While I Harry and Meghan’s children they were never called “princes”. Partly it was a matter of inheritance rules, and partly, it seemed, the choice of parents. After all, if the Sussexes are so hostile The Royal FamilyWhy on earth would they want their children to have a title that Harry himself considers only a burden? However, something has changed and Meghan and Harry officially named their daughter “Princess Lilibet” on the occasion of her christening. Moreover, on the site of the royal family The line of succession has been updated with Archie and Lilibet now in sixth and seventh places.

“Children’s titles have been innate since their grandfather became a monarch,” said one. People representative of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. “This matter has long been settled in accordance with Buckingham Palace.” Harry and Meghan’s children automatically became princes when Charles became king. King George V established it in 1917: children and children of sovereign children are princes. While Elizabeth II was alive, there were no problems, but now everything has changed. Harry and Meghan, King Charles’ heirs, never used the title for their children, but the occasion presented itself at Lilibet’s official baptism ceremony. The Sussexes have made their move by pushing (and possibly forcing a hand?) Buckingham Palace to update the line of succession as well. However, from a formal point of view, there is nothing to report, given that Charles would never officially deprive his grandchildren of this title.

The question remains why Harry and Meghan chose to name their children by the titles that, judging by recent events, they most despise. IN Fire Harry has spoken extensively about the trauma his life as a prince has caused him, the relationship with the family is now apparently irreversible and the Sussexes will not return to being active members of the royal family. The decision to use honorifics for children seems to go against the trend. and there are those among royal analysts who have no problem defining this as inconsistent. Rebels yes, but always only up to a certain point.