Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Call Archie and Lilibet’s New Titles Their ‘Birthright’ After Royal Website Tweak
09.03.2023 - 20:31
/ usmagazine.com
A prince and princess. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s kids, son Archie, 3, and 21-month-old daughter Lilibet, are now using their official royal titles.
According to the British royal family’s website, which was updated on Thursday, March 9, the children will now be known as Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex, in line with their parents’ titles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became Monarch,” a spokesperson for Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, told Good Morning America on Thursday. “This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.”
The news comes one day after a spokesperson for the couple confirmed to Us Weekly that Lilibet had been christened on March 3, at which she was referred to as “princess” for the first time. That same day, Us confirmed that she and her brother’s titles would be updated on the royal family’s website.
Although Harry and Meghan gave up their official positions and titles of His/Her Royal Highness upon stepping down from senior royal duties in 2020, Archie and Lilibet became eligible for their titles once King Charles III took the throne following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September 2022.
Following the queen’s passing at the age of 96, other members of the famous family received new titles, too. In addition to being the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William took on the titles of Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cornwall. His wife, Princess Kate, subsequently became the Princess of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
Similar to Archie and Lilibet, the names of their cousins Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, are now styled as the Princes and Princess of Wales.
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