# So, is Meghan still the Duchess of Sussex or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 15, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-meghan-still-the-duchess-of-sussex-or-not/998880 "2024-03-15T15:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-meghan-still-the-duchess-of-sussex-or-not/998880/41 "2025-03-04T22:48:24Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > He can’t disclaim it at all. The purpose of the 1963 act was to create an out for people who involuntarily received a peerage by inheritance but wished to preserve their eligibility to sit in the House of Commons instead. There is an excellent murder mystery on this very subject, called An English Murder by Cyril Hare. Highly recommended if you like that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-meghan-still-the-duchess-of-sussex-or-not/998880/42 "2025-03-05T00:36:42Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > I had considered Meghan to be one of the worthless, idle rich with servants catering to her every whim–but it seems I am wrong: So she’s a Martha Stewart reboot instead? Or were you being drippingly sarcastic & I missed it completely? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-meghan-still-the-duchess-of-sussex-or-not/998880/43 "2025-03-05T01:23:11Z")
[Moderating] This is FQ, and therefore not the thread to drop that into. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-meghan-still-the-duchess-of-sussex-or-not/998880/44 "2025-03-05T01:23:19Z")
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