Meghan and Harry: the royal family would have prevented their son Archie from receiving the title of prince
According to Meghan Markle, this was not the couple who refused Archie to be a prince. The Duchess of Sussex says it is a decision by the royal family that neither she nor her husband Prince Harry had a say in.
Information is like a bomb. In her historic British crown interview, Meghan Markle said her son Archie, who turns 2 in May, has been denied the title of prince by the monarchy.
When Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced the birth of their son, Archie, they let it be known in 2019 that he would be called "Master Archie Harrisson Mountbatten-Windsor", and that he would not carry the title of Prince , like his cousins George and Louis, or his cousin Princess Charlotte, even though he was seventh in the order of succession to the British throne.
Many media had assumed that this decision had been taken by the princely couple so that the little boy could have a life as normal as possible, away from the spotlight. But, during her long-awaited interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duchess of Sussex made shocking revelations: it was the royal family who refused to give a title to her son, she said, adding that, from therefore, he could not receive police protection. "It was not our decision to make."
To the question "do you think it is due to her skin color", asked by Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle replied: "During the months when I was pregnant (...) we were told that he would not have no security, that he would not have a royal title. There were also conversations about how dark his skin would be when he was born, ”she says, visibly moved. But neither the Queen, nor her husband Prince Philip, participated in these conversations, said Oprah Winfrey after the interview.
The former actress appeared shocked at "the idea that the first Métis member of the royal family does not receive the same titles as other grandchildren." "It was not up to them to take that title away from her," she said, never clearly citing who was behind the decision.
Archie can become a prince when Charles is king
The Duchess says she has not received an explanation as to why the firm did not want her son to have a royal title, suggesting it could be racism. Asked about the couple's envy for Archie to receive the title of prince, Meghan Markle replied: "If that meant he would be protected, then of course."
In the United Kingdom, the title of prince or princess is reserved for direct descendants of the main line of succession: therefore, to the children of Prince William and Kate Middleton. However, the Queen could have decided to offer Archie the same title as his cousins.
The Guardian recalls that, according to the protocol established by George V in his letters patent of 1917, the children and grandchildren of a sovereign automatically earn the right to receive the title of prince or princess. At the time Archie was born, he was only the Queen's great-grandchild, not her grandson.
On the other hand, the day Prince Charles becomes king, Archie and his future little sister, will both be able to claim the status of prince and princess ... unless Elizabeth II or Prince Charles decides to change the rules before that can. take place.
