Meghan Markle has made a striking change—she’s no longer going by Meghan Markle.

In an unexpected move, the Duchess of Sussex has started using “Sussex” as her last name, aligning with her husband, Prince Harry, and their children, Archie and Lilibet.

A new name

Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, is stirring conversation—not just for its content but for her name change. On the show, she told Mindy Kaling that “Sussex” is now her last name, emphasizing its importance as a family identity. This shift has sparked debate on royal traditions and branding.

In a recent interview with People, Meghan expressed a similar feeling.

When she and Harry got married, the late Queen Elizabeth II granted them the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex. As noted on the Royal Family’s official website, their children hold the titles of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

Reflecting on the significance of their family name, Meghan shared, “It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children. I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H, and I all have together. It means a lot to me.”

She also described the Sussex name as “a part of our love story.”