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But under the 1917 Letters Patent, the grandchildren of the sovereign are to inherit titles automatically, which means that the Sussex kids, Archie and Lilibet, would be granted titles upon Prince Charles’ ascension to the throne. A source close to the couple recently shared that Charles plans to change legal documents in order to keep the Harry and Meghan’s children from having any royal titles, but Palace Insiders close to Charles insist that this is part of the Prince of Wales’ plans to slim down the monarchy.
Archie And Lilibet Will Likely Not Inherit Royal Titles
It’s an old rule that the grandchild of the reigning sovereign will have the right to be a “prince” or “princess”, but according to sources, Charles will change key legal documents when he ascends the throne and this could mean that Archie and Lilibet will likely live their lives without royal titles.
Meghan Markle, 39, addressed the possibility in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, accusing the royal family of trying to deny her child/children their birthrights. It was apparently something that hurt the Sussexes, as they unleashed a string of accusations against the royal family.
But according to The Mail, the decision is far from a personal vendetta, as believed by Harry, Meghan and some close friends, Charles is of the opinion that the public would want a slimmed down monarchy.
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“Charles has never made any secret of the fact that he wants a slimmed-down Monarchy when he becomes King,” a source told The Sun. “He realizes that the public don’t want to pay for a huge Monarchy and, as he said, the balcony at Buckingham Palace would probably collapse.”
As for the full details of Charles’ plans to reduce the number of working royals, nothing has been disclosed yet. But this sort of change needs legal documents to be adjusted. For example, in 2012, Queen Elizabeth issued a new Letter’s Patent of her own ahead of Prince George’s birth that made a significant change and ensured that all of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s children will receive the titles of “prince” and “princess”. Therefore, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis bear the titles, which is a gift from the Queen.
Even though Prince William and Kate’s children are, like Lilibet and Archie, great-grandchildren of the Sovereign, because William is in direct line to the monarchy, his first child would automatically be a “prince” from birth. The Queen amended the old standard and ensured that all of the couple’s children, including any daughters, would be titled.
For now, Prince Charles has refused to address the rumors of his plans to slim down the monarchy. “We are not going to speculate about the succession or comment on rumors coming out of America,” a royal insider told The Sun.
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