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Danya Bazaraa & irishmirror.ie

Meghan Markle divides opinion with introduction to children during reading of her book

Meghan Markle has sparked controversy by introducing herself with her royal title to a group of children.

The 40-year-old was reading her kids' book The Bench via video link to the youngsters when she made the comment that divided opinion.

The former actress began the reading by saying "I'm Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex", Mirror Online reports.

She then went on to read the story while showing viewers the illustrations.

But the use of Meghan's title at the start has caused a stir online.

In the video, she said: "Hi and welcome to Brightly Storytime.

"I am Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and today I am going to read you my book called The Bench.

Meghan Markle is seen ahead of her visit with Prince Harry to the iconic Titanic Belfast during their trip to Northern Ireland on March 23, 2018. (Getty Images)

"This is illustrated by Christian Robinson and I asked him to do something special for me and use watercolours, which isn't the normal medium he works with but he did it to make this extra special.

"I hope you love the pictures as much as you love the words.

"I wrote this as a poem for my husband and our son, Archie and then turned it into a book so you can enjoy it too."

One commenting on a tweet with a news piece about Meghan's reading of The Bench wrote: "And of course she introduces herself as the Duchess of Sussex. She won't let the title go will she?"

Another said: "Have either Catherine or Sophie ever done that? Like, Hey, I’m Catherine/Sophie, The Duchess of Cambridge/Countess of Wessex?"

"And introduces herself as Meghan the Duchess of Sussex. Like kids have a clue who she is...Wow," one tweeted.

"They are still very much royals, Harry is still a prince by blood and Meghan a princess and duchess by marriage."

Another made the point: "It’s literally their name."

Many also commended the reading itself: "She did such a wonderful job with the reading. Relaxing tone and perfect pace and balance."

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