King Charles III is
reportedly holding fire on offering Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle’s two children royal titles until he knows he can “trust”
the Sussex family, an expert has claimed.
Speculation has been rife over
whether the new king will bestow prince and princess titles on Archie and Lilibet now
they are officially the grandchildren of a reigning monarch.
According to royal expert
Katie Nicholl, Charles is willing to give the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s
children their birthright titles – but says “there is a caveat and that
caveat is trust”.
After the death of Queen
Elizabeth II at age 96, Archie and Lilibet were automatically entitled to
be known as prince and princess. However, as Nicholl notes, Charles must give
his approval before any such change is made.
Nicholl explained Charles is
“willing” to offer his grandchildren their royal titles, but he is
still unsure of whether he can trust the Sussexes.
“One of the interesting
things that came out in all of this was the speculation about titles, and
Archie and Lilibet… whether they would officially be acknowledged as Prince
and Princess, the titles owed to them when Charles became King,” Nicholl
explained on an episode of True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat.
“They remain ‘Miss’ and
‘Master’ currently [on the Royal Website]. And I’m told that that is a very
clear signal from the King. He’s willing to give those titles, but it comes
with a caveat, and that caveat is trust. They have to know that they can trust
the [Sussex] family.”
