Duchess Meghan + Prince Harry
They comment on the fuss over their children’s titles
One detail in particular stands out in the announcement of the baptism of Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s children get official titles. They may be called Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet Diana. The Sussexes comment on this in another statement.
The children of Prince Harry, 38, and Duchess Meghan, 41, are now named Prince Archie, 3, and Princess Lilibet Diana, 1. Announcing their daughter’s christening, the parents used their daughter’s title for the first time. A spokesman for the couple also confirmed in a statement to People magazine: “Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on March 3 by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Reverend John Taylor.” They had previously been referred to as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor”.
It is the first time the Sussexes have used the princess title for their daughter. In a second statement, they now comment on this.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan publish another statement
The titles of Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry’s children follow the precedent set by King George V (1865-1936) when he issued a patent decree in 1917 conferring the title of prince or princess on grandchildren in the ruler’s male line .
“Children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch,” a spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told People. “This matter has been settled in accordance with Buckingham Palace for some time.”
Royal Family adjusts the website
British media are even more concrete. Accordingly, King Charles, 74, informed his son, Prince Harry, in a “private conversation” after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, † 96 last year that his children may be called prince and princess. This was also updated on the Royal Family’s website on March 9th.
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Sussexes live in the United States
Harry and Meghan have been married since 2018 and emigrated to the United States in 2020. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on June 4, 2021 in Santa Barbara, California. Her big brother Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on May 6, 2019 in London. In interviews, a Netflix documentary and an autobiography of the prince, Harry and Meghan have criticized members of the British royal family, local customs and the British press since emigrating.
Source used: people.com, royal.uk