Since becoming the new Monarch of England, King Charles III, who is battling an endless PR war with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has shown what is described as his ruthless side.
The King has threatened to remove the rebel royals’ titles and took drastic measures via The Parliament of England to ensure that Prince Harry’s prestigious role as a counselor to His Majesty is only symbolic.
King Charles showed Prince Harry and Markle how ruthless he could be by holding back on the titles of prince and princess that were supposed to be bestowed to his grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet Diana.
Tom Bower explained how the King put aside principles and protocols to get his point across: “We know from their past ventures—looking at Oprah—that they’re not afraid to be critical of the institution, that there have been some pretty low blows. But I’m hearing from my sources—and I think this might be at the root of it—that we could be prepared to see the King’s ruthless side in all of this. Charles is not going to stand back and let the family or the institution, the reputation of the Crown, which is everything to him, be tarnished or indeed trashed, certainly not by members of the royal family.”
He went into more detail about King Charles’s ruthless side by saying: “It’s no coincidence that we haven’t seen titles bestowed on Archie and Lilibet. I think that the whole issue of titles is up for discussion. That trust, that respect has to be earned. I don’t think they’re going to get those titles if they’re seen to be tarnishing the institution. And I think, perhaps, there might be a question mark over the future of Harry and Meghan’s titles potentially if they are seen to be deliberately tarnishing the reputation of the Monarchy.”
Prince Harry and Markle called out King Charles on his decision in the pettiest way.
The powerful pair showed King Charles and the rest of the world they could stand without their fancy titles.
For their new highly anticipated Netflix series, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided to drop all titles and went with the first names given to them at birth — Harry & Meghan.
Some royal experts and observers see it as a signal from the couple to let King Charles know that they are famous enough and their brand is solid enough to be successful.
Others believe that if King Charles takes concrete measures to strip the duo of their titles, they will turn it against him and paint him as cold-hearted.
The best outcome for King Charles is to march on with unseen tactics to continue to push the pair to cut ties with the monarchy so he can have a drama-free reign.
