Xtreme Vogue London Desk: Sarah Marshal
The two children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will now be known as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, a royal source has confirmed.
The statement comes after Lilibet was christened “Princess Lilibet Diana” at a ceremony in California on Friday (3 March).
It follows a royal row over titles that erupted when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
Originally, Lilibet, one, and her older brother Archie, three, weren’t given HRH titles at birth due to their position in the line of succession. At the time, they were the great-grandchildren of the monarch.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, Charles became King. As a result, Archie and Lilibet became the grandchildren of a monarch, which changed their royal roles.
At present, the children are listed as Master Archie and Miss Lilibet on the royal website.
A royal source told The Mirror: “As the duke and duchess have now confirmed this, the website will now be updated in due course.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s spokesman confirmed to People magazine that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s second child was christened on Friday 3 March by the Archbishop of Los Angeles at their home in Montecito, California.
The source reportedly told the publication that Meghan Markle, 41, and Prince Harry, 38, extended an invite to King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton, but they were “not in attendance”.
According to the US publication, there were 20 to 30 guests at the intimate ceremony, including Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland and Lilibet’s godfather, Tyler Perry.
The news comes as the Sussexes indicated that they received an invitation to the King’s coronation on 6 May but had not yet confirmed the outcome of their decision.
Speculation over whether the couple would be invited to the ceremony after King Charles III requested they vacate their UK home, Frogmore Cottage, has increased over the past week.
