Duchess Meghan
Meghan waives the title of nobility in Lilibet’s birth certificate
Duchess Meghan gave her real name without title in the birth certificate of her daughter Lilibet Diana.
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Duchess Meghan waives her royal title in her daughter’s birth certificate and simply signs with Rachel Meghan Markle.
Duchess Meghan (39) is still allowed to call herself “Her Royal Highness, the Duchess Meghan of Sussex” despite the Megxit. On the official birth certificate of her daughter Lilibet Diana, the wife of Prince Harry (36) renounced all titles of nobility and simply signed with her real name: Rachel Meghan Markle. This is reported by the US magazine “People”, which was given a look at the original documents.
Papa Prince Harry, on the other hand, did give his full royal name: In the field of the first name it says “The Duke of Sussex”, with the surname “His Royal Highness”. Meghan also gave her royal name on her son Archie’s birth certificate in May 2019. The professions listed were “Prince and Princess of the United Kingdom”. And that although Meghan officially does not hold any princess titles at all. In Lili’s certificate, however, no professions are specified.
Leaner monarchy in the future?
The different names are a bit surprising: After the Megxit, there should have been an agreement with the British royal family that both Meghan and Harry may keep the official title “His / Her Royal Highness”, but should no longer use or use them.
The official titles of Archie and Lili Mountbatten-Windsor have not yet been finalized. Actually, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, with the heir to the throne Prince Charles as the new king, both would automatically be given the title of prince or princess as the king’s grandson. According to rumors, Charles would like to change this and rely on a leaner monarchy in the future.