The daily gossip: February 26, 2020

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1. Prince Harry declares we can just call him Harry

Drop the "prince." Just "Harry." It's cleaner. On Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex "made it clear that we are all just to call him Harry," according to Ayesha Hazarika, the host of a sustainable tourism conference in Scotland who was tasked with introducing the prince at the event. The decision to lose the title comes as Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, prepare to step back from their royal duties beginning March 31. Dropping the formality of "prince," though, could cause confusion for people still seeking to address Harry with respect — chiefly because no one seems to quite know what his last name is. (It's Mountbatten-Windsor. Probably.)

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.