A royal expert has claimed that King Charles III will await the release of Prince Harry's memoir before making a decision on his children's Royal titles.
As reported by the Mirror, the Duke of Sussex signed a four-book deal with Penguin Random House, worth millions of pounds. The first book will be a memoir detailing his life in detail, released to press later this year.
Many now expect this publication to be delayed until later in 2023, due to the tragic death of Queen Elizabeth II. The delay may well leave Harry and Meghan's children's titled up in the air, as claimed by Royal expert Katie Nicholl.
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Following the Queen's passing, the Sussexes’ children automatically have the right to be a HRH with Archie a prince and Lilibet a princess - unless and until Charles sticks to his image of a slimmed-down monarchy.
However, the King is said to be holding back on decision making until the book is released. Katie, a royal correspondent for Vanity Fair, claims that Charles will not tell anyone anything until the book is released.
Katie said: "Now that Charles is king, Harry and Meghan’s children automatically become Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex; however, the royal family’s website still has them listed as Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
"Would Charles go as far as barring Archie and Lilibet from becoming a prince and a princess now that the Sussexes are no longer working royals?
"According to a source close to the king, it depends a lot on what happens in the coming months, particularly with Harry’s book and their TV show."
Archie and Lilibet are set to be sixth and seventh in line to the throne, and they are still named on the Royal website as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
William and Kate's titles have been updated on the website following the Queen's death. They will now be known as the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their children also taking on the Wales title.
The Royal Family website adds: "Some information on this website may be out of date following the recent announcement of the death of The Queen."
Charles is said to want to limit the top tier of royals and is also reportedly reluctant for his brother Prince Edward to take the title Duke of Edinburgh, even though it was their late father’s wish.
Once the book is published, there will be no going back on his own word for Prince Harry, according to royal author Robert Jobson. Robert wrote in the Sun: "Harry will no doubt be torn between wanting acceptance from his family and also the love of his wife. But he has now left himself in a Catch-22 situation.
"He has signed a four-book deal worth millions with Penguin Random House. He needs the money to fund his flash Californian lifestyle.
"Once that book, which is now written, hits bookshelves there will be no going back for Harry."
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