Scottish Daily Mail

Just call us plain old Mr and Mrs Windsor. Not!

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RECENTLY I wondered on these pages why Harry and Meghan didn’t just pay back the £2.4 million owed for Frogmore Cottage and get on with their lives. It would stop so much grumbling and bless them with a lot more goodwill.

Yet again they have listened to the wisdom of Auntie Jan, and paid back the debt.

They waited until they had their Netflix millions in the bank, yes. But at least they did it and good for them. It was the right thing to do.

The next hurdle in their busy new life is the question mark over the use of their royal titles.

Now that the couple have embraced egalitaria­nism and expressed their disapprova­l of royal privilege, rank and nepotism, surely it can only be a matter of time?

Actually, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they really did go ahead and ditch the Duke and Duchess titles. After all, they have already served their purpose — as an ermine-plated entrée into showbusine­ss.

Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, plain old Mr and Mrs Windsor can take their chances in life and roll with the punches, just like the rest of us.

Or perhaps not.

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