AfterMeghan MarkleandPrince Harrydebuted their sonArchie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsorto the world on Wednesday,a royal source told PEOPLEthat, unlike his royal cousins, Archie will not receive a royal title.
While there are courtesy titles that Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could apply to their son, they have chosen not to give him a “courtesy titles” at this time, the source said.
However, it’s possible that Archie could receive a royal title later in life. When his grandfather,Prince Charlesbecomes king (in the event ofQueen Elizabeth‘s death), the title of “prince” will be automatically given to him as the child of a son of the king.
But just as his parents have chosen not to give Archie a courtesy title upon his birth, they can also choose not to use the title that would be conferred to him after Charles becomes king.
“As the grandchildren of the Sovereign they have the right to be upgraded to the style of His or Her Royal Highness. But that begs a question of whether Harry and Meghan want that,” Joe Little, managing editor ofMajestymagazine, previously told PEOPLE.
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Little continued: “Do they prefer what[Prince] Edwardand Sophie have, and not have their children as Their Royal Highnesses with a view to them leading relatively normal lives?”
Harry and Meghan werenamed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their wedding day, and it is traditional for the eldest son of a duke to eventually inherit his father’s title. Down the line, Archie could be given the secondary Sussex title, before inheriting the dukedom.
The Queen granted Prince Andrew’s request that his daughters,BeatriceandEugenie, receive the title of “princess” rather than “lady.” In 2016, Andrew refuted reports that he had demanded titles for “any future husbands” of his daughters, stating he simply wanted his children to be considered “modern, working young women who happen to be members of the royal family.”
Eugenie andJack Brooksbankdid not receive any titlesfollowing theirroyal weddingin October, however, meaning their future children will not inherit any titles themselves.
Their father, Captain Mark Phillips, was a commoner and also turned down a title that would have been given to him as a wedding gift from the Queen when he wed Princess Anne.
“I’m very lucky that both my parents decided to not use the title and we grew up and did all the things that gave us the opportunity to do,” Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall, said in 2015.
source: people.com
