The Duchess of Sussex wasted an opportunity to be a force for change

sir – What a shame that the Duchess of Sussex took the easy route of becoming a victim.

She is hardly a timid character so it is hard to believe that she could not have pushed back against the royal household, particularly given how evidently charmed the late Queen was by her, and how receptive was the then Prince of Wales.

She had the opportunity to be a force for change in the Royal family but she chose self over a higher calling. And now the Duke is stuck between a rock and a hard place. What a waste. Jeremy Hopwood

Lewes, East Sussex

sir – What hubris is it that makes someone complain about leaving one hugely privileged existence for another while great chunks of the country – including many who served in the Armed Forces, as the Duke of Sussex did – are using food banks?

There is a horrific war in Ukraine, we face a crippling recession, many people can’t afford to feed their children or heat their homes, our justice system is broken and most of the public sector is on strike.

The Sussexes are now a national embarrassment. They should be grateful for the £30million wedding we funded, and go and be happy – quietly.

Shalaleh Barlow London NW3

sir – Where is the noble prince who created the Invictus Games and had the loyalty of the Armed Forces?

How disillusioned they must be. Miriam Howitt London SW15

sir – If Harry and Meghan want to wash their dirty linen in public, I really couldn’t care less.

What I do care about is their rubbishing of Britain and the impact this will have on our reputation abroad, our exports and our tourism industry.

For this reason, they should be stripped of their royal titles, so that hopefully over time people will no longer associate them with Britain. Angela Jones

Ascot, Berkshire

sir – On the day that the Sussexes released their personal rendition of

Poor Poor Pitiful Me, there came news that a truly great man had died, who is almost unknown to today’s youth.

George Leonard “Johnny” Johnson, the last surviving original member of the “Dambusters” raid of 1943, died on Wednesday, and it is to him and his generation of heroes that we pay homage, not Netflix stars paid millions. Mark Peaker

London W1

sir – I admit I have changed my mind after watching Netflix’s Harry & Meghan documentary. It is now abundantly clear that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series was not the biggest fantasy production to hit our screens in 2022. Phil Angell

Helston, Cornwall