Meghan Markle 'changed mind over children's titles after talk with Beatrice and Eugenie'
ok.co.ukThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to change the way their two children were styled from Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet caused headlines around the world.
In line with the rules laid out in the 1917 Letters Patent by King George V, grandchildren of the monarch are entitled to hold princely titles - something which Prince Harry and Meghan referenced in their statement at the time as they said they didn't want to deprive their children of their "birth right".
However, despite raising her children in the US and admitting during her and Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey that she didn't have an "attachment" to the "grandeur" of royal life, Meghan had a change of heart - with one royal expert predicting this was after a conversation with Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
Prince Harry and Meghan lost their right to use their HRH status in 2020 when they stepped back from their official roles - but they can still be called the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as the title was bestowed on them before their wedding by the late Queen.
Read more on ok.co.uk