Meghan Markle has 'two strategic reasons' for holding on to royal title

Despite stepping back from their roles as senior royals in January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not entirely cut royal ties . They retain their titles, which bestow upon their children the right to be called Prince and Princess, and they still engage in 'semi-royal' activities.

However, Meghan - whose $1.9m former home in Toronto has hit the market - hasn't accompanied Harry on his visits to the UK following Queen Elizabeth II's death in September 2022. Still, royal experts believe she hasn't completely severed her royal links .

"If Meghan is encouraging Harry to leave the past behind and move on, then I think it is a healthy move. They have made their decision, left the working Royal Family and left the UK," Jennie Bond, the esteemed former BBC Royal correspondent, told OK!

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"Brooding on the perceived injustices of the past and reliving old quarrels is a waste of a life, and I think Meghan sees that."

But, the royal expert added, "Meghan, however, has I think consigned her brief dalliance at being royal very firmly to the past...except for the title and the kudos it brings."

While Meghan acknowledges Harry's need to maintain connections in the UK, distancing from her royal position comes more effortlessly to her due to her relatively short stint as a working member of the Royal Family, Jennie claimed.

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"She doesn't have an entire and complex history of life in the confines of the Royal Family to worry about," Jennie commented. "It's easy for her to look forward, ensconced as she is in a country and lifestyle she is so used to and clearly loves."

"But Harry has said he wants to be reunited with his family so he is obviously going to think about what has happened and how they have come to this state of affairs. And that's probably quite frustrating for Meghan... who seems to be at ease with estrangement from her own family."

As Prince Harry approaches his 40th birthday on 15 September, he has just concluded a 'semi-royal' tour of Colombia - a move experts are praising as perfect for maintaining ties with his service-oriented upbringing.

As Harry attempts to blend his former Royal life with his new Californian chapter, Jennie offers her perspective on why Meghan maintains only minimal connections to her brief tenure as a working Royal.

"I don't think Harry spends all his time looking back, but the Harry I knew as a young boy was someone who enjoyed fooling around with his family and having fun with them," Jennie muses.

"In his book Spare he writes about his fond memories of some of those family gatherings and it's only natural that he now misses that connection and perhaps is still considering ways of repairing the damage done in recent years."