"King Charles will not strip royal titles away from Prince Harry as it would go against the gifts and wishes of the late Queen Elizabeth II," The Daily Star notes, suggesting that since the title was a gift from Harry's grandmother, Charles wouldn't take it from him.
Royal expert Christopher Andersen, author of The King: The Life of Charles III, tells Marie Claire exclusively that nothing will change in this regard: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will retain their titles, as will Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” he says.
The decision to remove Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's HRH titles in 2020 when they stepped down as senior working royals has likely "backfired" for King Charles, fuelling their desire to want to keep speaking out about the Royal Family and firing potshots from all angles.
Though Harry's prince title is a birthright and cannot be taken away, the Duke of Sussex title was a gift from Her late Majesty upon his marriage to Meghan in 2018.
"Charles can't take the royal titles away from them because Harry was born a royal prince, so that makes Meghan a princess."
The short answer is no, since the line of succession automatically changed when Charles became King following the passing of Queen Elizabeth. As it stands, Prince William is the current heir to the throne, followed by his son Prince George, and so on.
Do Prince Harry and Meghan Still Have Royal Titles? Yes. Prince Harry and Meghan are still the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, titles conferred by Queen Elizabeth on their 2018 wedding day.
Can Harry and Meghan legally lose their Duke and Duchess titles? Legally, the monarch has no powers to remove a family member's royal titles - it would require an act of parliament to actually happen.
Harry remained a Prince, and the couple kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as His/Her Royal Highness (HRH). He also gave up his military titles and no longer wears army uniform in public.
A spokesperson for Charles confirmed in June 2021 that while the sovereign set aside “a substantial sum” for his youngest son and his wife at the start of their royal step back, the “funding ceased in the summer of [2020].” The rep told Variety at the time that Harry and Meghan “are now financially independent.”
First created in 1801, the title lapsed in 1843 but was revived when Queen Elizabeth II bestowed it on her grandson Prince Harry on 19 May 2018 just before his marriage to Meghan Markle, who then became the Duchess of Sussex.
In the event of Prince William's death occurring before King Charles's, Prince Harry would still not be the next choice for King, instead that honor would move on to Prince William's eldest son, Prince George.
Currently, Harry and Meghan still officially hold the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which carry a sweet and meaningful significance. Before marrying, Prince Harry was “HRH (His Royal Highness) Prince Henry of Wales,” matching the style of any male grandchildren of the reigning monarch.
Kate will instead be a queen consort, the wife of a reigning king (William, of course).
Harry, 37, retains his Duke of Sussex title. The decision by Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to step away from their duties as senior members of the royal family has no effect on any title changes following the queen's death, according to Roberts.
Prince Harry and Meghan's children have officially taken on royal titles. Lilibet and her older brother, Archie, were listed as prince and princess on the royal family's website as of early Thursday.
Lilibet and her brother, Archie, became eligible to use princess and prince titles when their grandfather acceded the throne. But it was acknowledged for the first time this week. Buckingham Palace made no official comment amid the ensuing media frenzy questioning why the titles were being reaffirmed now.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children have officially been named as prince and princess on the Royal Family's official website. It comes the day after Prince Harry and Meghan announced their daughter Lilibet had been christened and they used the title princess for the first time.
HELLO! investigates… The monarch has no powers to remove titles and this would require an act of parliament. The last time this happened was in 1917 when King George V passed the Titles Deprivation Act to remove the British peerage titles of several German and Austrian royals during the First World War.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
A Bill to give the Monarch powers to remove titles; to provide that such removals can be done by the Monarch on their own initiative or following a recommendation of a joint committee of Parliament; and for connected purposes.
Harry has lost the following military titles: Captain General of the Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Honington, and Commodore-in-Chief, Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command.
The answer, it seems, can be summed up in three words: planning, parenting and regrouping. Parenting is part of the reason the Duchess decided not to come to the Coronation, friends have said, as it falls on the same day as Prince Archie's fourth birthday.
Since stepping back from royal life, Harry and Meghan have focused on making money through media ventures, such as the podcast, Harry's tell-all autobiography Spare and an agreement with Netflix to producing streaming content, including a docuseries about their relationship with Britain's royal family.
The last person to hold the title Queen Consort was the current queen's mother. When her husband King George VI died in 1952 she was officially re-styled Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. If William dies before Kate and their son Prince George becomes king, Kate will then become the Queen Mother.