Harry and Meghan have broken a “bond of trust” with the Royal Family and the King could deny their children their titles, said a royal author.
The Sussexes have had a long running rift with other members of the Royal Family and they have been critical of their life back in the UK in regular interviews with US media since moving to California.
It was only by chance that Harry and Meghan were in the UK when the Queen died, as they were in Europe for charity work, and they quickly returned to the US afterwards.
Now following Charles becoming King it is normal that the grandchildren of the monarch have Prince and Princess titles which would also see them being called His and Her Royal Highness.
But while Prince William’s children have swiftly had their titles changed to “Wales” on the Royal Family website, for Archie and Lilibet they remain the same.
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And Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent Katie Nicholl said it is now down to the King over whether he gives the children their titles as a “conciliatory” move.
"It will be very interesting to see what the King does and whether he uses that as a sort of final conciliatory move, and absolutely do bring Harry and Meghan back in,” she told Palace Confidential.
"But I think so much of it comes down to a matter of trust and there is a sense...that bond of trust has been broken by the couple."
Upon the death of the Queen, Archie and Lilibet traditionally would have been allowed to use their new titles but they are still listed as "Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor" and "Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor" in the official line of succession.
According to a rule established by King George V in 1917, "…the grandchildren of the sons of any such sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of dukes of these our realms," reported the Express.
However, whether they will get the HRH titles is now up to Charles, who has the power to change the rules.
There have reportedly been arguments behind the scenes over the issue, with a source telling The Sun, Harry and Meghan are not pleased about the apparent absence of titles.
The source said: "Harry and Meghan were worried about the security issue and being prince and princess brings them the right to have certain levels of royal security."
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