AFTER the death of Queen Elizabeth II, son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor will now receive a new royal title from the reigning monarch, King Charles.
However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were “furious” at the final decision on their son’s future royal title.
What is Archie’s official title?
When Archie was born in 2019, it was reported that Meghan and Harry chose not to use a courtesy title for their new son.
Instead, he became known simply as Master Archie after his parents decided not to give him one of the Duke of Sussex’s lesser titles, the Earl of Dumbarton.
This signaled that the couple wanted their son to be a “private citizen.”
However, the Duchess of Sussex revealed to Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 that she was upset about the lack of a title for Archie.
She claimed that Buckingham Palace actively tried to change the rules so that when Charles became king, Archie would not be made a prince.
However, following Queen Elizabeth’s passing on September 8, 2022, her son Charles succeeded to the throne and became the country’s new reigning monarch – meaning Archie would receive a new royal title.
Her Majesty has agreed to issue letters patent to grant Archie the title of prince in the future, alongside his sister Lilibet who will receive the title of princess.
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However, Meghan and Harry’s son will not be called His Royal Highness – thanks to his great-great-grandfather.
King George V introduced a rule in 1917 that meant your baby would need special permission from the King to receive His Royal Highness status.
Only the eldest son of the Queen’s firstborn, King Charles, is entitled to be HRH – no younger sons or daughters.
And this decision left Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “furious” and concerned about security issues.
A source said: “Harry and Meghan were concerned about the security issue and being prince and princess entitles them to certain levels of royal security.
“There were a lot of conversations last week.
“They insisted that Archie and Lilibet are prince and princess.
“They have been relentless since the Queen’s death.
“But they were furious that Archie and Lilibet cannot carry the title of HRH.
“That’s the deal – they can be prince and princess, but not Her Royal Highness because they’re not royals.”
Becoming a prince or princess does not automatically mean royalty has police protection.
The security of Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie – for example – is no longer paid for by the taxpayer.
The Sussexes are said to have pointed out that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have HRH status but do not work as royals.
A spokesman for the king declined to comment.
Harry and Meghan agreed not to use their Royal Highness titles when they moved to the United States two and a half years ago.
Despite royal protocol, in December 2012, before Prince William and Kate Middleton had their first child, Prince George, the Queen used Letters Patent so that she could give all of her children an HRH title.
This is because George is in line to the throne, and the Queen had to intervene to give the title to Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis as well.
The Letters Patent is a method that allows the sovereign to give orders without involving Parliament.
Archie is seventh in line to the throne, behind his father.
It will remain ahead of any other children Harry and Meghan have in the future, again regardless of gender.
Their son is the Queen’s eighth great-grandchild.
When was Archie born?
Meghan gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, at 5:26 am on May 6, 2019.
Meghan and Harry were all smiles as they introduced their “amazing” son to the world.
The new parents looked tired but ecstatic as they cradled their son, with bearded dad Harry joking that his son “already has facial hair”.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s low-key announcement at Windsor Castle contrasted sharply with the post-birth experiences of Kate Middleton and Prince William, who saw hundreds of photographers snapping photos of their three children hours after they were born.
And the Sussexes kept Archie wrapped in a white blanket and hat as they described their son.
New mother Meghan, then 37, stunned in a white dress alongside smiling new father Prince Harry, then 34, who cradled his son.
She gushed over her son, saying, “It’s magical.
“It’s amazing. I have the two best guys in the world, so I’m really happy.”
And he said the baby already had the “sweetest temperament” – adding “he’s the dream”.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex released their son’s birth certificate, showing that Meghan was listed as a “princess.”
Archie’s birth was registered on Friday, May 17, 2019, revealing that the couple had their baby at London’s Portland Hospital, a private hospital favored by celebrities wanting a money-free, object-free birth experience.
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