Prince William to take 'step' to 'close royal door' on Harry and Meghan's children
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Prince William's relationship with his brother Prince Harry is believed to be irreparable after a tumultuous five years. Harry's departure from the UK and Royal duties in 2020 was already viewed as a betrayal by some within the Palace.
However, instead of maintaining a low profile, the Duke of Sussex, with the support of his wife Meghan Markle, has criticised the institution and his family, while also expressing a desire for reconciliation. This contradictory stance has reportedly left William feeling indifferent, and he is said to be the main obstacle to Harry mending ties with their father, King Charles.
A new point of contention arose this year when it was revealed that Harry and Meghan were still using their HRH titles, despite assuring the late Queen Elizabeth they would not. While Charles has been hesitant to formally strip the couple of their titles, William reportedly has no such reservations about doing so when he ascends the throne.
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This stance is expected to apply to Harry and Meghan's children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four, who have been raised in the US and are even reported to have American accents.
Earlier this month, there were suggestions that Harry wished to retain the HRH titles for Archie and Lilibet, hinting at a future role for them within the Royal family. However, a friend of William's reportedly dismissed this idea as "beyond parody", reports the Scottish Daily Express.
Speaking to the Daily Beast, they said: "William obviously isn't going to hire Archie and Lilibet. This is just trolling on the part of Harry and Meghan."
An HRH is not a title but a 'style' used to address someone. It doesn't imply that the individual referred to holds an official rank.
Another friend of William's explained that it's a relatively straightforward process to revoke the HRH titles: "An HRH is bestowed by letters patent-which is essentially a fancy way of saying it is a legally binding Royal decree-and by precedent an HRH can be taken away by Royal decree also.
"Consider Diana and Fergie. The HRHs weren't removed 'because they got divorced,' the rules were subtly altered to remove HRHs from Royal exes. There is a distinction.
"They have politely requested the Sussexes to cease using the style, to no avail, so I suspect William will simply issue new letters patent to formally strip the entire family's right to use HRH when he ascends the throne."
The source suggests William will frame this action as "part of a broader tidying up exercise to reduce the number of HRHs in circulation".
They further added: "He could, for instance, state that only working royals are entitled to use HRH, which seems reasonable if you're aiming to modernise, or specify that only children of the monarch are HRH, not the grandchildren, which would have the added benefit of clarifying things for their own children's families in the future."
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