Meghan Markle introduces herself without 'family name' on new podcast after insisting on using 'Sussex'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Meghan Markle appeared to introduce herself differently after boldly proclaiming her last name to be "Sussex."

The 43-year-old recently launched her new podcast, ‘Confessions of a Female Founder’, where she introduced herself simply by her first name, ditching both her maiden surname "Markle" and her British royal family title "Duchess of Sussex." 

Her latest take on her name came just a month after she corrected her friend Mindy Kaling for calling her "Meghan Markle," instead of "Meghan Sussex" during an episode of her Netflix show, ‘With Love, Meghan’.

Meghan Markle introduces herself with just her first name

"I’m Meghan," said the ‘Suits’ alum, while introducing herself to her audience at the beginning of the podcast episode where she hosted the Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd, as per Page Six.

After the interview wrapped up, the podcast credits were listed by a different woman, who said, "'Confessions of a Female Founder' is a production of Lemonada Media, created and hosted by Meghan."

The As Ever founder not only used her first name in the introduction and end credits, but also on the promotional photo for her podcast.

The promotional poster, which featured a photo of the former actress donning a striking blue dress, reads, "Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan."

Meghan Markle urged Mindy Kaling to refer to her as 'Meghan Sussex'

During a conversation featured in the Netflix show ‘With Love, Meghan’, Mindy Kaling said, "People wouldn’t believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box."

Laughing, Meghan corrected her, "It’s so funny, too, that you keep saying Meghan Markle. You know I’m Sussex now."

She further explained that she now shares her last name with her two children with Prince Harry, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three.

According to the royal rule, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III, Archie (born Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor) and Lilibet (born Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor) were made Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex. The British rule entitles the grandchildren of a sovereign to become princes or princesses of the realm.

Meghan further said, "You have kids and you go, ‘No, I share my name with my children.' I didn’t know how meaningful that would be to me, but it just means so much to go, this is our family name, our little family name."

Awestruck, Kaling then responded, "Now I know. And I love it."

In a recent interview with People, Meghan further reflected on the importance of the title, as she said, "It’s our shared name as a family, and I guess I hadn’t recognized how meaningful that would be to me until we had children,” and added, "I love that that is something that Archie, Lili, H and I all have together. It means a lot to me."