In a move that has been whispered about for years but never dared, the British Parliament is preparing to table emergency legislation next week that will permanently remove the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, along with the style of His/Her Royal Highness that they have technically retained since 2020.

Sources inside both Downing Street and Buckingham Palace confirm that the “Removal of Titles (Sussex) Bill 2025” has already been drafted by the Cabinet Office and is being fast-tracked with cross-party support never before seen on a royal issue. The vote is expected as early as December 12, with one senior minister telling reporters off-the-record: “This will pass 550–30 at worst. Even Labour backbenchers who once sympathized are done.”

The catalyst? Last night’s explosive Netflix teaser for the second season of Harry & Meghan’s quasi-royal reality series, in which Meghan is clearly heard saying, “We never left the Firm; the Firm left us,” while archive footage of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin plays in the background. Harry follows it with a smirking, “Some people think monarchy should be earned, not inherited. We agree.”

Within hours, more than 400 MPs tabled an Early Day Motion branding the couple “active participants in the commercial exploitation of the late Sovereign’s memory.” By dawn, the Prime Minister had authorized full use of parliamentary time.

But insiders say the Netflix clip was merely the final straw.

Palace officials point to a classified dossier now circulating among MPs that allegedly contains:

Proof that Archewell Productions received £18 million from a Qatari investment fund linked to a government that has openly called for the abolition of the British monarchy.
Leaked emails showing Harry personally approved the use of Crown-copyright photographs of the late Queen (taken inside Buckingham Palace) for profit.
Evidence that Meghan recorded portions of the new season inside a mock “royal apartment” built on the Montecito estate using exact replicas of Windsor Castle furniture leased from a props company, then described on camera as “our old home.”

Most devastating of all is a letter reportedly written by Prince William to the King in October, leaked to The Times this morning, in which William writes:

“I have protected my brother for long enough. He has chosen to weaponize our family’s pain for American reality television. If the Crown cannot defend itself from its own blood, then Parliament must.”

The proposed bill is brutally simple:

The titles Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton, and Baron Kilkeel are revoked by Act of Parliament and returned to the Crown.
Prince Harry automatically loses his place in the line of succession (currently 5th) and his children are removed immediately after him.
The style His/Her Royal Highness is formally withdrawn worldwide; any commercial or media use of “Prince,” “Princess,” “Duke,” or “Duchess” by the couple will become a criminal offense under the Trade Descriptions Act.

Crucially, the legislation is retroactive: every product, book, podcast, or jam jar already bearing the Sussex title will have to be withdrawn or relabeled within 90 days.

Constitutional experts say it is the first time since the Titles Deprivation Act 1917 (used against German royal cousins during World War I) that Parliament has moved to strip titles from a born prince of the blood.

Reaction from Montecito was swift and furious. A spokesperson for the Sussexes released a statement at 4 a.m. Pacific Time:

“This is a coordinated act of revenge by a desperate institution terrified of the truth. Harry was born a prince and will always be a prince. No racist parliament can change that.”

Yet early opinion polls this morning show 72% of Britons supporting the move, the highest negative rating the couple has ever recorded.

In the House of Commons tearoom, one veteran Tory MP was overheard laughing: “They wanted to be half-in, half-out. Turns out the country has decided on fully out.”

As Big Ben struck noon, the Union flag above Parliament was already flying at full mast, an unmistakable signal that the mood inside Westminster has turned from tolerance to fury.

Harry and Meghan have 14 days to make their case before the bill reaches the floor.