Fair or not, it's protocol. And I am indeed in favour of slimming - I'm with Charles here. Plus: H&M wanted more privacy, wanted to not be part of the monarchy anymore. So where exactly is the problem with their kids to not have titles? I really don't get it.
Haven’t read the article you quoted but no, they cannot choose once they turn 18. The Queen can choose her children and grandchildren’s titles with input from her children. Anne and Edward chose not to have Princess / Prince titles for their children. Andrew on the other hand wanted his daughters to be Princesses.That's not what I interpreted from an article in the Times in UK today, in that they can choose when they reach 18 whether to be a prince and a princess or not.
It is the same with the Wessex's children, in that they can decide for themselves when they reach 18.
And I shall only say this once - the Sussex's have made their beds, and they have to sleep in them and put up with the consequences.
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Apparently the reason that Harry and Meghan expressed themselves on TV with Oprah is that Prince Charles told Harry and Meghan that Archie would never be a prince.
utoh we have something in common.I find them uninteresting.
Haven’t read the article you quoted but no, they cannot choose once they turn 18. The Queen can choose her children and grandchildren’s titles with input from her children. Anne and Edward chose not to have Princess / Prince titles for their children. Andrew on the other hand wanted his daughters to be Princesses.
As direct heirs, William and George are deigned Princes. The Queen changed a portion of the ruling to encompass all William’s children to be known as Princes / Princesses. Harry’s children were never to be called as such - only when (and if he so chooses at the time) Prince Charles becomes King of England. When this happens and he is coronated, it is his choice as to whether Archie and Lili become HRH and have Royal designation.
As others have said, Charles has made no secret of cutting down massively on the “firm” - in my opinion it will become a very small band encompassing Charles, Camilla, William, Kate and their children as well as Anne. Eugenie and Beatrice may be called upon in need in minor roles - a bit like the Queen’s cousins and their wives over the last 50years.
utoh we have something in common
Harry and Meghan have essentially abdicated, they should expect this
I really agree with this. Seems to me that if you want to be part of the monarchy of a given country - or want your kids to be - then they should be living in that country. I don't even see why they're still duke and duchess of an English county, given that they live in California!
Remember the Blackamoor brooch?
I was an expat in England for many years, and despite the common threads, Americans are very different to Brits.
Harry definitely knew that his children were never going to be Prince or Princess. It's clearly spelled out as far as protocol and procedure, going back to the early 1900s.
Once Charles takes the throne, they are eligible to become titled that way. Or they could have requested at the birth of the children that they received the titles, like Andrew did and it could have been given as a courtesy.
The title has nothing to do with security. The title has all to do with who is actually in the line of succession.
If they were so concerned about security, and paying for the same, they should have considered that prior to leaving their roles as working royals.
These two strike me as wanting to have their cake and eat it too, even though the phrase is tired.
I find them disingenuous, as well as boring. If they would like to have a quiet life as private citizens, then they should focus on doing other things outside of trying to work their royal angle, without being active members of the family. You don't see non-working members like Zara and Peter doing tell-all interviews, as well as using titles to try to get by. If Meghan wants to make a living, she has all the opportunity in the world because her profile has been substantially elevated by marrying Harry, so she would have her pick as far as acting roles or voice over roles.
I also struggle to see why they would name a child after the monarch, when the family is allegedly so racist and cruel and hateful to them, as well as the children that grow up within it. Makes no sense.
Terrible mistakes were made from the beginning of Charles and Diana’s marriage and many have had to pay a price for them.
That incident with the brooch was truly terrible.
Tell me more. I'm curious.