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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan not only changed the name of their homepage to Sussex, but also the last name of their children.
Montecito – Prince Harry (39) and Meghan Markle (42) may have just provoked new trouble with the palace with their website “sussex.com”.
However, as it turns out, this isn't the only area where they now use their last name.
According to “OK!”, their children Archie (4) and Lilibet (2) no longer have the name Mountbatten-Windsor as before.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have renamed their children
At first glance, it is nothing unusual for the average person that the children are called like their parents and that they use their last name in a website.
However, Queen Elizabeth II (96, † 2022) forbade Harry and Meghan from using their similar-sounding site “sussexroyal.com” when they left the royal family.
continue to use.
King Charles, 75, is also currently undergoing his supposedly “groundbreaking” cancer treatment and should not be stressed about discussing the topic again.
Now, according to an anonymous source from
The Times,
Prince Harry and Meghan want to “unify” the family with the additional change of their children’s last names.
For her it was a “proud moment”.
Archie and Lilibeth were previously called Mountbatten-Windsor, but now they will also be called Sussex.
Prince Harry and Meghan: That's why their children are no longer called Mountbatten-Windsor
Mountbatten-Windsor is the surname for all male and unmarried female descendants of the Queen and Prince Philip (†99) as well as those who do not have a royal title.
The children are said to have had the surname Sussex since King Charles' coronation.
According to
t news.de,
this has changed their status to that of a prince and princess, as they are the grandchildren of the British monarch.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan.
© Amy Katz/Imago
At least this change should not cause further trouble with the palace.
The Times
' anonymous source also
said there was "certainly no problem" with the use of the new surname.
Incidentally, Prince Harry's quick visit to King Charles is said to have been even shorter than previously known.
(cso)
Sources used:
ok.co.uk, news.de, The Times