Harry and Meghan’s daughter called ‘princess’ in public by the royal family
The dispute between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to the rest of the royal family on the title of their children seems closed: the couple’s daughter, Lilibet, was called “princess” for the first time publicly on Friday on the occasion of her baptism.
“I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was baptized on Friday March 3 by the Archbishop of Los Angeles,” said a spokesperson for King Charles III’s youngest son and his wife. This is the first time the title ‘Princess’ has been used for the Duke and *****ss of Sussex’s daughter, who was born in June 2021.
As his older brother Archie, Lilibet theoretically became a princess when Charles became king on September 8. The rule, which dates back to 1917 and King George V, grants the titles of prince and princess to the king’s grandchildren, not great-grandchildren.
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But the question of children’s titles had become one of several points of tension between the Sussexes and the monarchy, which they left in 2020. Meghan, during an interview in March 2021 with American presenter Oprah Winfreyhad claimed that Buckingham “didn’t want Archie to become a prince”.
On the Buckingham Palace website, Archie and Lilibet are still presented as “master” and “miss”. The Palace said on Wednesday that the site would be updated to take into account the title of princess used by the parents.
