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British Royals

Buckingham Palace alters website to show Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

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9th March 2023

Buckingham Palace has changed its website to show the titles that the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will now use.

The site now shows them as Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

The alteration came after the Duke and Duchess decided they wanted their children to use their royal titles. Archie and Lilibet had the right to be known as Prince and Princess following the accession of King Charles III. Under Letters Patent issued in 1917, all children of a Monarch in the male line may be known as Prince or Princess.

The first indication that Harry and Meghan wanted their children to take the titles came in a brief statement issued after the christening of their daughter which called her Princess Lilibet Diana.

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Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.