Current:Home > MyRoyal Family Website Updates Line of Succession to Include Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's Titles -ValueMetric
Royal Family Website Updates Line of Succession to Include Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's Titles
View
Date:2025-04-16 19:44:34
Ready for some royally big news?
The royal family's official website has updated the line of succession to include the titles of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet "Lili" Diana, 21 months.
While the children were previously listed as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, their names now appear as Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.
Lilibet and Archie were actually given their titles when their grandfather, King Charles III, became monarch in September.
"The children's titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became Monarch," a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan told E! News March 9. "This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace."
However, fans recently spotted the formal update after a rep for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed that the couple's daughter had been christened during a ceremony in California.
"I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3," the rep told E! News, "by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor."
A source familiar with the matter told E! News the small, intimate ceremony took place at Harry and Meghan's home in Montecito—where they've lived for the past two years after stepping back as working members of the royal family—and that King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton were invited to the christening but did not attend. E! News reached out to the Palace for comment but did not hear back.
It's unclear at the moment if Harry and Meghan will attend the king's coronation in May. Although a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed to the Associated Press on March 5 that Harry had received "email correspondence" from the monarch's office about the event, noting, "An immediate decision on whether the Duke and Duchess will attend will not be disclosed by us at this time."
Harry had previously discussed the matter during a January interview with ITV.
"There's a lot that can happen between now and then," he said. "But, you know, the door is always open. The ball is in their court. There's a lot to be discussed and I really hope that they're willing to sit down and talk about it."
Get the latest tea from inside the palace walls. Sign up for Royal Recap!veryGood! (168)
Related
- Louisiana high court temporarily removes Judge Eboni Johnson Rose from Baton Rouge bench amid probe
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- How breaking emerged from battles in the burning Bronx to the Paris Olympics stage
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
Ranking
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- 'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Recommendation
What to watch: O Jolie night
A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
Average rate on 30
Family of explorer who died in the Titan sub implosion seeks $50M-plus in wrongful death lawsuit
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires