Officially, Meghan Markle’s surname became the unwieldy Mountbatten-Windsor when she married Prince Harry in 2018, but she isn’t wrong in wanting to use Sussex as her last name instead, after her husband’s dukedom, according to experts on royal titles.

Meghan Markle shared on her new Netflix show that "Sussex" is her family's surname. The change is common for members of the royal family.

Meghan Markle revealed in her Netflix show that she is now going by the name of Meghan Sussex in a nod to her royal title - and according to insiders, there is a clear reason for the huge change