On Friday, March 10, the British monarch Charles III bestowed the title of Duke of Edinburgh on his younger brother Edward, who had been in disgrace for a long time due to a high-profile sex scandal. The decision of the king was a kind of gift to Prince Edward on his 59th birthday. The title has been vacant since the death of Prince Philip, the brothers’ father. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II passed away on April 9, 2021.
An announcement has appeared on the official website of the British royal family that the children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Archie and Lilibet have officially received the titles of prince and princess.
Succession experts argue that this is not surprising. In 1917, King George V, grandfather of Elizabeth II, established a simple and strict order. In Britain, the titles of prince and princess are given either to the children and grandchildren of the monarch himself, or to the children of the heir to the throne. These titles belong to them by birthright.
According to these rules, the children of Prince William and Kate Middleton George, Charlotte and Louis are called princes and princesses from the first day they are born, because their father was the queen’s grandson and second heir to the throne.
But the children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could only be called Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. Their father was not and is not among the direct heirs.
But after the death of Elizabeth II, everything changed. Now Archie and Lilibet are the king’s grandchildren. And this automatically gives them the right to be called a prince and a princess. By the way, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex first used the title of princess for their daughter at the christening ceremony, which took place in March of their Montecito mansion. Now California has one more prince and one more princess.
And one more interesting nuance for those who are interested in the British royal family. All the same rule of George V does not allow Meghan Markle to call herself a princess, although she is married to a prince. She was not born into a royal family. Yes, Megan is the wife of a prince, the mother of a prince and a princess, but she herself will remain a duchess and no more.
As for the wife of Prince William, she officially received the title of Princess of Wales when her husband became the Prince of Wales. But the difference is that now you can call her Catherine, Princess of Wales, but not Princess Catherine, and even more so Princess Kate.
Earlier, King Charles III decided to take away their British residence from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle due to financial abuse.
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