Prince Harry’spageon the royal family’s website was just updated to remove references to his “His Royal Highness” title.
AfterExpressreported on Friday that the Duke of Sussex was still being called “His Royal Highness” in his bio,the outlet noticedon Tuesday that the page had been updated to remove the two references to the title.
Both references were tied to Harry’s work to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in 2016. The title is now replaced with “the Duke” or “the Duke of Sussex” — although he did not receive hisdukedomfrom his grandmother Queen Elizabeth until his May 2018 wedding toMeghan Markle.
The royal family’s website has not been completely updated following the death of Queen Elizabeth. AsExpresspointed out last week, Queen Elizabeth was still referred to as the current monarch, King Charles was called “the Prince of Wales” and Queen Camilla was still being styled as “the Duchess of Cornwall.”
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What would happen to Prince Harry and Meghan’s titles was revealed shortly after they announced they werestepping back as working members of the royal familyin 2020.
Prince Harry and Meghan would still be referred to formally as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and called Harry, the Duke of Sussex and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in June 2022.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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Since they decided to step back as working members of the royal family and relocated to Meghan’s home state of California, the couple have often introduced themselves assimply “Harry"and"Meghan.”
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Prince Harry and Meghan’s two children — 4-year-old sonPrince Archieand 2-year-old daughterPrincess Lilibet— are also in the line of succession behind their father.
Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer carrying out duties on behalf of the royal family, Archie and Lili hadchanges to their titleswhen King Charles acceded the throne. The palace updated the royal family’sofficial websitein March to reflect Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s titles after they were previously styled as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.” Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan, 42, first referred to theirchildren’s royal titleswhile confirming the news of their daughter’sMarch 3 christeningin California.
“The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch,” a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE. “This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace.”
Prince Harry in June 2023.Neil Mockford/GC Images
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Prince Harry wore a polo and a baseball cap featuring the logo forArchewell Foundation, the organization he created with Meghan.
source: people.com
