Harry and Meghan should lose Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, readers say

Editor-in-Chief Gary Shipton last week questioned whether Harry and Meghan should retain their royal titles, in the midst of the fallout from their TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.

And the response from readers was extremely one-sided, with those penning letters to our West Sussex newspapers calling for the couple’s link to our county to be dropped.

We have collated a selection of the responses we received below.

What do you think? Email us at copydesk.sussex@jpress.co.uk

Linda Sanderson-Schofield, Offington Drive, Worthing

Although I don’t want to add to the Duke and Duchess’s woes, I don’t see how they can continue to serve this county in the future.

It’s clear that with their move to America, that carrying out any duties that they are invited to perform in this country, let alone in Sussex, would be almost impossible.

However, as The Queen is the only person who can strip them of their titles, I can’t see how the residents of Sussex could choose anyone else.

Perhaps they will see that by keeping the title, they are depriving us of having a more accessible Duke and Duchess and in time, relinquish their titles.

Jenny Leaver, Wallace Square, Petworth

After the excitement of having our very own Duke and Duchess of Sussex, whom we all welcomed warmly, we…