Will Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Refuse Royal Title For Baby Sussex?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren’t exactly normal. The Duke of Sussex is the brother of the future King of England while the Duchess left normalcy behind when she joined the royal family. Still, it seems the two are hoping to give their baby a chance at a normal life, and that means no royal titles.

“She and Harry agree that their children won’t have royal titles,” an anonymous insider told Us Weekly in the March 11 print issue.

It technically isn’t up to Meghan and Harry. Queen Elizabeth II gets to make that decision, but surely, she’ll listen to her grandson and granddaughter-in-law. After all, royal protocol says that Meghan and Harry’s child should not be a prince or princesses.

As previously reported, it was only the son of the Prince of Wales’ eldest son who was allowed to style his name as His Royal Highness. However, after Prince George was born, the Queen used a Letters Patent to declare that all of Prince William’s children can style their names with HRH, making them princes and princesses.

It was thought that Baby Sussex would use one of Prince Harry’s lesser titles. A boy would be the Earl of Dumbarton while a girl would be Lady Mountbatten-Windsor. If this insider is right, that might not be the case. Meghan and Harry could follow the lead of Princess Anne and have their children simply go by their names.

The source revealed that the royal baby “will have chores and a job one day. It’s about as much normality as possible.”

It seems like Meghan is focused on making sure that her baby doesn’t feel restricted in life. “She wants them to feel like they can grow up to be whomever they want to be,” the source said.

This isn’t the first time such reports have circulated. In October, just days after Meghan’s pregnancy was announced, sources started saying that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would turn down a royal title in hopes of the child having a more “normal” upbringing.