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Cathy Owen

What Harry and Meghan said about Archie and Lilibet's prince and princess titles

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly said that it is their childrens' "birthright" to be called prince and princess. The couple have issued a new statement after using their daughter's royal title in confirmation that their daughter had been christened in America last week.

They have said that the matter of titles had been "settled for some time" with King Charles reportedly allowing his grandchildren to be called prince and princess in a conversation after the Queen's funeral last year. A spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Susex said: "The children's titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became Monarch. This matter has been settled for some time in alignment with Buckingham Palace."

Archie and Lilibet became a prince and princess when the King acceded to the throne, but have remained a plain 'master' and 'miss' on the Buckingham Palace website for the past six months but that was changed on Thursday morning,

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