Archie & Lilibet Are 'Not Expected' to Receive Prince & Princess Titles They Are Now Entitled To, Says Expert

• Archie and Lilibet became eligible for the HRH styling and titles of prince and princess following King Charles III's accession to the throne.

• The King reportedly "has not decided" if Archie and Lilibet can use new titles.

• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were reportedly left furious about the results of the discussion about Archie and Lilibet's titles.

The Sussex kids, Archie, and Lilibet's future in the monarchy still seems bleak. It remains unclear whether the young royals would be given their rightful titles of Prince and Princess as their parents insist they are.

Archie Harrison and Lilibet "Lili" Diana automatically became entitled to be addressed as HRH with Prince and Princess titles after their grandfather, King Charles III, became the new monarch, one royal commentator told Express.

Seeing that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle uprooted their lives to the US, royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti believes it would be senseless for their brood to be known as Prince and Princess.

He explained that he would not expect the duo to be addressed as HRH, not because of the ongoing rift between their parents and the Royal Family but because he does not believe that it would be significant in their lives.

The British journalist explained that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex "made it quite clear" before stepping down as senior royal members that they wanted their offspring to have access to protection from not being part of the Royal Family.

Sacerdoti mentioned that it would seem "strange" if the royal couple insisted on having their son and daughter styled with a royal title after stepping down as working royals.

He also suggested because their kids are being raised in America, enabling them to use their royal titles would not serve its purpose. However, Sarcedoti stated the royal siblings would be given what they deserve but that there was no need for them to be given "more".

The Question about Archie & Lilibet's Titles

The question surrounding Markle and Prince Harry's children's titles was first raised during the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

After the pair welcomed their son in May 2019, media reports suggested they had decided against giving the young royal the title of Earl, which he could receive as Queen Elizabeth II's great-grandchild.

During the televised interview, the Duchess claimed certain individuals at the palace expressed they did not want her son to be a prince. She added that if Archie is denied the title, he will not receive police protection in the future.

When asked whether media reports regarding her and her husband's decision against having a title for their child were accurate, Markle disagreed, saying it was not their "decision to make."

The former actress also revealed that she and Prince Harry had initially expected her father-in-law to give their son the title of a prince once he became King but were informed the "convention" would be different. She said the Firm had no right to take that away from their child.

Per Express, rules set in 1917 by King George V stated that only the sovereign's offspring, the kids of the monarch's sons, and the firstborn son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales should receive the titles of prince and princess.

However, the Queen modified the said rules by extending the titles of prince and princess to all the children of the then Prince of Wales's firstborn.

Now that Archie and Lilibet are great-grandkids of the sovereign, it is their birthright to be styled as HRH Prince Archie and HRH Princess Lilibet. Markle expressed during the interview that the lack of title would pose a greater issue on security for Archie:

"If you're saying the title is what's going to affect their protection, we haven't created this monster machine around us in terms of clickbait and tabloid fodder."

"You've allowed that to happen, which means our son needs to be safe," said the now-mother of two.

King Charles Has 'Not Decided' Yet on Archie & Lilibet's Titles

Per the Daily Mail, King Charles is yet to decide on whether or not his grandson and granddaughter can now use their Prince and Princess titles. The Times royal editor, Roya Nikkkah, wrote that the decision is currently "heightening tensions" between him and the Sussexes.

The couple's children are still listed as Master Archie and Miss Lilibet on the Royal Family's website.

When asked about the lack of title updates, a spokesperson told The Times that the King was solely focused on mourning his late mother. He added that the titles were less likely to be updated during the mourning period. However, the spokesperson said there would be talks about them in time.

Meanwhile, Nikkah revealed Prince Harry and Markle were anxious about the outcome as they feared His Majesty might take away the titles from their brood following his hesitation to do so immediately after the Queen died.

That statement came after royal expert Katie Nicholl told "The Royal Beat" that King Charles was willing to give his grandkids the titles but that there was a restriction to do so:

"It comes with a caveat, and that caveat is trust."

Nicholl explained that the Royal Family needed to know that they could "trust" the Sussexes. Because non-working royals are not granted HRH titles, royal expert Phil Dampier previously told the Daily Mail that allowing Archie and Lilibet to use their Prince and Princess titles without HRH "would be a classic compromise".

Dampier added the Duke and Duchess should be glad because using Prince and Princess titles in the United States "sounds good". He also emphasized them not having their HRH titles is still not a bad idea because they are not working royals.

This comes after an insider revealed to The Sun that Prince Harry and Markle were "left furious" that their son and daughter could not be granted the HRH title.

Moreover, having Prince and Princess titles allows them to have specific levels of royal security. The source divulged that after a few discussions following Her Majesty's death, the agreement was that Archie and Lilibet could be addressed as such. However, they would not be referred to as HRH because they are non-working royals.