Meghan Markle and Harry: what nationality will their second child have?
Meghan Markle had applied for British nationality after her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018. In vain.
The happy news is already raising questions. Three months after revealing her miscarriage in a heartbreaking text, Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry announced the upcoming arrival of their second child, this Sunday, February 14. A new happiness which comes almost two years after the birth of Archie and which the international press is already interested in. While British punters are betting on the possible first names the Duke and Duchess of Sussex might choose for the newborn, others are questioning his future nationality. Since their withdrawal from the British monarchy a year ago, the couple have indeed moved away across the Atlantic - to Canada and then to Los Angeles, where they now reside. But after this move, will their second child be born American or British?
Unlike his brother Archie, who was born in the United Kingdom in May 2019, the newborn could be born in the United States but could benefit, like him, from dual nationality thanks to his parents. And this, whatever his place of birth. Prince Harry being a British citizen and Meghan Markle being American. As "People" reports, according to the British government, "British citizenship is normally passed automatically from one generation to the next to children born outside the UK. "
COULD MEGHAN MARKLE OBTAIN BRITISH NATIONALITY?
When Archie was born in London Hospital, the former "Suits" star was an American citizen and Prince Harry was a British citizen. As a result, he had obtained dual citizenship since a child born to an American mother, who had lived in the United States at least five months before the birth of the child, automatically obtained American citizenship. For her part, Meghan Markle had applied for British nationality after her marriage to Prince Harry, in May 2018, before retracting a few years later. After the announcement of the Megxit, in January 2019, the "Sun" revealed that the Duchess had abandoned her efforts to obtain it. In question ? Strict UK law. According to the latter, it takes five years to obtain English nationality. A period during which she could not have spent more than 270 days outside the UK. A constraint that did not coincide with his move to Los Angeles ...
