He should ditch title and be Mr Windsor, says Tory MP

Harry should give up his royal titles and ‘become Mr Windsor’ if he continues to lash out at the monarchy, says a Tory MP.

Bob Seely, who has already criticised the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s ‘Netflix narcissism’, will press ahead with an attempt to pass legislation to allow their royal status to be downgraded.

He plans a Private Member’s Bill that would allow a vote on amending the 1917 Titles Deprivation act. The act was used to strip the German royal family of their UK titles during the First World War.

‘ If he hates the institution so much, why doesn’t he… set an example and become Mr Windsor,’ he told BBC radio 4’ s Westminster Hour.

‘To trade on titles while at the same time trashing the royal Family, the whole thing is sad and desperate.’

Mr Seely said his planned amendment would hand the Privy Council – made up of 741 senior parliamentarians – the power to strip the Sussexes of their titles. When asked about giving them up on US TV network CBS, Harry said: ‘What difference would that make?’