00:00Harry and Meghan demonstrated spiteful fury and were rude to the Queen.
00:05Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's public statement about Queen Elizabeth II's decision to ban them from using the word royal to describe themselves after they left the firm was disrespectful, and expert claims.
00:18According to royal author Tom Bauer, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were out of line when they released a statement speaking out against Queen Elizabeth II.
00:25It was rude to the Queen, he told DailyMail.com, describing the statement as filled with spiteful fury and simmering resentment.
00:34In a statement shared on their website in February 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they wouldn't use their ties to the firm to earn money.
00:42While there is not any jurisdiction by the monarchy or cabinet office over the use of the word royal overseas,
00:48the Duke and Duchess of Sussex do not intend to use Sussex royal or any iteration of the word royal in any territory.
00:55Either within the UK or otherwise.
00:57When the transition occurs, spring 2020, the message read.
01:02While there is precedent for other titled members of the royal family to seek employment outside of the institution,
01:08for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, a 12-month review period has been put in place.
01:13Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reportedly asked Queen Elizabeth II for personalized roles within the firm.
01:18However, Her Majesty wouldn't sign off on the idea.
01:21The Sussexes' original plan of being half-in, half-out working royals was never going to work.
01:28Obviously, as the Queen has made clear, they are still much-loved members of her family.
01:32But if they aren't carrying out official duties and are now seeking other commercial opportunities,
01:37they simply cannot be allowed to market themselves as royals, a source told DailyMail.com at the time.
01:43In the years since they retired from their roles as senior working royals,
01:48Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have received backlash for exploiting their royal ties to make money.
01:53Having slammed the royal family for years now, she really wants to use the title Sussex,
01:58and she wants to use Sussex Royal as her branding, which she was told she wasn't allowed to,
02:02but it feels a little bit hypocritical to rely on that royal fame to sell products and maintain notoriety.
02:08Royal reporter Charlotte Griffiths said of Meghan,
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