Titles For The Children of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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From the Emperor’s Desk:

Ever since the accession of King Charles III on the British throne the question of the titles of the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has been raised. The question wasn’t what their titles would be, the question was did they even have titles?

Prior to the accession of the King, the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not eligible to have the style of His or Her Royal Highness and the title of Prince or Princess of the United Kingdom because according to the Letters Patent of 1917 issued by King George V, which stipulated that only grandchildren of the sovereign in the male line were eligible for these styles and titles.

From their birth until the accession of the King, when Queen Elizabeth II was the reigning monarch, the Sussex children were ineligible for the titles and styles because they were great-grandchildren of the sovereign in the male line..

The original 1917 Letters Patent granted the style of Royal Highness and title of Prince or Princess to the children of the sovereign and the grand children of the sovereign in the male line. The Letters Patent extended this courtesy to the son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth II that extension applied to Prince George only.

On December 31, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II made an amendment to the 1917 Letters Patent by issuing Letters Patent which gave the title and style His/Her Royal Highness and Prince/Princess of the United Kingdom to all the children of the Prince of Wales’s eldest son.

Therefore at birth Charlotte and Louis they were thus styled “Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge” and “His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge” respectively.

It has been announced that the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will begin to use the style Royal Highness and the Prince and Princess titles afforded to them by the Letters Patent of 1917.

The news was revealed when it was announced that Princess Lilibet had been christened on Friday in California.

Buckingham Palace has said that the Royal Website will be updated to reflect the change in due course.

They will now be known as: His Royal Highness Prince Archie of Sussex and Her Royal Highness Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

Queen and Duke of Edinburgh meet the new son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

TRH the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were today introduced to the newborn son of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle. The Duchess’ mother, Ms Doria Ragland was also present.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to announce that they have named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Ms Doria Ragland and TRH the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were photographed with their newborn son earlier at Windsor Castle today.

The baby was born on Monday, 6th May, at 05:26 in the morning, weighing 7lbs 3oz at birth and The Duke of Sussex was present.

The name Archie was brought into England by the Normans when William I “The Conqueror” invaded England and became king in 1066. Eventually, in the Middle Ages, the name became common in Scotland and means ‘True and Bold.” The longer version is Archibald. However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have simply used the shortened version of “Archie” as the official name.

Harrison simply means “Harry’s son” which I think is pretty clever.

Here is a link to my earlier blog post why Archie Mountbatten-Windsor will not have a tittle. https://europeanroyalhistory.wordpress.com/2019/04/03/will-the-children-of-the-duke-and-duchess-of-sussex-have-titles/

However, as a non-royal son of a Duke, Archie is entitled to be styled by his fathers secondary title “Earl of Dumbarton” but it has been confirmed that he will not use that title and will be simply known as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.

Official Wedding Pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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Statement from The Royal Family ‘ Facebook page.

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs from their Wedding day.

The images were taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirski in The Green Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, following the carriage procession.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would like to thank everyone who took part in the celebrations of their wedding on Saturday. They feel so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in Windsor and also all those who watched the wedding on television across the UK, Commonwealth, and around the world.

Their Royal Highnesses are delighted with these official portraits taken by Alexi Lubomirski and are happy to be able to share them today. They would also like to say thank you for all of the generous messages of support they have received.