keep saying Markle,” she laughed. “You know it’s Sussex now. You have kids, and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children.’ And that feels so…I didn’t know how meaningful it would be, but it just means so much to go, ‘This is our family name, our little family name.”
For Meghan, the shift isn’t just about formality—it’s a way to feel connected to her family, she explained.
“It’s our shared name as a family,” she told People magazine. “I guess I hadn’t recognised how meaningful that would be to me until we had children.”
While it’s unclear if the world will be quick to know her as ‘Meghan Sussex’, the change would mean further distancing herself from her estranged father, Thomas Markle.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex leave Windsor Castle in the Ascot Landau carriage during a procession after getting married at St Georges Chapel on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Gareth Fuller – WPA/Getty Images)
Since their royal wedding in 2018, followed by their decision to step away from royal life, Meghan and Prince Harry have been focused on raising their family in Montecito, California. Their children, officially Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex, were initially known as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor” before King Charles III‘s ascension to the throne.
With Love, Meghan is set to premiere this week, following a delay in release due to the wildfires that ravaged Southern California. Featuring friendly guests and plenty of tips and tricks, the show promises an intimate look at life in the Sussex home.
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