Prince Harry and Meghan Markle changed their children’s surname from Mountbatten-Windsor
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have changed the last name of their children, 4-year-old Archie and 2-year-old Lilibet. Before King Charles III ascended the throne, the Duke and Duchess’s children were “Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Lilibeth Mountbatten-Windsor”.
However, recently the couple decided to make a change, first renaming their website to “Sussex”, and subsequently changing their children’s surname according to their royal title. The publication reports this People.
Harry and Meghan’s children were given the titles of prince and princess when their grandfather King Charles became monarch in September 2022. The famous couple first used their children’s royal titles in March 2023 when they announced Lilibet’s christening, and their names were changed to “Prince Archie of Sussex” and “Princess Lilibeth of Sussex” on the official royal family website.
According to People, the Sussexes are a family surname. The use of titles as their children’s surnames is in keeping with the tradition used by members of the royal family. Prince William and Kate Middleton’s three children are officially named Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales, emulating their parents’ titles. However, they use a less formal variant at school: George of Wales, Charlotte of Wales and Louis of Wales.
Prince William and Prince Harry also followed this path when it came to their surnames during their military service, becoming “William of Wales” and “Harry of Wales.”
Formally, the royal family’s surname is Mountbatten-Windsor. Conversations about Meghan and Prince Harry’s royal titles have reignited amid the launch of their new website, Sussex.com.
After the couple stepped back from the royal family in 2020, Buckingham Palace announced that they would no longer use their HRH titles. However, Harry and Meghan are still officially referred to as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
In addition, Prince Harry retained his place in the line of succession to the throne. Read our material about who is next in line to the throne.
Previously, OBOZ.UA talked about how Prince Harry did not say a word about his father, Charles III, who had cancer, during a speech in Las Vegas.
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