Tensions brewing? Duke and Duchess of Sussex file trademark for their personal royal brand
Royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have officially registered for a trademark for Sussex
Royal in what many are calling confirmation of their separation from Kensington
Palace.
The couple, who are parents to a
seven-month-old son called Archie, registered Sussex Royal, The Foundation on
June 21 – exactly a day before they officially separated from the charity they
shared with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The trademark only recently came to light,
and applies to a wide range of items, including printed materials, clothes,
social care services and charitable fundraising.
View this post on Instagram On this day, two years ago: 27th of November 2017, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced the news of their engagement, later becoming Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex! They have since celebrated their wedding anniversary and welcomed their son, Archie, into the world • Photo © PA / Alexi Lubomirski / Chris Allerton © SussexRoyalA post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Nov 27, 2019 at 7:26am PST
Back in June, Buckingham Palace announced
that The Royal Foundation would continue without the involvement of the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex.
In a statement, the palace explained:
“Later this year The Royal Foundation will become the principal charitable
and philanthropic vehicle for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William
and Kate Middleton).”
Earlier in 2019, meanwhile, Prince Harry
confessed that he and his brother have “good days and bad days”.
The royal, who married his wife at St
George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018, played down rumours of a rift
between the siblings, insisting they will “always be there” for each
other.
He shared: “We are brothers. We will
always be brothers. We are certainly on different paths at the moment, but I
will always be there for him as I know he will always be there for me.
“We don’t see each other as much as we
used to because we are so busy but I love him dearly. The majority of the stuff
is created out of nothing but as brothers, you know, you have good days, you
have bad days.”