LONDON, KOMPAS.com – Chat Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey leaving one big question, is it true that their first child Archie can’t be a prince?
Meghan, who married Harry in 2018, in an interview with Oprah at A CBS Primetime Special said that while pregnant she was shocked to learn that Archie would not receive the prince or security assistance.
“They said they didn’t want her to be a prince or a princess – not knowing her gender – which would be different from protocol,” said Meghan.
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The 39-year-old woman also admitted that she was worried, because according to her, there was a suggestion that the first royal family member from the colored group could not be given a title like other grandchildren.
According to Meghan, mixed race Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the full name of his first child, was the reason he couldn’t be a prince.
“There was concern and discussion about how dark her skin was when she was born,” said Meghan.
So, is Meghan really afraid of it? Let’s take a look at the rules in the British Empire.
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Under the still-in-force convention, Archie could be crowned prince if his grandfather, Prince Charles, ascended the throne to be king since childhood.
However, Ratu Elizabeth II made an exception for Prince William’s descendants. Years ago it was announced that they would all be princes and princesses.
Then launch PolitiFact, Archie could not be a prince at birth because of the rules set by King George V more than 100 years ago.
In 1917 King George V restricted which members of the royal family would have HRH status (His / Her Royal Highness aka His Majesty).
Guardian proclaimed that the descendants entitled to the titles of princes and princesses are the children of kings, the grandchildren of kings in the male line, and the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
As such, Archie was automatically born without the title of prince because he was the queen’s great-grandson, but could become prince if Charles became king.
Meghan knows the rules too, and has explained them to Oprah.
“When Harry’s father becomes king, automatically Archie and our next baby will be either a prince or a princess,” she explained.
Harry and Archie are currently sixth and seventh respectively in the line of the throne.
However, his position could go down if Prince William’s family grew.
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In 2012 Queen Elizabeth II issued a decree stating that all of William’s children would receive the titles of princes and princesses, but that rule did not apply to Archie.
William’s eldest son, George, immediately became a prince at birth and was entitled to enter the list of heirs to the throne.
Meghan tells Oprah that the royal family set different rules that prevent Archie from becoming a prince.
“I think even with the convention I’m talking about, when I was pregnant, they said they wanted to change the convention for Archie,” said the woman who was born in California.
The Guardian reports, such a change goes hand in hand with Charles’ desire to streamline the royal family.
“What Prince Charles will do when he takes the throne under a sleek monarchy is really what he is talking about,” said Carolyn Durand, author. Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family, of CNN on Monday (8/3/2021).
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Archie was entitled to be Earl of Dumbarton at birth in 2019, however Harry and Meghan instead named it Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
Meghan denies claims they don’t want Archie to be a prince, confessing to Oprah that she and Harry are worried about her child’s safety.
Several family members United Kingdom others are also untitled by search People, even though the queen had already offered it to them.
For example, Princess Anne’s children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, are the queen’s grandchildren who do not have royal titles.
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