Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s children’s titles have been automatically elevated following the Queen’s passing.
Though the Duchess of Sussex previously claimed that the title of a Prince was denied to her son, Archie, because of his race, a shift in the line of succession means Archie is officially a Prince while Lilibet is a Princess.
As per the rules laid out by King George V in 1917, children of the monarch’s son – the sovereign’s grandchildren – automatically possess the HRH titles.
With the Queen’s passing and King Charles assuming the mantle of the crown, this means Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie will get to choose whether they want to pursue and use their newfound titles in the future or not.
Meghan previously falsely claimed that her son Archie didn’t become a prince because of her mixed race in her interview with Oprah.
While Meghan insisted she didn’t care much about the royal tiles, she objected to “the idea of our son not being safe, and also the idea of the first member of color in this family not being titled in the same way that other grandchildren would be.”
Following her comments, however, it was revealed that the only reason Archie didn’t become a prince at the time was that he was too low in the line of succession. This has changed with the Queen’s death.
Though Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet hold HRH titles, King Charles could now issue a Letters Patent stopping his grandchildren on Harry and Meghan’s side from using the titles Prince and Princess.
Back in 2021, then-Prince Charles first announced plans to limit the number of key royals and prevent his grandson Archie from being a prince after he became a king.
As of this writing, it is not clear if King Charles will follow up on his promise and block Archie and Lilibet from using the HRH titles.
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