A CAMPAIGN to strip Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles has failed.
The petition, which was launched in Brighton, received a total of 3,800 signatures forcing the council to discuss the motion.
The couple have been the Duke and Duchess of Sussex since they got married
However, on Thursday night Brighton and Hove City councillors rejected it.
Irritated campaigner Charles Ross started the petition on the Brighton and Hove City Council website in July.
Mr Ross wrote: “We the undersigned petition Brighton & Hove Council to reject the usage of the titles ‘Duke of Sussex’ and ‘Duchess of Sussex’ by the individuals Henry (‘Harry’) Windsor and Rachel Meghan Markle as morally wrong and disrespectful to the county of East Sussex.
“As residents of Brighton and Hove we call on Brighton and Hove Council to not refer to these individuals by such titles which we believe to be entirely non democratic and symbolic of the oppression of the general public by the wealthy elite.
“Neither will Brighton Council invite or entertain these individuals nor afford them any hospitality or courtesies above and beyond that of an ordinary member of the public.”
Locals reacted with outrage at the petition, urging Mr Ross to “get a life” with one Brighton resident angrily saying: “You don’t speak for me!”
Local resident Liv Seabrook slammed the petition as a waste of council time andtold The Argusit is patently absurd.
She added: Our city has serious social problems and the council is going to waste time on the sentiment of a disgruntled citizen with nothing better to do than come up with a useless petition. There are financial aspects of the monarchy that can usefully be discussed.
I for one can confidently say I have never felt the slightest bit oppressed by the fact that we now have as part of our Royal Family, a Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The Queen – who bestowed the titles upon the royal couple when they married in 2018 – would be the one to strip them if it ever came to it.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during a visit to Brighton Pavillion last year
