PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019.
But now that the couple have stepped down from their royal roles, what is Archie’s title?
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What is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son’s official title now?
When Archie was born Meghan and Harry chose not to use a courtesy title for their new boy.
Instead, he will simply be known as ‘Master Archie’ after Meghan and Harry decided not to give him one of the Duke of Sussex’s lesser titles, the Earl of Dumbarton.
This is a signal the couple want their child to be a “private citizen”.
Archie will be eligible to be styled as Prince if his parents so wish when Prince Charles becomes king.
Until then, he will not have HRH or any titles.
Interestingly, Meghan and Harry’s baby boy will not be called His Royal Highness – thanks to his great-great-grandparent.
King George V introduced a rule in 1917 which means their baby will need special permission from the Queen to become a HRH.
Only the eldest son of the Queen’s first born, Prince Charles, is entitled to be a HRH, no younger sons or daughters.
But in December 2012, before Prince William and Kate Middleton had their first born Prince George, the Queen used the Letters Patent so she could give all of their children a HRH title.
The Letters Patent is a method that allows the sovereign to give orders without involving…
