Will Harry and Meghan's Children Get Royal Titles
- 2 years ago
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry and Meghan's children Archie and Lilibet technically became a prince and princess.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to view flowers and tributes to HM Queen Elizabeth on September 10, 2022 in Windsor, England
A decree issued by King George V in 1917 limits the titles of prince and princess to children of the monarch, children of the monarch's sons and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
But questions remain about whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children will inherit the titles since the couple stepped down as senior royals in 2020 and stopped using their HRH designations.
Since Elizabeth's death on Thursday, the order of succession has been updated on the royal family's website. William, now next in line to the throne, has become the Prince of Wales while his wife has become the Princess of Wales.
But while Harry's children have moved up to sixth and seventh in the line of succession, they are still listed as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor as of September 11. Buckingham Palace has yet to clarify their status.
In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan said the royal family had discussed changing the convention so that a royal title would be denied to Archie when Charles became king. Newsweek previously reported that the discussions were based on Charles' long-standing vision of a slimmed-down monarchy.
Meghan implied that it might be a case of "the first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way that other grandchildren would be." The interview took place before Lilibet was born.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive to view flowers and tributes to HM Queen Elizabeth on September 10, 2022 in Windsor, England
A decree issued by King George V in 1917 limits the titles of prince and princess to children of the monarch, children of the monarch's sons and the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
But questions remain about whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children will inherit the titles since the couple stepped down as senior royals in 2020 and stopped using their HRH designations.
Since Elizabeth's death on Thursday, the order of succession has been updated on the royal family's website. William, now next in line to the throne, has become the Prince of Wales while his wife has become the Princess of Wales.
But while Harry's children have moved up to sixth and seventh in the line of succession, they are still listed as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor as of September 11. Buckingham Palace has yet to clarify their status.
In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, Meghan said the royal family had discussed changing the convention so that a royal title would be denied to Archie when Charles became king. Newsweek previously reported that the discussions were based on Charles' long-standing vision of a slimmed-down monarchy.
Meghan implied that it might be a case of "the first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way that other grandchildren would be." The interview took place before Lilibet was born.