She explained that discussions during her pregnancy suggested Archie would not be made a prince, which raised worries about his security. Her concern was that if titles determined protection, then her child’s safety could be affected.
Later, when Charles III became king, Archie and his sister Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor became entitled to royal titles as grandchildren of the monarch. Before that, they were known as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
A statement from the Sussexes confirmed that the children’s titles were their birthright once their grandfather became monarch, and that the matter had already been settled in agreement with Buckingham Palace.
