According to sources, the couple do not use HRH in commercial or public settings - and this was only a private use of the title and was for a gift given more than a year ago. This distinction would mean the HRH title was not being used to promote the jams and food products in Meghan's As Ever range or her Netflix cookery series.

Meghan Markle - known as the Duchess of Sussex - has faced new controversy this week over the news that she used HRH on a gift card to a friend alongside a hamper