HARRY and Meghan's children will become Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet following the Queen's death.
Meghan had previously suggested during an interview with Oprah Winfrey last year that her son had been denied a title because of his race.
The Earl and Countess of Dumbarton indicated in the interview that they had expected Archie would be given the title of prince after Charles acceded the throne, but that they had been told the protocols would be changed as Charles wanted a slimmed-down monarchy.
Under protocols established by King George V in 1917, the children and grandchildren of a sovereign have the automatic right to the title HRH and prince or princess.
George V’s declaration meant that only Prince George, as a great-grandson of the monarch down the direct line of succession to the throne, was originally entitled to be a prince, as he is the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales.
The Queen stepped in ahead of George’s birth to issue a Letters Patent to ensure all the Cambridges’ children would have fitting titles.
Asked in the Winfrey interview if Archie being a prince was important to her, Meghan replied: “If it meant he was going to be safe, then of course.”
The couple had been told Archie would not get an automatic right to police security.
